Unsuccessfully sought a new club with whom to continue playing until the end of the calendar year, and retired thereafter
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Dida
Nélson de Jesus Silva, better known simply as Dida, is a Brazilian former football goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach. He started his senior club career in Brazil in the early 1990s with Vitória before moving to Cruzeiro and Corinthians. He is perhaps best remembered for his ten-year stint with AC Milan from 2000 to 2010, where he established himself as one of the world's best goalkeepers and won mu…
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sports · Brazilian footballer · association football player · beach soccer player · also Dida, Dida (footballer, born 1973), Nélson de Jesus Silva
Born 7 October 1973 · Q188544
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2016· 1 entry
2015· 3 entries
Won: Campeonato Gaúcho with Internacional (2015).
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On 11 September 2015, Dida was named an honorary citizen of Alagoas.
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Dida temporarily remained with the club in an internship role as he studied to earn his coaching badges, and took Brazilian Football Confederation-required courses in December 2015 alongside former Brazil teammates Taffa
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2014· 4 entries
Won: Campeonato Gaúcho with Internacional (2014).
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Dida and then-Internacional teammates Juan and Andrés D'Alessandro filmed public service announcements for the Pan American Health Organization, which stressed the importance of vaccinations in order to prevent the sprea
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Became the first Afro-Brazilian keeper to play for the club in 43 years
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Played for S.C. Internacional (2014–2015) — 27 appearances, 0 goals.
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2013· 2 entries
Played for Grêmio FBPA (2013–2013) — 37 appearances, 0 goals.
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Dida gained Italian citizenship on 18 December 2013.
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2012· 2 entries
Played for Associação Portuguesa de Desportos (2012–2012) — 32 appearances, 0 goals.
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Appearing for three teams—Portuguesa, Grêmio and Internacional—in as many seasons
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2007· 4 entries
Won: FIFA Club World Cup with AC Milan (2007).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with AC Milan (2007).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with AC Milan (2006–07).
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That Dida's mistakes were due to psychological factors, while Enrico Albertosi was more blunt, saying in 2009 that Dida was "never a guarantee" in goal, "even when he was at his best"
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2006· 2 entries
The Guardian labelled Dida "Brazil's answer to David James", who himself had gained infamy for goalkeeping errors while playing for Liverpool in the 1990s
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When he became the first black keeper in 56 years to start in a World Cup for Brazil
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2005· 5 entries
Won award: IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper silver ball (2005).
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Won: FIFA Confederations Cup with Brazil (2005).
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Won award: FIFPro Goalkeeper of the Year (2005).
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Won award: FIFPro World XI (2005).
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And in Brazil's 1–0 group stage loss to Mexico, he saved a penalty from Jared Borgetti that had to be retaken twice due to repeated player encroachment into the penalty area, after Borgetti scored on the first attempt bu
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2004· 3 entries
Won: Supercoppa Italiana with AC Milan (2004).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper bronze ball (2004).
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (2003–04).
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2003· 4 entries
Won: UEFA Super Cup with AC Milan (2003).
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Won: Coppa Italia with AC Milan (2002–03).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with AC Milan (2002–03).
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Where Brazil suffered its worst-ever finish with elimination in the group stage
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2002· 3 entries
Won: Torneio Rio–São Paulo with Corinthians (2002).
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Won: FIFA World Cup with Brazil (2002).
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Won: Copa do Brasil with Corinthians (2002).
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2001· 3 entries
Played for S.C. Corinthians Paulista (2001–2002) — 8 appearances, 0 goals.
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That he was uninterested in commercializing his image
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Keeping clean sheets in every group stage match for the second consecutive time as Brazil finished second behind Japan with one win and two draws, but lost to eventual winners France 2–1 in the semi-finals and then 1–0 t
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2000· 3 entries
Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Corinthians (2000).
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Played for AC Milan (2000–2010) — 206 appearances, 0 goals.
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And after the final against Vasco da Gama ended goalless after extra time, he blocked a Gilberto penalty in the ensuing shootout that Corinthians won 4–3 after Vasco striker Edmundo's shot went wide right
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1999· 5 entries
Won award: Placar Bola de Prata (1999).
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Won: Copa América with Brazil (1999).
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Won: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with Corinthians (1999).
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Played for S.C. Corinthians Paulista (1999–2000) — 24 appearances, 0 goals.
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Under new coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Dida won his lone Copa América with Brazil after a 3–0 defeat of Uruguay in the final
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1998· 3 entries
Won: Campeonato Mineiro with Cruzeiro (1998).
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Won award: Placar Bola de Prata (1998).
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Played for FC Lugano (1998–1999) — 0 appearances, 0 goals.
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1997· 3 entries
Won: FIFA Confederations Cup with Brazil (1997).
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Won: Campeonato Mineiro with Cruzeiro (1997).
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Won: Copa Libertadores with Cruzeiro (1997).
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1996· 6 entries
Won award: Placar Bola de Prata (1996).
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Won: Campeonato Mineiro with Cruzeiro (1996).
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Won: CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament with Brazil Youth (1996).
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Won: Copa do Brasil with Cruzeiro (1996).
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After the Summer Olympics, Dida and Brazil coach Mário Zagallo filmed a Volkswagen Gol television commercial in which Zagallo implores "sai do Gol" ("out of the Gol", a pun on "out of the goal"), while Dida, who is seate
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Played for Brazil national under-23 football team (1996–1996) — 17 appearances, 0 goals.
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1995· 3 entries
Won: Copa Master de Supercopa with Cruzeiro (1995).
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Won: Copa de Oro with Cruzeiro (1995).
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Played for Brazil men's national football team (1995–2006) — 91 appearances, 0 goals.
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1994· 3 entries
Won: Campeonato Mineiro with Cruzeiro (1994).
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Played for Cruzeiro E.C. (1994–1998) — 120 appearances, 0 goals.
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And in a span of five seasons, he won four Campeonato Mineiro titles, the 1996 Copa do Brasil, the 1997 Copa Libertadores, and two more Bola de Prata goalkeeping awards
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1993· 3 entries
Won award: Placar Bola de Prata (1993).
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Won: FIFA World Youth Championship with Brazil Youth (1993).
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After starting in Brazil's FIFA World Youth Championship victory, Dida made 24 starts in goal for Vitória's senior squad as they finished runner-up to Palmeiras in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, and he became the you
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1992· 4 entries
Won: Campeonato Baiano with Vitória (1992).
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Won: South American Youth Championship with Brazil Youth (1992).
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Played for Brazil national under-20 football team (1992–1993) — 12 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for E.C. Vitória (1992–1993) — 24 appearances, 0 goals.
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1990· 1 entry
At age 17, Dida made his club football debut with Alagoan team Cruzeiro de Arapiraca
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1978· 1 entry
When Cafu was rested in the 4–1 win over Japan on 22 June
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1973· 1 entry
Born 1973-10-07.
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