Edmundo (footballer)
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Full name | Edmundo Alves de Souza Oliveira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 2 April 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1986 | Vasco da Gama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1989 | Botafogo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | Vasco da Gama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Vasco da Gama | 23 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1995 |
Palmeiras | 40 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | → Parma (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 |
Flamengo | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | → Corinthians (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Vasco da Gama | 44 | (38) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Fiorentina | 37 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Vasco da Gama | 17 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | → Santos (loan) | 20 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 |
→ Napoli (loan) | 17 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Cruzeiro | 12 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Tokyo Verdy | 31 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Vasco da Gama | 20 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 |
Fluminense | 19 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 |
Nova Iguaçu | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 |
Figueirense | 31 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 |
Palmeiras | 49 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Vasco da Gama | 25 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 377 | (177) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–2000 | Brazil | 39 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edmundo Alves de Souza Oliveira (born 2 April 1971), better known simply as Edmundo, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed "O Animal", he was a talented yet controversial footballer and drew attention both for his skill, as well as for his volatile behaviour, both on and off the pitch.[1][2][3][4]
Edmundo started his professional career in
Edmundo played for
Club career
Vasco da Gama
Born in Niterói, Edmundo played for several clubs throughout his career, both in his native country of Brazil and abroad. However, the history of Edmundo, as a football player, is strongly intertwined with Vasco da Gama. He began his career with the club in the amateur divisions in 1982, also later playing for the Botafogo youth side before returning to the club. He went on to make his debut as professional with the Vasco da Gama senior side, where he remained until 1992.[6]
He returned to the club in 1996, and in 1997, when Vasco won the
Regarding his attachment to the club, Edmundo stated that his love for Vasco da Gama was like that between a son and his mother. On 28 March 2012, he played his testimonial match when Vasco da Gama hosted Barcelona de Guayaquil in a friendly match. The game ended 9–1 with Edmundo scoring twice.[8]
Career in Brazil
In 1993, Edmundo left Vasco da Gama and transferred to
Time in Italy, return to Brazil and Japan
In 1997, Italian club Fiorentina purchased Edmundo for 13 billion lire (approx. 8 million dollars at the time), and he remained with the team until 1999. Despite putting on some spectacular performances during his tenure in Florence, which initially endeared him with the fans, his stint in Italy was also marked by inconsistency and controversy, which drew criticism from the press. One particular incident which drew much publicity occurred during the 1998–99 season, under manager Giovanni Trapattoni; Edmundo left the club midway through the season in order to attend the Rio Carnival. Although at that point Fiorentina were first in the league, due to his absence, as well as strike partner Gabriel Batistuta's injury, Fiorentina missed out on the league title at the end of the season, and as a result, Edmundo had a falling out with the club, his manager, and his team-mates.[1][6][10]
In April 1999 he returned to Brazil with Vasco da Gama who paid Fiorentina a record 23 billion lire (payable in two installments). In Vasco he created a lethal partnership in attack with rival
In January 2001, he was sent out on loan to
Later that year, he joined J1 League club Tokyo Verdy, scoring eighteen goals in thirty-one appearances, and remaining with the club until 2002. He joined Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds in 2003, but did not make a single appearance for the team.[7]
Later years
During the end of his career, Edmundo still managed to perform well, despite not being as physically strong or fit as he had been during his prime in the mid-90s, although his performances became increasingly less consistent with age. Nevertheless, his football skills and goalscoring proved to be fundamental in helping Figueirense avoid relegation in the 2005 Brasileirão Série A, as he managed fifteen goals in thirty-one appearances. The following season, he also saved Palmeiras from relegation during the 2006 Brasileirão Série A.[12]
Along with
In January 2008, Edmundo returned to Vasco da Gama,[12] although he was not able to prevent the club's relegation to the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. Edmundo announced retirement from football on 30 May 2008,[7][13] but he returned to play until the end of 2008 season.[14]
