Edinho (footballer, born 1967)

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

Edinho
Personal information
Full name Edon Amaral Neto
Date of birth (1967-02-21) 21 February 1967
Place of birth Arapiraca, Brazil
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987 ASA 20 (8)
1988 Avaí 20 (4)
1989 São José 37 (14)
1990–1992 Olhanense 62 (23)
1992–1994 Portimonense 64 (28)
1994–1995 Chaves 32 (14)
1995–1996 Vitória Guimarães 42 (15)
1996–1998 Bradford City 60 (16)
1998 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 9 (1)
1998–1999 Portimonense 6 (0)
1999–2000 União Lamas 29 (7)
2000–2003 Vizela 79 (46)
2003–2005 Olhanense 59 (25)
2005 Portosantense 11 (2)
2006 Juventude Évora
2006–2007 Campinense
2008–2009 Farense ? (15)
Total 530 (218)
Teams managed
2008–2009 Farense (assistant)
2009 Farense
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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; during his stint at the Valley Parade, a fans' website called Boy from Brazil was created in his honour.

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]

References
  1. "Edinho" (in Portuguese). Glórias do Passado. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. "Hearts 2 Dunfermline 1". Sporting Life. 21 November 1998. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. "Fans hero Edinho is a Bantam again". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  4. "Blackburn Rovers sign Olhanense starlet". Algarve Resident. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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