Edgardo Andrada Explained

Edgardo Andrada
Fullname:Edgardo Norberto Andrada
Birth Date:1939 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height:1.78 m[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1960 - 1969
Years2:1969 - 1975
Years3:1976
Years4:1977 - 1982
Years5:1982
Clubs5:Renato Cesarini
Caps1:283
Caps4:122
Caps5:16
Goals1:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:1961–1969
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:20

Edgardo Norberto Andrada (2 January 1939 – 4 September 2019)[2] was an Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper for several top level Argentine and Brazilian clubs.[3]

Career

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe province,[3] Edgardo Andrada initially tried a career as a basketball player, then, when he was 19 years old, he unsuccessfully tried to work as San Lorenzo's goalkeeper, eventually joining Rosario Central, of his home city Rosario,[4] where he started his professional career in 1960,[5] staying in the club until 1969,[5] playing 283 matches.[6] In 1969, he moved to Vasco, of Brazil, leaving the club in 1975.[3]

On 19 November 1969, at Estádio do Maracanã, Edgardo Andrada suffered Pelé's 1000th goal,[3] scored from a penalty kick.[7] While playing for Vasco, he won the Campeonato Carioca in 1970,[3] Placar's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Bola de Prata award in 1971,[8] and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1974.[3] In 1976, he played for Vitória, returning to Argentina in 1977, where he played 122 matches for Colón[6] between that year and 1982,[3] and 16 matches for Renato Cesarini in 1982,[6] when he retired.[6]

National team

Edgardo Andrada was Argentina's goalkeeper during the 1963 South American Championship, held in Bolivia.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edgardo Andrada. worldfootball.net. en. 2020-05-15.
  2. Web site: Murió "el Gato" Andrada, un símbolo de Central. Diario La Capital de Mar del Plata.
  3. Book: Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1 . Aretê Editorial S/A . Rio de Janeiro . 2001 . 26. 85-88651-01-7 .
  4. Web site: Andrada, o goleiro 1000 . 26 June 2008 . 11 January 2006 . Papo de Bola . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070703121832/http://www.papodebola.com.br/goleiros/20060111.htm . 3 July 2007 .
  5. Web site: Andrada (ex-goleiro do Vasco) . 26 June 2008 . 6 June 2008 . Milton Neves . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080802220613/http://desenvolvimento.miltonneves.com.br/QFL/Conteudo.aspx?ID=60632 . 2 August 2008 .
  6. News: Una eternidad en el arco . 26 June 2008 . 5 April 2002 . Clarín . es . 7 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090807032218/http://www.clarin.com/diario/2002/04/05/d-05302.htm . dead .
  7. Web site: Protagonistas inusuales . 26 June 2008 . 17 October 2007 . ESPN Deportes . es.
  8. Guia 2008 Brasileirão . Editora Abril . São Paulo . 2008 . 155 . 1318-B.
  9. Web site: El Lobo já deixou a sua marca no Ba x Vi . 26 June 2008 . 11 January 2006 . Barradão On Line . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070128181134/http://www.barradaoonline.com.br/historia11.htm . 28 January 2007 .