Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ney de Oliveira | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Sorocaba, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961–1967 | Corinthians | 153 | (69) |
1967–1969 | Vasco da Gama | 120 | (55) |
1969–1971 | Flamengo | 86 | (25) |
1971–1973 | Botafogo | ||
International career | |||
1963–1968 | Brazil | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2024 |
Ney de Oliveira (born 7 July 1944), [1] is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Revealed in the Corinthians youth categories, he was considered by the club's president at the time, Wadih Helu, "as good as Pelé". He played 153 games for the club, scoring 69 goals. He later played for Vasco da Gama, Flamengo and Botafogo. [2] [3] [4]