International career
At international level, Edmundo made forty-two appearances for
Style of play
Edmundo was a quick, powerful, creative, and technically gifted player, who was known for his pace, strength, acceleration, and his outstanding
Outside of football
In the middle of 2009, Edmundo became a football pundit for
Controversies
Known for his tenacious style of play and aggressive behaviour, as well as his skill on the pitch, Edmundo was also involved in several incidents off the pitch throughout his career; he had several disagreements with his managers and officials, and was known for his "partying".[2] In 1999, he faced prosecution by animal welfare groups after hiring an entire circus to perform in his back garden to celebrate his son's first birthday. At the party, he was accused by some individuals of the press of encouraging a chimpanzee called Pedrinho to be drunk on beer and whiskey.[6] Subsequent images of this appeared in the media (including the February 2004 issue of the UK version of FHM magazine) and have passed into football legend.[3] The same year, during his turbulent time with Fiorentina, he also escaped a four-year prison sentence for driving drunk and crashing his car during the Rio Carnival of 1995, resulting in the deaths of three people; for his behaviour he received a seven-day suspended sentence.[2][21] In 1998, due to his difficult relationship with the Florentine club,[20] he suddenly left for the Rio Carnival halfway through the season, and was two days late in returning to Florence according to the Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera.[1][19][20][22]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | State[c] | Continental[d] | Other[e] | Total | |||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vasco da Gama | 1991 | Brasileirão Série A | Cariocão Série A | ||||||||||||||
1992 | Brasileirão Série A | 23 | 8 | 1 | Cariocão Série A | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||
Total | |||||||||||||||||
Palmeiras
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1993 | Brasileirão Série A | 19 | 11 | 2 | Paulistão Série A1 | 11 | 23 | |||||||||
1994 | Brasileirão Série A | Paulistão Série A1 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||
1994 | Brasileirão Série A | 21 | 9 | Paulistão Série A1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
1995 | Brasileirão Série A | 2 | Paulistão Série A1 | 8 | 5[f] | 15 | |||||||||||
Total | |||||||||||||||||
Parma (loan) | 1993–94
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Serie A | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Flamengo
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1995 | Brasileirão Série A | 14 | 2 | Cariocão Série A | 2[g] | 4 | ||||||||||
Corinthians (loan) | 1996 | Brasileirão Série A | 5 | 3 | Paulistão Série A1 | 14 | 14 | 10[f] | 5[f] | 29 | 22 | ||||||
Vasco da Gama | 1996 | Brasileirão Série A | 16 | 9 | Cariocão Série A | 2[h] | 11 | ||||||||||
1997 | Brasileirão Série A | 28 | 29 | Cariocão Série A | 9 | 2[g] | 40 | ||||||||||
Total | 44 | 38 | |||||||||||||||
Fiorentina | 1997–98
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Serie A | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | ||||||
1998–99
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28 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 4[i] | 2[i] | 38 | 12 | |||||||
Total | 37 | 12 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 48 | 16 | |||||||
Vasco da Gama | 1999 | Brasileirão Série A | 17 | 13 | Cariocão Série A | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | ||||||||
2000 | Brasileirão Série A | 3 | 3 | Cariocão Série A | 10 | 9 | 4[j] | 2[j] | 14 | ||||||||
Total | |||||||||||||||||
Santos (loan) | 2000 | Brasileirão Série A | 20 | 13 | Paulistão Série A1 | 13 | |||||||||||
Napoli (loan)
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2000–01
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Serie A | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||||||
Cruzeiro | 2001 | Brasileirão Série A | 12 | 3 | — | Mineiro Módulo I | 3[k] | 6 | |||||||||
Tokyo Verdy | 2001 | J1 League | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 4 | |||||
2002 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 32 | 21 | |||||||
Total | 31 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 40 | 25 | |||||||
Urawa Reds | 2003 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Vasco da Gama | 2003 | Brasileirão Série A | 20 | 7 | Cariocão Série A | 7 | |||||||||||
Fluminense | 2004 | Brasileirão Série A | 19 | 7 | Cariocão Série A | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||
Nova Iguaçu
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2005 | Copa Rio | — | Cariocão Série B1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Figueirense
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2005 | Brasileirão Série A | 31 | 15 | Catarinense Divisão Principal | 15 | |||||||||||
Palmeiras | 2006 | Brasileirão Série A | 29 | 10 | — | Paulistão Série A1 | 6 | 3[f] | 19 | ||||||||
2007 | 20 | 4 | Paulistão Série A1 | 12 | 16 | ||||||||||||
Total | 49 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
Vasco da Gama | 2008 | Brasileirão Série A | 25 | 13 | 6 | Cariocão Série A | 5 | 24 | |||||||||
Career total | 377 | 177 |
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Coppa Italia, Japan Emperor's Cup.
