Edinho (footballer, born 1967) explained

Edinho
Fullname:Edon Amaral Neto
Birth Date:21 February 1967
Birth Place:Arapiraca, Brazil
Position:Striker
Years1:1987
Caps1:20
Goals1:8
Years2:1988
Caps2:20
Goals2:4
Years3:1989
Caps3:37
Goals3:14
Years4:1990–1992
Caps4:62
Goals4:23
Years5:1992–1994
Caps5:64
Goals5:28
Years6:1994–1995
Caps6:32
Goals6:14
Years7:1995–1996
Caps7:42
Goals7:15
Years8:1996–1998
Caps8:60
Goals8:16
Years9:1998
Clubs9:Dunfermline Athletic (loan)
Caps9:9
Goals9:1
Years10:1998–1999
Caps10:6
Goals10:0
Years11:1999–2000
Caps11:29
Goals11:7
Years12:2000–2003
Caps12:79
Goals12:46
Years13:2003–2005
Caps13:59
Goals13:25
Years14:2005
Caps14:11
Goals14:2
Years15:2006
Years16:2006–2007
Years17:2008–2009
Caps17:?
Goals17:15
Totalcaps:530
Totalgoals:218
Manageryears1:2008–2009
Managerclubs1:Farense (assistant)
Manageryears2:2009
Managerclubs2:Farense

Edon Amaral Neto (born 21 February 1967), commonly known as Edinho, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker.

Playing career

Born in Arapiraca, Alagoas, Edinho played for modest clubs in his homeland. In 1990, he moved to Portugal where he spent four seasons competing in both the second and third divisions, with S.C. Olhanense and Portimonense SC.

From 1994 to January 1997, Edinho played in the Primeira Liga, scoring 29 goals combined for G.D. Chaves and Vitória de Guimarães.[1] On 6 February he signed with English Football League First Division side Bradford City, netting ten times in 41 games in his first full season with the Bantams.

On 23 March 1999, Edinho moved to Dunfermline Athletic on loan, scoring once against Hearts during his short spell.[2] After leaving Bradford, he returned to Portugal and continued to play in the country until his retirement one decade later (at the age of 42), only two of his ten seasons being spent in the second tier, with C.F. União de Lamas and Olhanense – in 2007–08, he even helped historic Algarve team S.C. Farense promote from the regional championships; in the two major levels combined, he amassed totals of 188 matches and 59 goals.

Coaching career

As of June 2019 Edinho was coaching youth players at a Portuguese academy.[3] That same month he played for the Bradford City veteran's team at a friendly tournament in the Algarve.[3]

Personal life

Edinho' son, Edinho Júnior, is also a footballer and a forward.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edinho. Glórias do Passado. Portuguese. 3 February 2008. 21 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Hearts 2 Dunfermline 1. Sporting Life. 21 November 1998. 11 March 2010. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604224706/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/dunfermline/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer%2F98%2F11%2F21%2FSOCCER_Hearts_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=dunfermline&DIV=scotsprem&TEAM=DUNFERMLINE&RH=Dunfermline&PREV_SEASON=1997. 4 June 2011. dmy.
  3. Web site: Fans hero Edinho is a Bantam again. Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  4. Web site: Blackburn Rovers sign Olhanense starlet. https://archive.today/20130116161746/http://www.algarveresident.com/0-48318/algarve/blackburn-rovers-sign-olhanense-starlet. dead. 16 January 2013. Algarve Resident. 3 August 2012. 25 August 2012.