Nelson Silva Pacheco
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Silva Pacheco in 1973 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfonso Nelson Silva Pacheco | ||
| Date of birth | (1944年10月08日)8 October 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Piedras, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 2025(2025年01月10日) (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1965 | Danubio | ||
| 1966 | Liverpool | ||
| 1966–1967 | Sportivo Italiano | 47 | (5) |
| 1968 | Tigre | 33 | (4) |
| 1969 | Rosario Central | 7 | (1) |
| 1970 | Atlético Nacional | 36 | |
| 1971 | Deportes Quindio | ||
| 1972 | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
| 1973 | Deportes Quindio | ||
| 1973–1976 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 1977 | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
| 1977 | Deportes Quindio | ||
| 1978 | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| 1978 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 1979–1980 | América de Cali | ||
| International career | |||
| 1975 | Colombia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alfonso Nelson Silva Pacheco (8 October 1944 – 10 January 2025) was an Uruguayan-born Colombian footballer who played as a forward.
Career
[edit ]Silva Pacheco played for Uruguayan clubs Danubio and Liverpool before moving to Argentina in 1966. He eventually transferred from Argentina’s Rosario Central to Colombia’s Atletico Nacional in 1970.
He enjoyed his best spell at Atletico Junior from 1973 to 1976. In 1973 he won the Golden Boot for being the top scorer in the Colombian first division with 36 goals.
During this time he was naturalised and selected to play in three matches for the Colombia national team in 1975.[1] He was also part of Colombia's squad for the 1975 Copa América tournament.[2]
Death
[edit ]Silva Pacheco died in Barranquilla, Colombia on 10 January 2025, at the age of 80.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Nelson Silva Pacheco". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Copa América 1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Falleció Nelson Silva Pacheco, ídolo del Junior y figura clave del subcampeonato de Colombia en la Copa América (in Spanish)
External links
[edit ]- Nelson Silva Pacheco at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
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