Osni Purificação Neto (born April 16, 1979) is a Brazilian retired

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player who played as a midfielder. He also played at the international level with the Brazil national under-20 football team.

Playing career

Brazil

Neto began his career in 1998 with SE Palmeiras where he assisted the team in winning the

1998 Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil 1998 was the 10th staging of the Copa do Brasil. The competition started on January 20, 1998, and concluded on May 30, 1998, with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, in which Palmeiras li ...

against Cruzeiro. Shortly after he signed with Clube do Remo where he won the

Campeonato Paraense The Campeonato Paraense, nicknamed Parazão, is the top flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of Pará. Run by the Federação Paraense de Futebol, the championship is contested between 12 clubs and typically lasts from Januar ...

state title in 1999. He returned to his former club Palmeiras in 2001 where he had several loan spells with various clubs throughout his tenure. His first loan spell was with Coritiba followed by Santa Cruz in 2002, and with

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in 2003. In 2004, he played abroad in the

Sudan Premier League Sudan Premier League ( ar, الدوري السوداني الممتاز) is the top division of the Sudan Football Association, it was created in 1965. It starts on August 1 and ends May 31. Sudan Premier League Clubs 2022-23 Championship hist ...

with

Al-Merrikh SC Al-Merrikh Sporting Club ( ar, نادي المريخ الرياضي) is a Sudanese football club based in Omdurman. Their home stadium is Al-Merrikh Stadium, which is locally known as The Red Castle. Founded in 1908, Al-Merrikh is one of the ol ...

. After a season in Sudan, he returned to Brazil to sign with

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. He only appeared in two matches with Vasco and shortly after signed with

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in the

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. After pursuing his career in North America for three years he returned to Brazil in 2009 to play with Esporte Clube São Bento and

Tocantins Futebol Clube Tocantins Futebol Clube, also known as Tocantins, are a Brazilian football team from Palmas, Tocantins. They competed in the Série D in 2009. History Tocantins Futebol Clube were founded on August 10, 1979. They won the Campeonato Tocantinense ...

North America

He continued his career in the United States and had a trial match with the MetroStars. He would ultimately land a contract in the USL First Division with the Toronto Lynx in 2006. He made his debut for Toronto on April 29, 2006, against Vancouver Whitecaps. He would later record his first goal for Toronto in a 2-1 defeat to

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on May 21, 2006. In his debut season with Toronto, he appeared in 26 matches and recorded five goals. He also helped Toronto in reaching the 2006 Open Canada Cup final where they were defeated by

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. After the relegation of the Toronto Lynx to the USL Premier Development League in 2007, he played in the

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with the

Serbian White Eagles Serbian White Eagles Football Club ( sr, Фудбалски клуб Српски бели орлови / ''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, an unsanctioned socce ...

. During his time with the Eagles, he appeared in sixteen games and scored 5 goals. In late 2007, he was drafted by the New Jersey Ironmen in the Major Indoor Soccer League expansion draft. He ultimately signed a contract with the club. In his debut season in indoor soccer, he appeared in 16 matches and scored five goals. After the conclusion of the season, he was waived from his contract in 2008.

International career

He played with the Brazil national under-20 football team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Neto, Osni 1979 births Living people Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Brazilian footballers Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players CR Vasco da Gama players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate soccer players in the United States Association football forwards New Jersey Ironmen (MISL) players Footballers from São Paulo Serbian White Eagles FC players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Toronto Lynx players USL First Division players Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players Clube do Remo players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players Al-Merrikh SC players Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) players Esporte Clube São Bento players Tocantins Futebol Clube players Sudan Premier League players