- ^ J.League Cup.
- ^ Includes Brazilian states' tournaments leagues.
- ^ Includes continental competitions such as Copa Libertadores.
- ^ Includes also competitions such as national and intercontinental super cups and the Club World Cup.
- ^ a b c d Appearances and goals in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b Appearances and goals in Supercopa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances and goals in Copa CONMEBOL
- ^ a b Appearances and goals in UEFA Cup
- ^ a b Appearances and goals in Club World Championship
- ^ Appearances and goals in Copa Mercosur
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Brazil | 1992 | 4 | 1 |
1993 | 5 | 1 | |
1994 | 0 | 0 | |
1995 | 12 | 5 | |
1996 | 1 | 0 | |
1997 | 5 | 2 | |
1998 | 8 | 1 | |
1999 | 0 | 0 | |
2000 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 37 | 10 |
Honours
Vasco da Gama
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 1992
- 1997
- Torneio Rio-São Paulo runner-up: 2000
- FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2000
Palmeiras
- 1994
- São Paulo State Championship: 1993, 1994
- Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo Tournament: 1993
Flamengo
- Supercopa Libertadores runner-up: 1995
ACF Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 1998-99
Nova Iguaçu FC
Brazil
- Umbro Cup: 1995
- 1997
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1998
Individual
- Bola de Ouro: 1997
- Bola de Prata: 1993, 1997
- South American Team of the Year: 1995, 1997[24]
- South American Player of the YearBronze Ball: 1995
- Chuteira de Ouro: 1997
- 2008
- 1997
- FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball: 2000
References and notes
- ^ a b c d Leonardo Bardazzi (7 March 2015). "Edmundo, O Animal: l'uomo del carnevale" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Tom Beck (25 January 2015). "Romario and Edmundo, the bad boys from Brazil". World Soccer. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Common ground". observer.theguardian.com. 5 May 2002. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Edmundo, una vita in dribbling" (in Italian). Mai Dire Calcio. 12 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "COLOMBIA: COLOMBIA DEFEATS PARMA 3-1 IN SOCCER FRIENDLY". Reuters. 11 May 1994. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Brian Homewood (1 August 2000). "Bad boy Edmundo joins Santos". ESPN FC. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Happy birthday to you!". FIFA.com. 27 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Edmundo marca duas vezes, ouve gritos de 'fica', e Vasco goleia: 9 a 1" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ Henrique Santos (22 May 2015). "Figueirense sonha com Edmundo e traz Carlos Alberto" (in Portuguese). ESPN FC. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Animal magic inspires Napoli". BBC News. 7 January 2001. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Gustavo Affinita; Claudio Gregori; Mimmo Malfitano (22 January 2001). "Edmundo esce, l' Udinese colpisce" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Conrad Leach (29 January 2008). "Bad Boys back in tandem as the Animal returns to Vasco". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Edmundo retires after missing penalty". FIFA.com. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Edmundo affirms retirement at Sunday". UOL. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Edmundo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "World: Americas Soccer star Edmundo jailed". BBC News. 6 March 1999. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Alex Bellos (29 June 2002). "The mystery of Paris that refuses to go away". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ a b Stéphanie Kohler (2 July 2015). "Edmundo, le dribble fou de l'Animal" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Furio Zara (2 April 2000). "Edmundo, "O Animal" che amava il Carneval" (in Italian). Il Corriere dello Sport. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Alberto Costa (10 February 1999). "Batistuta espelle Edmundo e Cecchi Gori" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Mandato d'arresto per Edmundo" (in Italian). Sport Mediaset. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Raffaello Paloscia (19 February 1999). "Edmundo scappa da Firenze" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "futebol80.com.br/links/artilheiros/edmundo.htm" (in Portuguese). 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "South American Team of the Year". 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.