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Vavá

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In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is Izídio. "Neto" is a generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.

Vavá
Vavá in 1962
Personal information
Full name Edvaldo Izídio Neto
Date of birth (1934-11-12)12 November 1934[1]
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Date of death 19 January 2002(2002-01-19) (aged 67)[2]
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1950 Sport Recife
1951–1958 Vasco da Gama 456 (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
Total 697 (298)
International career
1955–1964 Brazil 20 (15)
Managerial career
1971–1972 Córdoba
1974–1975 Córdoba
1977–1978 Granada
1984–1985 Al Rayyan
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner1958 Sweden
Winner1962 Chile
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edvaldo Izidio Neto (12 November 1934 – 19 January 2002), commonly known as Vavá, was a Brazilian professional footballer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest strikers of his generation. Nicknamed "Peito de Aço" (Steel Chest), he most notably played for Vasco da Gama, Atlético Madrid, Palmeiras and the Brazil national team.

Career

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At club level, Vavá started his career with Sport Recife from 1949 to 1950. Between 1958 and 1961, he played for Atlético Madrid, moving abroad for the first time. Vavá finished his career with Potuguesa de Desportos in 1970.[3]

Vavá earned twenty caps with the Brazil national team between 1955 and 1964, scoring a total of fifteen goals. On 13 November 1955, he debuted in the Oswaldo Cruz Cup against Paraguay.[1] Vavá was part of the team that won both the 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cups,[4] in which he scored five and four goals respectively. Furthermore, he was a joint-recipient of the 1962 World Cup Golden Boot as one of the tournament's top scorers. Vavá was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1952 Summer Olympics.[5]

Vavá scored in the World Cup finals of both 1958 (twice) and 1962 (once), thus becoming the first player to score in two finals. Only five players have achieved this feat, the other four being Pelé, Paul Breitner, Zinedine Zidane, and Kylian Mbappé. He remained the only player to have scored in two consecutive World Cup final matches until Mbappé achieved the feat in 2022, having also scored in the final in 2018.[6]

Death

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On 19 January 2002, Vavá died in a Rio de Janeiro clinic on Saturday aged 67.[2]

Club statistics

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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

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Club

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Sport Recife

Vasco da Gama

Atlético de Madrid

Palmeiras

Club América

International

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Brazil national football team

Individual

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References

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  1. 1 2 Grohmann, Gustavo. "Vavá Ex-atacante do Vasco, Palmeiras e Seleção". UOL.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 Burnton, Simon (21 January 2002). "Brazilian legend Vava dies aged 67". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "Vava, Edvaldo Izidio Neto de son vrai nom". Sport Histoire (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Brazil legend Vava dies". BBC News. 20 January 2002.
  5. ↑ "Vavá". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Stead, Matt (15 November 2025). "Kylian Mbappe's ridiculous career records". Football365.
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