Nelson Silva Pacheco

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silva and the second or maternal family name is Pacheco.

Nelson Silva Pacheco
Silva Pacheco in 1973
Personal information
Full name Alfonso Nelson Silva Pacheco
Date of birth (1944-10-08)8 October 1944
Place of birth Las Piedras, Uruguay
Date of death 10 January 2025(2025-01-10) (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

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

Silva Pacheco died in Barranquilla, Colombia on 10 January 2025, at the age of 80.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Nelson Silva Pacheco". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Copa América 1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ Falleció Nelson Silva Pacheco, ídolo del Junior y figura clave del subcampeonato de Colombia en la Copa América (in Spanish)
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