- Edu Schmidt
Football player infobox|
playername= Edu
fullname = Luís Eduardo Schmidt
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1979|1|10|df=y
cityofbirth =Jaú
countryofbirth =Brazil
height = 1.82 m
nickname =
currentclub =Real Betis
clubnumber = 10
position = Second Striker
Left/Right-sided Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1997–2000
2000–2004
2004–
clubs = São PauloCelta de Vigo Real Betis
caps(goals) = 11 (0)
117 (27)
118 (32)
nationalyears = 2000
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 15 (6)
pcupdate = 30 July, 2007
ntupdate = 06 March, 2008Luís Eduardo Schmidt, nickname Edu, (born
10 January 1979 inJaú , São Paulo). He is aBrazil ian footballer and currently plays forReal Betis as a versatile forward. Edu holds an Italian passport, but his German surname indicates he also had German descent.Career
São Paulo & Celta Vigo
Edu made 8 appearances for São Paulo from 1997 through to 2000. Edu then moved to Celta where he made 117
La Liga appearances and scored 25 goals. Edu was loaned toReal Betis for two years when Celta got relegated in 2004 season.Real Betis
Edu made a huge impression during his debut season with
Real Betis as his partnership withRicardo Oliveira featured strongly in the success of the club and their Champions League qualification where he scored 11 goals in 32 league appearances. Although not having an impressive second season Edu score an immensely important goal againstAS Monaco in the Champions League qualifying round. The goal was the difference in a 3-2 aggregate win for Betis. After two seasons on loan atReal Betis , Edu was officially signed for €2,000,000 in 2006. On the final day of the 2006/2007 La Liga season, Edu scored two goals forReal Betis in the final 10 minutes in a 2-0 win againstRacing Santander . Anything but a win would have meant certain relegation for theAndalusia n club. Edu is contracted to the club until 2009. He has a minimum fee release clause of €30,000,000.Career statistics
"Last updated
April 29 2008 . Astrix signals statistics drawn from all competitions."International
Edu made his debut against Thailand on
23 February 2000 . It was his first and only appearance for Brazil.Family
Edu is the cousin of former
Real Madrid playerSávio . He is also Liverpool's defenderFábio Aurélio brother-in-law.External links
*es icon [http://www.realbetisbalompie.es/ Official website of Real Betis Balompié S.A.D.]
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/Players/Player=58752/index.html Profile at UEFA.com]
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