Nilson Machado dos Santos (born 24 January 1973), commonly known as Biro Jade, is a Brazil born, Azerbaijani futsal player who played for Araz Naxçivan.[3] He won Golden Boot award as join top scorer with five goals in UEFA European Futsal Championship 2010.[4][5] He is now an assistant manager in Azerbaijan national futsal team.

Biro Jade
Personal information
Full name Nilson Machado dos Santos
Date of birth (1973-01-24) 24 January 1973 (age 53)
Place of birth Brazil
Positions
Team information
Current team
Araz Naxçivan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2013 Araz Naxçivan 565 (323)
International career
2005–2013 Azerbaijan 345 (99)
Managerial career
2013– Azerbaijan (assistant manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

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  • European Futsal Golden Boot winner: (2010)

References

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  1. Tavares, Nuno (28 January 2010). "Passion for futsal drives Biro Jade". UEFA. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  2. "Biro Jade". UEFA. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  3. Passion for futsal drives Biro Jade Archived January 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Spain claim third straight futsal title Archived February 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Quartet share adidas Golden Boot