- Tostão
Infobox Football biography
playername= Tostão
fullname = Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade
height = 1.72 m
nickname = Tostão
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1947|1|25
cityofbirth =Belo Horizonte ,Minas Gerais
countryofbirth =Brazil
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position =Second Strker/Attacking Midfielder
youthyears = 1961
youthclubs = Cruzeiro
years = 1962-1963 1963-1972 1972-1973
clubs = América (MG)
Cruzeiro
Vasco da Gama
caps(goals) = ? (?)
378 (249)
? (?)
nationalyears = 1966-1972
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 65 (36)
pcupdate =October 8 ,2006
ntupdate =October 8 ,2006 Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade (born
25 January 1947 inBelo Horizonte ), better known as Tostão, is a former Brazilian footballer. In his prime he was one of the best strikers in the world and also contributed with many assists thanks to his great passing.Like the majority of Brazilian footballers he was given a nickname early in his football career. His was Tostão, the little coin. Tostão was an intelligent forward who played for the Brazilian club Cruzeiro and formed a lethal partnership with
Pelé in the national team which won the1970 FIFA World Cup . After the World cup he played for Vasco da Gama.Tostão suffered a detached retina in 1969 when he was hit in the face by a ball during a match against Corinthians. This injury almost stopped him playing in the 1970 World Cup, and when he damaged his eye again in
1973 he decided to retire from football at the age of 26.Weary of football and fame he became a medical doctor. In the last ten years he has rejoined the football world by working as a journalist and a pundit on TV.
External links
* [http://www.jb.com.br Tostão’s weekly column on brazilian newspaper "Jornal do Brasil"]
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