Nelsi Morais

Nelsi Morais
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-05-13) May 13, 1948
Place of birth Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970-1975 Santos
1975–1980 New York Cosmos 63 (1)
1981–1982 New York Cosmos (indoor) 7 (3)
1990 New Jersey Eagles

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Nelsi Morais is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played in the North American Soccer League.

In 1975, the New York Cosmos signed Morais on the recommendation of Pele, but Morais saw no first team games that season. He went on to play for the Cosmos until 1980. He returned to the Cosmos briefly for the 1981–82 indoor season appearing in seven matches. Morais later played one season for the New Jersey Eagles of the American Professional Soccer League alongside former Cosmos teammates, Hubert Birkenmeier and Andranik Eskandarian.[1][2]

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