Edinho_(footballer,_born_1955)

Edinho (footballer, born 1955)

Edinho (footballer, born 1955)

Brazilian footballer and manager

Edino Nazareth Filho (born 5 June 1955), known as Edinho, is a Brazilian former football player and manager. He played as a central defender with Fluminense, Grêmio, Toronto Blizzard[1][2] and with the Brazil national team. He is currently a sports commentator.

In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is Nazareth. "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
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International career

Edinho obtained 45 caps with the Brazil national team between March 1977 and June 1986.[3] He took part at three "FIFA World Cup" final tournament.

He played 3 matches in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, in Argentina. He appeared only once during the 1982 FIFA World Cup, subbing in for Oscar after 75 minutes against New Zealand.[4] He played all Brazil's five matches during the 1986 FIFA World Cup in which he was captain, scoring one goal.[5]

Edinho was also in the team which finished fourth in football at the 1976 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in football at the 1975 Pan American Games.[6][7]

After retiring and past the age of 40, he made a career at beach soccer. He was part of the winning Brazilian team on the first 3 Beach Soccer World Championships in 1995, 1996 and 1997. He was selected as the best player from the 1996 tournament.

Honours

Player

Brazil
Fluminense
Flamengo
Grêmio

Manager

Fluminense
Vitória-BA
Goias
Brasiliense
Atlético Paranaense

References

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    "Edinho soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
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    "Edinho". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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    "Brazil-New Zealand" game report
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    "World Cup 1986". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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    "Match Report: Soviet Union - Brazil". FIFA. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edinho (Edinho Nazareth Filho)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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