Edivaldo (footballer, born 1962)

Edivaldo Martíns da Fonseca, best known as Edivaldo (born in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro State, April 13, 1962 – died in Boituva, São Paulo State, January 13, 1993), was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.

Edivaldo
Personal information
Full name Edivaldo Martíns da Fonseca
Date of birth (1962-04-13)April 13, 1962
Place of birth Volta Redonda, Brazil
Date of death January 13, 1993(1993-01-13) (aged 30)
Place of death Boituva, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982 Atlético Mineiro 75 (26)
1983 Taquaritinga 32 (11)
1984–1987 Atlético Mineiro 22 (10)
1987–1990 São Paulo 53 (12)
1990 Puebla 12 (2)
1991–1992 Palmeiras 12 (0)
1992 Gamba Osaka
1993 Taquaritinga
International career
1986–1989 Brazil 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:41, December 30, 2007 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:41, December 30, 2007 (UTC)

In his career, which started in 1982, he played for Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Taquaritinga (his last club), in Japan with Gamba Osaka, and in Mexico with Puebla. For the Brazil national team he played in three matches (April 1986 to July 1989) without scoring a goal, and was in the squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He died in the Castelo Branco highway disaster in São Paulo, at 30 years of age.

Club statistics

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Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Brazil League
1984 Atlético Mineiro Série A 9 10
1985 0 0
1986 13 0
1987 São Paulo Série A 15 1
1988 23 7
1989 15 4
1990 0 0
Mexico League
1990/91 Puebla Primera División 12 2
Brazil League
1991 Palmeiras Série A 12 0
1992 Atlético Mineiro Série A 8 0
Japan League
1992 Gamba Osaka J1 League -
Country Brazil 95 22
Mexico 12 2
Japan 0 0
Total 107 24

International career statistics

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Brazil national team
Year Apps Goals
1986 2 0
1987 0 0
1988 0 0
1989 1 0
Total 3 0

References

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  1. ^ Edivaldo at National-Football-Teams.com
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