Ney Bala

Ney Bala
Personal information
Full name	Ney Gonçalves de Souza
Date of birth	6 May 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth	Governador Valadares, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986	Flamengo
1987	Vila Nova
1987–1990	São Paulo
1990	Santos
1991	Cerro Porteño
1992–1994	Marília
1995	Criciúma
1996	Coritiba
1996	Criciúma
1997	Avaí
1997	Chapecoense
2000–2001	Nacional-AM
2002	São Raimundo-AM
2003	Democrata-GV
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2023

Ney Gonçalves de Souza (born 6 May 1968), better known as Ney Bala, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.^[1]^[2]

Career[edit]

Coming from Flamengo's youth teams, he was not used as a professional, being traded to Vila Nova. After standing out, he was hired by São Paulo where he won the 1989 Campeonato Paulista. He played for several other clubs, notably Cerro Porteño and teams from Santa Catarina.^[3]

Honours[edit]

São Paulo

Campeonato Paulista: 1989

Criciúma

Campeonato Catarinense: 1995

Avaí

Campeonato Catarinense: 1997

References[edit]

^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
^ "Que fim levou? Ney Bala". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
^ "Nacional-AM tenta liberar o veterano Ney Bala". Terra (in Portuguese). 3 July 2001. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links[edit]

Ney Bala at ogol.com.br

[1] "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2023.

[Terceiro_Tempo-2] "Que fim levou? Ney Bala". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2023.

[3] "Nacional-AM tenta liberar o veterano Ney Bala". Terra (in Portuguese). 3 July 2001. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

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