José Francisco Nieto Contreras (6 November 1958 – 10 January 2021) is a Venezuelan footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in two matches for the Venezuela national football team in 1987. He was also part of Venezuela's squad for the 1987 Copa América tournament.
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Club career
On 27 October 1999, Nieto started for Deportivo Italchacao in a goalless draw with his former team Deportivo Tachira in the Copa Libertadores, becoming, at the age of 43 years, 11 months, and 21 days, the second oldest player to ever play in the history of the Copa Libertadores, only behind Luis Galarza, who had set the record in 1995, aged 44.
Death
Nieto died on 10 January 2021, at the age of 65, a victim of COVID-19.