Eduardo Lima | |
Birth Date: | 22 August 1920 |
Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1938–1954 |
Clubs1: | Palmeiras |
Caps1: | 467 |
Goals1: | 148 |
Nationalteam1: | Brazil |
Nationalyears1: | 1944–1947 |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Eduardo Jorge de Lima, often referred to as simply Lima (22 August 1920 - 17 July 1973), was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder and spent his entire career playing for Palmeiras, from 1938 to 1954, winning the 1951 Copa Rio.[1]
He also played in eight matches for the Brazil national football team, from 1944 to 1947,[2] and was part of Brazil's squad for the 1946 South American Championship.[3]