Eduardo Antunes Coimbra

Football player infobox2
playername = Edu


fullname = Eduardo Antunes Coimbra
nickname = "Edu"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1947|2|5
cityofbirth = Rio de Janeiro
countryofbirth = Brazil
position = Attacking midfielder ("retired")
currentclub = flagicon|TUR Fenerbahçe
youthyears = 1960-1966
youthclubs = América
years = 1966-1974
1975
1975
1975-1976
1976-1977
1978
1979
1980-1981
clubs = América
Vasco da Gama
Bahia
Flamengo
Colorado
Joinville
Brasília
Campo Grande
caps(goals) = 402 (212)
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24 (6)
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nationalyears = 1967-1974
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 54 (6)
manageryears = 1982
1983-1984
1984-1985
1986
1989
1990
1995
managerclubs = América
Brazil
Vasco da Gama
Iraq
Coritiba
Botafogo
Kashima Antlers|

Eduardo Antunes Coimbra (born in February 5,1947), better known as Edu, is a former Brazilian footballer, one of the best attacking midfielders in Brazilian soccer. He was one of the most talented dribblers of the 1970s and is considered one of the best players in América Football Club's history. He scored 212 goals for América -- which makes him the second highest scorer for the club -- and also played for Vasco da Gama, Bahia and Flamengo.

Edu came from a lower-middle-class family, in the suburbs of Quintino, Rio de Janeiro. His father was a goalkeeper and three of his brothers were professional footballers as well. However the most famous was Zico. They played together in 1976 in Flamengo. His nephew (Zico's son) Thiago Coimbra also played for Flamengo between 2005-07 and currently plays for Portuguese Liga Vitalis team Portimonense S.C.

He is currently assistant manager and scout of Turkish club Fenerbahçe S.K. which team managing by his brother and Brazilian soccer legend Zico. [ [http://www.fenerbahce.org/futbola/kategori.asp?ContentCategoryID=19 Fenerbahçe Coaches] ] He is a member of Zico's veteran team in Turkey which has Brazilian members as Roberto Carlos's father Oscar Silva, Edu's brother and Fenerbahçe Manager Zico, Fenerbahçe Conditioner Moraci Vasconcelos Sant'anna (who was 3 world cup coach of Brazil), Mehmet Aurélio's uncle Sebastião and Edu Dracena's brother.

Honours

Player

*Copa Rio Branco 1967 - Brazil
*Taça Guanabara: 1974
*Bahia State Championship: 1975

Coach

*Taça Rio 1982
*Tournament of the Champions 1982
*Paraná State Championship 1989
*Rio State Championship 1990
*Turkcell Super League 2007

Individual

*Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa's top scorer: 1969

External links

* [http://www.fenerbahce.org Fenerbahçe SK official website]
* [http://www.tff.org.tr/Default.aspx?pageID=219&antID=11263 Profil on TFF.org]

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