Vavá
Brazilian association football player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edvaldo Izidio Neto (12 November 1934 – 19 January 2002) commonly known as Vavá, was a Brazilian footballer, who is widely considered one of the best strikers of his generation. His nickname was "Peito de Aço" (Steel Chest). He was known for his goalscoring ability, dribbling, vision, beating opponents and having explosive shots. He is regarded as one of the most legendary players of the Brazilian football history. He played as a main striker (or centre forward) for Sport Club do Recife, C.R. Vasco da Gama, S.E. Palmeiras and the Brazil national football team.
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Full name | Edvaldo Izídio Neto | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1934-11-12)12 November 1934 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 19 January 2002(2002-01-19) (aged 67) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker (retired) | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1943–1948 | América do Recife | |||||||||||||||||||
1948–1949 | Íbis | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1949–1950 | Sport Recife | 61 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||
1950–1958 | Vasco da Gama | 456 | (191) | |||||||||||||||||
1958–1961 | Atlético Madrid | 71 | (31) | |||||||||||||||||
1961–1964 | Palmeiras | 142 | (71) | |||||||||||||||||
1964–1967 | América | 33 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
1967–1968 | Toros Neza | 70 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||
1968–1969 | San Diego Toros | 28 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
1969 | Portuguesa | 19 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 880 | (353) | ||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
1955–1964 | Brazil | 20 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1972 | Córdoba | |||||||||||||||||||
1974–1975 | Córdoba | |||||||||||||||||||
1977–1978 | Granada | |||||||||||||||||||
1984–1985 | Al Rayyan | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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