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 is one of the most talented dribblers in 70's and 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. is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... América Football Club, or América as they are usually called, is a traditional Brazilian football team from Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro state, founded on September 18, 1904. ... Vasco da Gama (after the famous Portuguese explorer of the same name) is a Brazilian sports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898 (although the football department started on November 5, 1915). ... Bahia are a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia (Brazil), founded on January 1, 1931. ... Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro. ...

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. Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Government  - Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area  - City 1,260 km²  (486. ... Arthur Antunes Coimbra (born in March 3, 1953), better known as Zico , is a former Brazilian footballer, one of the best midfielders in the world and possibly the worlds best player in the early 80s[2] He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest... Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro. ...

Honours

Player

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

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Coach

• Taça Rio 1982
• Tournament of the Champions 1982
• Paraná State Championship 1989
• Rio State Championship 1990

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Individual

• Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa's top scorer: 1969