- Vavá
Infobox Football biography
playername = Edvaldo Izídio Neto
fullname = Edvaldo Izídio Neto
dateofbirth =November 12 1934
cityofbirth =Recife
countryofbirth =Brazil
dateofdeath = Death date and age|2002|1|19|1934|11|12|df=yes
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years = 1949-1950
1951-1958
1958-1961
1961-1963
1964-1967
1967-1968
1968-1969
1969
clubs = Sport Recife
Vasco da GamaAtlético Madrid
Palmeiras
AméricaToros Neza San Diego Toros
Portuguesa
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nationalcaps(goals) =Vavá, real name Edvaldo Izídio Neto, (born
November 12 1934 inRecife ,Brazil -January 19 2002 inRio de Janeiro ) was aBrazil ian football player. His nickname was "Peito de Aço" (Steel Chest). He was a striker (center forwards) for C.R. Vasco da Gama, S.E. Palmeiras and the Brazilian national team.He received 20 caps with the Brazilian national team, with 15 goals and won both the 1958 and 1962 World Cups (with respectively 5 and 4 goals).
Vavá scored in the finals of both 1958 and 1962, thus becoming the first player to score final of two different world cups. To this day, only four players achieved this feat, the other three being
Pelé ,Paul Breitner andZinedine Zidane . Vavá is also one of only four players to have scored three goals in World Cup finals along withGeoff Hurst ,Pelé andZidane .Honours
*World champion in 1958 and World champion in 1962 with the Brazilian national team
*Campeonato Pernambucano in 1949 withSport Club do Recife
*Campeonato Carioca (Rio de Janeiro State championship) in 1952, 1956, 1958 with C.R. Vasco da Gama
*Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State championship) in 1963 withSociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
*Torneio Rio - São Paulo (Rio - São Paulo Tournament) in 1958 with C.R. Vasco da Gama
* Oswaldo Cruz Cup: 1955, 1958, 1962
* Quadrangular Tournament of Rio: 1953 with C.R. Vasco da Gama
* Rivadavia Corrêa Meyer's Tournament (Rio): 1953 with C.R. Vasco da Gama
* Santiago de Chile Tournament: 1957 with C.R. Vasco da Gama
* Paris Tournament: 1957 with C.R. Vasco da Gama
* Theresa Herrera Trophy: 1957 with C.R. Vasco da Gama
* Guadalajara Tournament: 1963 withSociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
* FIFA World Cup Golden ShoeReferences
* [http://www.world-cup-betting-2006.com/legend-vava.htm Legends of the Football World Cup]
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