Osni Neto

Osni Neto

Personal information
Full name	Osni Purificação Neto
Date of birth	April 16, 1979 (1979-04-16)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	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)
National team
1998-1999	Brazil U-20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Osni Purificação Neto (born April 16, 1979 in São Paulo) is a retired football (soccer) player from Brazil.

Playing career

Before moving to North America, Neto had spells with Vasco da Gama and SE Palmeiras where he won the Copa do Brasil in 1998. He also played for the Brazilian U-20 national team.

Neto joined the Toronto Lynx from Inter de Limeira and debuted on April 29, 2006 versus the Vancouver Whitecaps. Neto played an important role for the Lynx: he scored their first goal of the season against the Portland Timbers and in total he scored 5 goals. 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. With the Eagles, he appeared in sixteen games and scored 5 goals. He was released half-way through the season and signed for the New Jersey Ironmen of the MISL and retired from football in 2008.

External links

• Player profile (dead link)