Nélson Rosa Martins (8 December 1937 – 16 May 2023), known as Nelsinho Rosa, was a Brazilian football coach and player who played as a midfielder.
Career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rosa made his senior debut with Madureira before joining Flamengo in 1962. He retired in 1968, aged 31.
After retiring, Rosa worked as an assistant before being named manager of Desportiva Ferroviária in 1977. In 1980, he was appointed manager of Fluminense, leaving the club in the following year.
Rosa returned to Flu in 1985, leaving in the following year. In 1989, he took over Vasco da Gama, and led the side to a 1989 Série A winning campaign.
Rosa returned to Vasco in 1992, before moving abroad to take over the Saudi Arabia national team. He worked at the side in the 1992 King Fahd Cup and the 1992 AFC Asian Cup, before returning to his home country in 1993 to work at Fluminense for a third spell.
In 2002, Rosa was also a manager of first club Madureira for a brief period. In 2011, he returned to the side to work as a football consultant.
Rosa died on 16 May 2023, at the age of 85.
Honours
Player
Flamengo
Campeonato Carioca: 1963, 1965
Manager
Desportiva Ferroviária
Campeonato Capixaba: 1977
Fluminense
Campeonato Carioca: 1980, 1985
Al Ain
UAE Football League: 1983–84
Vasco da Gama
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1989
References
1937 births
2023 deaths
Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Madureira Esporte Clube players CR Flamengo footballers Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce managers Fluminense FC managers Al Ain FC managers CR Vasco da Gama managers Saudi Arabia national football team managers Madureira Esporte Clube managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates