Iris DeBrito is a Brazilian former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played in the

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...

. In 1967, DeBrito signed with the

New York Generals The New York Generals were an American professional soccer team based in New York City that competed in the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1967 and the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1968. Founded as charter members ...

of the National Professional Soccer League. He moved to the

Chicago Spurs Chicago Spurs were an American soccer team that was a charter member of the non-FIFA sanctioned National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1967. The team was based in Chicago, Illinois and played their home games at the Soldier Field. When ...

during the season. In 1968, the NPSL merged with the

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to form the

and the Spurs moved to Kansas City where they became the

Kansas City Spurs The Kansas City Spurs were an American professional soccer team who played in the North American Soccer League, based in Kansas City, Missouri. They played their home games at Kansas City Municipal Stadium, former home of the Kansas City Chief ...

. DeBrito played only two games with the Spurs in 1968 before being traded to the Toronto Falcons. He did not play in the NASL in 1969 or 1970, but returned to the league in 1971 with the Rochester Lancers. He played in the

National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its ...

with Toronto First Portuguese for the 1973 season. In 1974, he began the pre-season with the

Los Angeles Aztecs The Los Angeles Aztecs were an American professional soccer team based in Los Angeles, California, that existed from 1974 to 1981. The Aztecs competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 North American Soccer League season, 1974 ...

but was traded to the Denver Dynamos a week before the season opener. In 1976, he played in the American Soccer League with Chicago Cats.

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1945 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Chicago Spurs players Denver Dynamos players Kansas City Spurs players National Professional Soccer League (1967) players New York Generals (NPSL) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players Toronto Falcons (1967–1968) players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football forwards Toronto First Portuguese players Chicago Cats players Canadian National Soccer League players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-forward-1940s-stub