Edvaldo Oliveira Chaves (born 4 August 1958 in Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil), best known as Pita, is a former association footballer in offensive midfielder role, currently works as General Manager by Desportivo Brasil.

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Pita

Personal information
Full name	Edvaldo Oliveira Chaves
Date of birth	(1958-08-04) 4 August 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1984	Santos
1985–1988	São Paulo
1988–1989	Strasbourg
1989–1990	Guarani
1991–1992	Fujita Industries
1993	Nagoya Grampus Eight
1994	Inter de Limeira
International career
1980–1987	Brazil	7	(0)
Managerial career
1999	São Paulo U20
2000	Santos
2001	Urawa Red Diamonds
Medal record Men's football Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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In career he played for clubs Santos FC (1978–1984), São Paulo (1985–1988), RC Strasbourg in France (1988–1989), Guarani (1989–1990),^[1] in Japan Japan Soccer League, Japan Football League and J1 League with Fujita Industries and Nagoya Grampus Eight (1990–1993), and closed career with Inter Limeira in 1994.

He won three São Paulo State League (1978, 1985, 1987), and one Brazilian League (1986). For Brazil national football team he got 7 international caps from 1980 and won the 1987 Pan American Games. As manager, he also won the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior for São Paulo in 2000.

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