| Intro | Brazilian footballer and manager |
| A.K.A. | Hélio Hermito Zampier Neto |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Brazil |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 16 August 1985, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Age: | 34 years |
| Star sign | Leo |
Hélio Hermito Zampier Neto (born 16 August 1985), commonly known as Neto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Chapecoense as a central defender.
Neto is one of just six survivors in the crash of LaMia Airlines Flight 2933, which killed 71 people including 19 Chapecoense players.
Club career
Early career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Neto played youth football for Paraná Clube, Vasco da Gama and Francisco Beltrão (twice), making his senior debuts with the latter in 2006 Campeonato Paranaense. After being captain in the following years, he moved to Cianorte in 2008.
Guarani
On 1 October 2009 Neto joined Guarani. After being loaned to Metropolitano in late 2010, he established himself as a regular for Bugre, and on 7 June 2012, renewed his link with the club.
Santos
On 8 November 2012 Neto moved to Santos, signing a two-year deal. After a 2013 season marred by injuries (also hindered by the emergence of Gustavo Henrique), he was given more first-team opportunities in 2014, after the latter and Edu Dracena (both regular starters) suffered knee injuries.
Neto was again demoted as a backup after Dracena’s recovery and David Braz’s ascension, and opted to not renew his link with Peixe, and thus left the club after his link expired.
Chapecoense
On 12 February 2015, Neto signed a one-year contract with fellow top tier club Chapecoense. After struggling with injuries, he became a regular starter during his first campaign, appearing in 23 league games and scoring three goals, one of them in a 3–1 home win against former club Santos.
Accident
Neto was one of six survivors of LaMia Airlines Flight 2933, which crashed in Colombia on 28 November 2016, killing 71 other passengers. Despite having several injuries when rescued, he underwent surgeries and doctors said he may be able to resume his career, according to the player’s father. He was named in the squad for Chape’s first Copa Libertadores tie in March 2017.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guarani | 2010 | Série A | — | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2011 | Série B | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Subtotal | 15 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 70 | 4 | ||||
| Metropolitano (loan) | 2010 | Série D | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Santos | 2013 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Subtotal | 11 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
| Chapecoense | 2015 | Série A | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Subtotal | 31 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 52 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 63 | 4 | 84 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 10 | ||
Honours
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2016
- Copa Sudamericana: 2016