| Edvaldo Izídio Neto | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edvaldo Izídio Neto | |
| Date of birth | November 12, 1934 | |
| Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | |
| Date of death | 19 January 2002 (aged 67) | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1949–1950 1951–1958 1958–1961 1961–1963 1964–1967 1967–1968 1968–1969 1969 |
Sport Recife Vasco da Gama Atlético Madrid Palmeiras América Toros Neza San Diego Toros Portuguesa |
71 (31) 28 (5) |
| National team | ||
| Brazil | 20 (15) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Vavá, real name Edvaldo Izídio Neto, (born November 12, 1934 in Recife, Brazil - January 19, 2002 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian football player. His nickname was "Peito de Aço" (Steel Chest). He was a striker (center forwards) for C.R. Vasco da Gama, S.E. Palmeiras and the Brazilian national team.
He received 20 caps with the Brazilian national team, with 15 goals and won both the 1958 and 1962 World Cups (scoring respectively 5 and 4 goals himself).
Vavá scored in the finals of both 1958 (twice) and 1962 (once), thus becoming the first player to score in the final of two different world cups. To this day, only four players achieved this feat, the other three being Pelé, Paul Breitner and Zinedine Zidane. Vavá is also one of only four players to have scored three goals in World Cup finals along with Geoff Hurst, Pelé and Zidane.
Honours
- World champion in 1958 and World champion in 1962 with the Brazilian national team
- Campeonato Pernambucano in 1949 with Sport Club do Recife
- Campeonato Carioca (Rio de Janeiro State championship) in 1952, 1956, 1958 with C.R. Vasco da Gama
- Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State championship) in 1963 with Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
- Torneio Rio - São Paulo (Rio - São Paulo Tournament) in 1958 with C.R. Vasco da Gama
- Oswaldo Cruz Cup: 1955, 1958, 1962
- Quadrangular Tournament of Rio: 1953 with C.R. Vasco da Gama
- Rivadavia Corrêa Meyer's Tournament (Rio): 1953 with C.R. Vasco da Gama
- Santiago de Chile Tournament: 1957 with C.R. Vasco da Gama
- Paris Tournament: 1957 with C.R. Vasco da Gama
- Theresa Herrera Trophy: 1957 with C.R. Vasco da Gama
- Guadalajara Tournament: 1963 with Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
- FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
References
| Preceded by Just Fontaine |
FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe 1962 Shared with: Dražan Jerković, Garrincha, Flórián Albert, Leonel Sánchez and Valentin Ivanov |
Succeeded by Eusébio |
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