Nelson Cuevas

Nelson "Pipino" Cuevas (born January 10 1980 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan Football (soccer), who plays as a centre forward for Santos FC of Brazil.

Cuevas started his career at Club Atlético Tembetary, a lower division club from Paraguay, before moving to Club Atlético River Plate of Argentina in 1998. In the 2004-2005 season he was transferred to Club América of Mexico, who loaned him out to Pachuca where he was champion in the year 2006. He then returned to Club América.

Cuevas represented Paraguay national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring two superb crucial goals in Paraguay's final group match, a 3-1 win over Slovenia national football team. Without the two goals, South Africa national football team would have progressed to the second round at Paraguay's expense on goal difference. Cuevas was also in the National team in the Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup, and scored the second goal in the 2-0 Paraguay victory over Trinidad & Tobago national football team after an assist by teammate Roque Santa Cruz. Despite the win, Paraguay failed to advance to the second round.

His mother, Nidia Amarilla, is also his manager, which is a rarity in the soccer world.

Cuevas was released by Club America, and trained for brief period with English Premier League club Portsmouth F.C.. Both Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers have been strongly linked to him with the player stating that a move to England is a possibility in the future. Cuevas played the first half of 2008 for Club Libertad in his native country and was signed by Santos Futebol Clube in July 2008.

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