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Edmundo
Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto, 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.
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culture · Brazilian footballer (born 1971) · association football player · journalist · beach soccer player · also Edmundo, Edmundo (footballer)
Born 2 April 1971 · Q445541
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2026· 1 entry
2021· 1 entry
Joined St. Louis Cardinals in 2021.
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2018· 1 entry
Joined St. Louis Cardinals in 2018.
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2011· 1 entry
“Edmundo, jogador, num desabafo sobre o desafeto Romário”
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2009· 1 entry
In the middle of 2009, Edmundo became a football pundit for Rede TV!.
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2008· 2 entries
Won award: Copa do Brazil top scorer (2008).
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When he played the last season of his career
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2005· 3 entries
Won: Campeonato Carioca Série A2 with Nova Iguaçu FC (2005).
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Played for Figueirense Futebol Clube (2005–2005) — 31 appearances, 15 goals.
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Played for Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube (2005–2005) — 2 appearances, 1 goals.
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2004· 2 entries
Scoring seven goals in twenty appearances, and also scored one goal in two appearances whilst playing for Nova Iguaçu in 2005
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Played for Fluminense F.C. (2004–2004) — 19 appearances, 7 goals.
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2003· 5 entries
Played for Urawa Red Diamonds (2003–2003) — 0 appearances, 0 goals.
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Moved to Vasco da Gama, and after spells at Fluminense, Nova Iguaçu, Figueirense and Palmeiras, he returned to Vasco da Gama in 2008, where he retired, returning in 2012 to a testimonial match
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But did not make a single appearance for the team
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Played for CR Vasco da Gama (2003–2003) — 20 appearances, 7 goals.
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Where he remained until the end of the season when was released after scoring only seven goals in nineteen appearances
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2001· 4 entries
Played for Cruzeiro E.C. (2001–2001) — 12 appearances, 3 goals.
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Played for SSC Napoli (2001–2001) — 17 appearances, 4 goals.
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Moved to Japan, where he played in Tokyo Verdy and Urawa Red Diamonds
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Played for Tokyo Verdy (2001–2002) — 31 appearances, 18 goals.
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2000· 6 entries
Runner-up: Torneio Rio-São Paulo with Vasco da Gama (2000).
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Runner-up: FIFA Club World Cup with Vasco da Gama (2000).
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Won award: FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball (2000).
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(scoring thirteen goals in twenty appearances), and Cruzeiro in 2001 (three goals in thirteen appearances)
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By vice-president Eurico Miranda for lack of discipline, however, after he left the dressing-room before a game
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Played for Santos F.C. (2000–2000) — 20 appearances, 13 goals.
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1999· 3 entries
Where he joined his international team-mate Romário and was initially handed the captain's armband, reaching the final of the 2000 Club World Championship, defeating Manchester United in the process; he was later kicked
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Played for CR Vasco da Gama (1999–2001) — 16 appearances, 13 goals.
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Faced prosecution by animal welfare groups after hiring an entire circus to perform in his back garden to celebrate his son's first birthday
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1998· 4 entries
Runner-up: Coppa Italia with ACF Fiorentina (1998).
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Runner-up: FIFA World Cup with Brazil (1998).
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Where Brazil reached the final and finished runner-up
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Due to his difficult relationship with the Florentine club, 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
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1997· 10 entries
Won award: Chuteira de Ouro (1997).
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Won award: South American Team of the Year (1997).
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Won award: Bola de Prata (1997).
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Won award: Bola de Ouro (1997).
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Won: Copa América with Brazil (1997).
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Won award: Brasileirão Série A top scorer (1997).
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Won: Brasileirão Série A with Vasco da Gama (1997).
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Played for ACF Fiorentina (1997–1999) — 37 appearances, 12 goals.
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Italian club Fiorentina purchased Edmundo for 13 billion lire (approx
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“s return to Italy is the latest twist in a troubled career littered with fights, red cards and a car crash which led to manslaughter charges and a brief prison sentence. Italy parts one and two He is still vividly remembered in Florence, scene of his previous incarnation as a Serie A player in 1997-99. When Edmundo joined Fiorentina from Vasco in May 1997, the Italian club”
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1996· 3 entries
Played for CR Vasco da Gama (1996–1997) — 44 appearances, 38 goals.
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Played for S.C. Corinthians Paulista (1996–1996) — 0 appearances, 0 goals.
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And in 1997, when Vasco won the Brasileirão Série A, he was the season's top scorer, his twenty-nine goals breaking a record set by Reinaldo of Atlético Mineiro twenty years earlier
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1995· 7 entries
Won award: South American Team of the Year (1995).
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Runner-up: Supercopa Libertadores with Flamengo (1995).
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Won award: South American Player of the Year Bronze Ball (1995).
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Won: Umbro Cup with Brazil (1995).
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Moved to Flamengo and in 1996, after a loan spell in Corinthians, he returned to Vasco da Gama, where he won the Brasileirão Série A in 1997, netting 29 goals in 28 games, breaking the then Brasileirão Série A scoring
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Played for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (1995–1995) — 14 appearances, 2 goals.
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(two goals in fourteen appearances), and subsequently signed for Corinthians in 1996, although he failed to make an appearance for the club, as he reportedly stormed out of a training session after an argument
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1994· 2 entries
Won: Brasileirão Série A with Palmeiras (1994).
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Won: São Paulo State Championship with Palmeiras (1994).
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1993· 8 entries
Won: São Paulo State Championship with Palmeiras (1993).
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Won: Brasileirão Série A with Palmeiras (1993).
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Won award: Bola de Prata (1993).
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Won: Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo Tournament with Palmeiras (1993).
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Edmundo left Vasco da Gama and transferred to Palmeiras, where he won the Brasileirão twice, in 1993 and 1994, scoring thirty-four goals in eighty-nine appearances for the club
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1995 and 1997, winning the 1997 and finished runner-up in 1995
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Signed with Palmeiras, where he was part of the team that won the Brasileirão Série A in 1993 and 1994 and the Paulistão Série A1 in 1993, which ended the club's 17-year major title drought, and 1994, with a loan spel
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Played for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (1993–1995) — 180 appearances, 74 goals.
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1992· 2 entries
Won: Rio de Janeiro State Championship with Vasco da Gama (1992).
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Played for CR Vasco da Gama (1992–1992) — 23 appearances, 8 goals.
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1991· 1 entry
Making his debut in 1992, where he won the Cariocão Grupo A in 1992
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1982· 1 entry
Also later playing for the Botafogo youth side before returning to the club
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1971· 1 entry
Born 1971-04-02.
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