Ney de Oliveira

Ney

Personal information
Full name	Ney de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1944-07-06) 6 July 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth	Sorocaba, Brazil
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1967	Corinthians	153	(69)
1967–1969	Vasco da Gama
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 6 July 1944), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

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.^[1][2][3]

Personal life

Nei is the father of fellow footballer Dinei.^[3]

Honours

Corinthians

• Taça São Paulo: 1962
• Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1966 (shared)

References

1. "Ney, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
2. "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Nei Oliveira)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
3. "Que fim levou? Nei Oliveira". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 March 2024.

External links

• Nei Oliveira at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)