Nelo Vingada

Nelo Vingada is a Portuguese football manager, born in Serpa, Alentejo region, on the 30th March 1953.

His first steps as a professional football (soccer) coach were firstly in Belenenses, and then in Académica de Coimbra, in 1982/1983 season, when he was assistant manager for Mário Wilson at Coimbra. Sintrense and Vilafranquense were his following teams. In 1986/1987 he signed for the youth team department of the Portuguese Football Federation along with Carlos Queiroz. He reached the 4th place in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, in Atlanta, USA, with the Portuguese Olympic Football Team. Between 1999 and 2003, Vingada was the manager of Marítimo, a Portuguese team from Madeira, and in 2004 was champion manager with Zamalek from Egypt. Since 2004/2005 season he is the manager of Académica de Coimbra.