Edon Amaral Neto (born 21 February 1967), commonly known as Edinho, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edon Amaral Neto | ||
| Date of birth | 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) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Farense (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Farense | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn 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.
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
editAs 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
editEdinho' son, Edinho Júnior, is also a footballer and a forward.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Edinho" (in Portuguese). Glórias do Passado. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Hearts 2 Dunfermline 1". Sporting Life. 21 November 1998. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Fans hero Edinho is a Bantam again". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers sign Olhanense starlet". Algarve Resident. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
