Edinho (footballer, born 1967)

Edinho
Personal information
Full name	Edon Amaral Neto
Date of birth	21 February 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Arapiraca, Brazil
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987	ASA
1988	Avaí
1989	São José
1990–1992	Olhanense
1992–1994	Portimonense
1994–1995	Chaves
1995–1996	Vitória Guimarães
1996–1998	Bradford City
1998	→ Dunfermline Athletic (loan)
1998–1999	Portimonense
1999–2000	União Lamas
2000–2003	Vizela
2003–2005	Olhanense
2005	Portosantense
2006	Juventude Évora
2006–2007	Campinense
2008–2009	Farense
Total
Managerial career
2008–2009	Farense (assistant)
2009	Farense
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edon Amaral Neto (born 21 February 1967), commonly known as Edinho, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker.

Playing career

Born 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

As 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

Edinho' son, Edinho Júnior, is also a footballer and a forward.^[4]

References

^ "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.

External links

Edinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Edinho at Soccerbase

[1] "Edinho" (in Portuguese). Glórias do Passado. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

[2] "Hearts 2 Dunfermline 1". Sporting Life. 21 November 1998. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.

[thetelegraphandargus.co.uk-3] "Fans hero Edinho is a Bantam again". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.

[4] "Blackburn Rovers sign Olhanense starlet". Algarve Resident. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

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