Osni Neto
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Osni Purificacao Neto | |
| Date of birth | April 16, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position | midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | New Jersey Ironmen | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005 1997-2003 2006 2007 2007- |
Vasco da Gama SE Palmeiras Toronto Lynx Serbian White Eagles New Jersey Ironmen |
? ? 26 (5) 6 (1) 16 (5) |
| National team | ||
| 1998-1999 | Brazil U-20 Nationals | - (-) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Osni Purificacao Neto (born April 16, 1979 in São Paulo) is a football (soccer) player from Brazil. He plays forward with the New Jersey Ironmen of the MISL.
Neto joins the Lynx from Inter de Limeira, before Neto had spells with Vasco da Gama, and SE Palmeiras where he won the Brazil Cup in 1998. Neto made his Lynx debute on April 29 versus the Vancouver Whitecaps and scored the Lynx first goal of the season against the Portland Timbers. Neto was also a former member of Brazil U-20 Squad.
In the 2006 season Neto played an important role for the Lynx, he scored the Lynx's first goal of the season 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, appearing in six games and scoring 1 goal.
But Neto was released half-way through the season and signed for the New Jersey Ironmen of the MISL.
