Vavá

Edvaldo Jizídio Neto (12 November 1934 – 19 January 2002), commonly known as Vavá, was a Brazilian footballer who is widely considered one of the best strikers of his generation. His nickname was "Peito de Aço" (Steel Chest). He played as a main striker (or centre forward) for Sport Club do Recife, C.R. Vasco da Gama, S.E. Palmeiras and the Brazil national football team.

For the Chinese rapper, see Vava (rapper).
Vavá
Vavá in 1958.
Personal information
Full name Edvaldo Jizídio Neto
Date of birth (1934-11-12)12 November 1934
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Date of death 19 January 2002(2002-01-19) (aged 67)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1950 Sport Recife
1951–1958 Vasco da Gama (191)
1958–1961 Atlético Madrid 71 (31)
1961–1963 Palmeiras 142 (71)
1964–1967 América
1967–1968 Toros Neza
1968 San Diego Toros 28 (5)
1969 Portuguesa
National team
1955–1964 Brazil 20 (15)
Teams managed
1971–1972 Córdoba
1974–1975 Córdoba
1977–1978 Granada
1984–1985 Al Rayyan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Vava earned 20 caps with the Brazil national football team between 1955 and 1964, scoring a total of 15 goals. He was on the side that won both the 1958 and 1962 World Cup, in which he scored 5 and 4 goals, respectively. Furthermore, he was a joint recipient of the 1962 World Cup Golden Shoe award, as one of the tournaments top scorers.

Vavá scored in the final of both 1958 (twice) and 1962 (once), thus becoming the first player to score in the final of two different world cups. To this day, only four players achieved this feat, the other three being Pelé, Paul Breitner and Zinedine Zidane.

Club statistics
Club performance League
Season Club League AppsGoals
Spain League
1958–59Atlético MadridLa Liga2716
1959–602910
1960–61155
CountrySpain 7131
United States League
1968San Diego TorosNorth American Soccer League285
CountryUnited States 285
Total 9936

Honours

Club
Sport Club do Recife
C.R. Vasco da Gama
  • Campeonato Carioca (Rio de Janeiro State championship): 1952, 1956, 1958
  • Torneio Rio - São Paulo (Rio – São Paulo Tournament): 1958
  • Quadrangular Tournament of Rio: 1953
  • Rivadavia Corrêa Meyer's Tournament (Rio): 1953
  • Oswaldo Cruz Cup: 1955, 1958
  • Santiago de Chile Tournament: 1957
  • Paris Tournament: 1957
  • Theresa Herrera Trophy: 1957
Atlético de Madrid
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
  • Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State championship): 1963
  • Oswaldo Cruz Cup: 1962
  • Guadalajara Tournament: 1963

International
Brazil national football team

Individual

References
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