Duda (Brazilian footballer)

For another Brazilian footballer, see Duda (footballer born 1988).

Duda

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Eduardo Ventura
Date of birth	March 15, 1974 (1974-03-15) (age 37)
Place of birth	São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997	Corinthians Alagoano
1997–1998	Benfica	0	(0)
1998	Kashiwa Reysol	5	(3)
1999	Rio Ave	8	(1)
1999	Porto	1	(0)
2000	Alverca	15	(5)
2000–2004	Boavista	95	(13)
2005–2006	Corinthians Alagoano
2007	AA Luziânia
2008	Sliema Wanderers	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Carlos Eduardo Ventura (born 15 March 1974 in São Bernardo do Campo), aka Duda, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a forward or right winger.

He played most of his career in Portugal, most notably with Boavista.

Football career

Duda was a youth product at Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano and, after just one season, in 1997, moved to Portugal with S.L. Benfica, but appeared very rarely with the Reds in official matches. After a few months in Japan and a brief stint with Rio Ave FC, he signed with F.C. Porto, but was also highly unsuccessul there, finishing 1999–2000 with F.C. Alverca.

Duda had his most steady and successful period with Boavista Futebol Clube, being one of the most important offensive players in a side that conquered its sole national league title, in 2001 (netting ten league goals), alongside Elpídio Silva and Martelinho. After only 14 appearances in the 2003–04 season, and no league goals whatsoever in his last two years, he returned to Brazil, and Corinthians Alagoano.

After a spell with Associação Atlética Luziânia, Duda moved in January 2008 to Sliema Wanderers FC in Malta; this was not his first visit to the country, has he had been to the island while playing at Boavista, in a UEFA Champions League second-round qualifier against Hibernians FC in August 2003, which ended in a 3–3 draw, with the player himself getting on the scoresheet.

External links

• Brazilian FA database (Portuguese)
• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)

Persondata
Name	Duda
Alternative names	Carlos Eduardo Ventura
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	15 March 1974
Place of birth	São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death