Eduardo | |
Fullname: | Eduardo Neves de Castro |
Birth Date: | 29 August 1944 |
Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Death Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
Position: | Left winger |
Youthyears1: | –1961 |
Youthclubs1: | America-RJ |
Years1: | 1961–1967 |
Years2: | 1968–1969 |
Caps2: | 71 |
Goals2: | 15 |
Nationalyears1: | 1968 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Pcupdate: | 20 February 2024 |
Eduardo Neves de Castro (29 August 1944 – 28 April 1969), also known as Eduardo Neves or simply Eduardo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a left winger.
Revealed in the youth categories of America-RJ, Neves played for the club from 1961 to 1967, when he was traded to Corinthians. He was part of the historic game to break the club's winning drought against Pelé's Santos FC on 6 March 1968. He made 71 appearances and scored 15 goals.[1] [2]
In 1968 Eduardo played seven matches for the Brazil national team, scoring a goal against Paraguay.[3]
1968
1968
Eduardo died in a car accident on 28 April 1969 while heading to Parque São Jorge for a training session with Corinthians. The right back Lidu, who was driving the car, also died.[4]