Edinho

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameEdinho•Nazareth Filho
Used name•Edinho
Born5 June 1955 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
Measurements182 cm / 74 kg
AffiliationsFluminense, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
NOC Brazil

Biography

Edinho was born in Rio de Janeiro, and as a youth joined Fluminense. An attacking forward, he played 358 matches with them between 1973 and 1982, coming back for the 1988-89 season. He competed at the 1982 World Cup, and then went to Italy to play for Udinese, where he played 138 matches, scoring 22 goals, helping them win five Serie A championships. Edinho also played at the 1986 World Cup, and in 1987 returned to Brazil, playing through 1990, first with Flamengo, then back with Fluminense, and ending his career in 1989/90 with Grêmio. Edinho also won a gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games.

Edinho then became a prominent football manager, leading multiple clubs in a career that lasted through 2011, including Fluminense, Flamengo, Botafogo and Goiás and he was also on the bench of the Portuguese club Marítimo.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1976 Summer Olympics Football (Football) BRA Edinho
Football, Men (Olympic) Brazil 4

Special Notes