Tostão
Brazilian footballer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tostão (born 25 January 1947) is a former Brazilian football player. He played for Brazil national team. He was a natural left-hander able to fill various roles. He played as an attacking midfielder, left midfielder, first striker and second striker. He scored 303 goals between club and national team. In the national team he was the center forward. He was widely considered as one of the best players in the world. He was named the first South American Footballer of the Year in 1971.
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Gonçalves and the second is de Andrade.
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Full name | Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1947-01-25) 25 January 1947 (age 77) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward / Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1961–1962 | Cruzeiro | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1962–1963 | América Mineiro | 26 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
1963–1972 | Cruzeiro | 378 | (249) | ||||||||||||||
1972–1973 | Vasco da Gama | 45 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 449 | (271) | |||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
1966–1972[1] | Brazil | 54 | (32) | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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