- Edu Dracena
Football player infobox| playername = Edu Dracena
fullname = Eduardo Luis Abonízi de Souza
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|5|18
cityofbirth =Dracena
countryofbirth =Brazil
height = height|m=1.92
position = Cental defender
currentclub =Fenerbahçe
clubnumber = 4
youthyears =
youthclubs =
clubs =Guarani FC Olympiacos Cruzeiro EC Fenerbahçe
years = 1995–2002 2002–2003 2003–2006 2006–Present
caps(goals) = 53 (1)
05 (0)
89 (6)
99 (4)
nationalyears = 2003–
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 11 (1)
pcupdate = 5 October 2002
ntupdate =5 October 2002 Edu Dracena real name Eduardo Luis Abonízi de Souza (born
18 May 1981 inDracena ) is aBrazil ian (of Italian descent) football defender who, as of 2006, plays forFenerbahçe after transferring fromCruzeiro Esporte Clube for €5.7 million.Played his first professional game with Guarani against Matonense, in 1999. He was selected to the Brazilian U-20 Team, in 2001.A year later he was loaned to Olympiakos Piraeus, in 2002. He won the greek championship. After a couple of months turned back to Guarani, in 2002 but the next year was transferred to Cruzeiro. He won the Brazilian Leage and Brazilian Cup with Cruzeiro, in 2003. He was chosen in the Golden team of South America, in 2003.Selected to the Brazilian national team for Confederations Cup, in 2003.In 2004, he won the Mineiro Championship with Cruzeiro. However, he had a surgery due to an injury and was out for 7 months, in 2005.In 2006, he was awarded as the captain of Cruzeiro and won Mineiro Championship with his team.
In August of 2006, he was transferred to
Fenerbahçe SK On
19 May 2007 , he scoredFenerbahçe 's 500th goal againstGalatasaray .He also has Italian citizenship [ [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/15419/edudracena/profil.html Biography at transfermarkt.de] ] [ [http://www.fenerbahce.org/futbol/detay.asp?ContentID=4566&k=e Edu Dracena Biography] Fenerbahçe Official Web Site]
International career
He was a member of the Brazil team at the
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup andConfederations Cup 2003 .He was also a member of Brazil U-23 team that failed to qualify for
2004 Summer Olympics .In 2005 he was part of the national team in their successful FIFA Confederations Cup campaign.
Recently, he's called to play in the national team in the friendly against USA and Mexico on
9 September and12 September 2007 . He played 45 minutes against USA in his ninth national match [ [http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_2326528.html USA 2 - Brazil 4] Official USSoccer Site] followed by a place in the starting line-up for the match against Mexico. [ [http://www.fenerbahce.org/pt/detay.asp?ContentID=1185 Edu é titular e Brasil ganha de 3 a 1] Fenerbahçe Official Web Site]He played 4 times for Brazilian U20 National Team, 2 times for Brazilian U23 National Team and 9 times for Brazilian National Team.
Achievements
* 1994 São Paulo Youth Cup Champion with Guarani
* 1998 Copa Zico de Futebol Juvenil Champion with Guarani
* 2001 Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil Champion with Guarani (disputed in Japan)
* 2002 Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil Champion with Guarani (disputed in Japan)
* 2002-03 Greek Championships Champion withOlympiacos
* 2003 Brazilian League Champion with Cruzeiro
* 2003 Brazil Cup Champion with Cruzeiro
* 2003 State Championships Champion with Cruzeiro
* 2004 State Championships Champion with Cruzeiro
* 2007Turkish Super League Champion withFenerbahçe
* 2007Turkish Super Cup Winner withFenerbahçe References
External links
*pt icon [http://www.sambafoot.com.br/jogadores/556_Edu_Dracena.html Sambafoot profile]
*pt icon [http://www.edudracena.com.br/ Official website]
*en icon [http://fenerbahce.wordpress.com/player-profiles/edu-dracena/ Biography at fenerbahce.org]
*tr icon [http://www.fenerbahce.org/futbol/detay.asp?ContentID=4566&k=e Profil at fenerbahce.org]
*tr icon [http://www.tff.org.tr/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiID=985209 Profil at TFF.org]
*de icon [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/15419/edudracena/profil.html Profil at transfermarkt.de]
*en icon [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=22210 Profil at national-football-teams]
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