Osni Neto

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Osni Neto
Osni Neto by Djuradj Vujcic.jpg
Neto in 2007
Personal information
Full name Osni Purificação Neto
Date of birth (1979-04-16) April 16, 1979 (age 42)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2003 SE Palmeiras
2005 Vasco da Gama
2006 Toronto Lynx 26 (5)
2007 Benfica Toronto 6 (1)
2007 Serbian White Eagles 16 (5)
2007–2008 New Jersey Ironmen (indoor) 16 (5)
National team
1998–1999 Brazil U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Osni Purificação Neto (born April 16, 1979) is a Brazilian retired soccer player who played in the Campeonato Paulista, USL First Division, Canadian Soccer League, and the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Playing career[]

Neto began his career SE Palmeiras where he won the Copa do Brasil in 1998. He had stints with Inter de Limeira, and CR Vasco da Gama. In 2006, he went overseas to Canada to sign with the Toronto Lynx of the USL First Division.[1][2] He made his debut on April 29, 2006 against the Vancouver Whitecaps.[3] He recorded his first goal for Toronto in a 2-1 defeat to Portland Timbers on May 21, 2006.[4] During his tenure with Toronto he recorded in total five goals.[5]

When the Lynx dropped to the PDL he signed as a free agent for the Serbian White Eagles of the Canadian Soccer League for the 2007 season. He made his debut for Serbia on May 18, 2007 in a match against Trois-Rivières Attak.[6] During his time with the Eagles, he appeared in sixteen games and scored 5 goals. He was released midway through the season and signed for the New Jersey Ironmen of the MISL and retired from football in 2008.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Irwin, Rob. "April 27, 2006 USL Toronto Lynx announce new player signings (from Lynx media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  2. ^ "Welcome To the Official Toronto Lynx Web Site". 2004-08-04. Archived from the original on 2004-08-04. Retrieved 2016-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Irwin, Rob. "April 29, 2006 USL Vancouver Whitecaps vs Toronto Lynx (from Lynx media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  4. ^ Irwin, Rob. "May 21, 2006 USL Portland Timbers vs Toronto Lynx (from Lynx media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  5. ^ "Osni Neto | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  6. ^ Glover, Robin. "May 18, 2007 CSL Serbian White Eagles vs Trois Rivieres Attak (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  7. ^ "New Jersey Ironmen". 2007-10-10. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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