Nélson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo (born 17 April 1977) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a centre-back, currently manager of Liga Portugal 2 side Benfica B.
Signed for Fátima by Rui Vitória, Veríssimo's four seasons at the Estádio João Paulo II involved their only three seasons in the Segunda Liga; their only national title, the 2008–09 Segunda Divisão won against Leonardo Jardim's G.D. Chaves; as well as a run to the fourth round of the Taça da Liga in 2007–08 via a penalty shootout win over FC Porto.
[4] Veríssimo rejoined Benfica immediately after retiring, being appointed assistant coach with the reserves in the second division, first under Luís Norton de Matos,[5] then former teammate at the club Hélder Cristóvão.
[9] When Lage resigned in July 2020, after Benfica fell into second place behind FC Porto in the closing stages of the season, Veríssimo took interim charge of the first team;[10] he won 3–1 at home to Boavista F.C.
[14][15] After leaving Benfica at the end of the season, Veríssimo was announced as the new manager of G.D. Estoril Praia on 2 July 2022, replacing Bruno Pinheiro.