Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade ; port.-braz. Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade ; genus. January 25, 1947 , Tres Coracoins , Minas Gerais , Brazil ), better known as Tostão [1] ( port. Tostão ) - Brazilian footballer [2] [3] . He played for the clubs " America Mineiro ", " Cruzeiro " and " Vasco da Gama ". Spent 65 matches and scored 35 goals in the Brazilian national team .
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| Full name | Eduardo Goncalves de Andrade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 25, 1947 (72 years old) Tres Coracoins , Minas Gerais , Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1970 world champion . The best footballer of South America in 1971 . The best scorer in the history of the club "Cruzeiro" [4] . It takes 14th place among the best players in South America of the 20th century according to IFFIIS . It takes 55th place among the best players of the 20th century according to World Soccer magazine , according to Placar magazine Tostao is at 48th place. Also included in the list of the best players of the XX century according to Voetbal International [5] .
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 eye injury
- 2 Achievements
- 2.1 Team
- 2.2 Personal
- 3 Performance Statistics
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Biography
Tostao started playing at the America Mineiro club, where he got thanks to the team's coach, Orlando Andrade. He, at one time, played with his father Eduardo in the club “ Itai Vilela ”. Subsequently, Tostao recalled: “I owe him a lot. If not for him, I would not have become a footballer. And I was small in stature, and the strength was not enough. But he always said that the age of football players - athletes and security officials is coming to an end, that power will be replaced by intelligence, multiplied by cunning and dexterity. ”
At the age of 15, Tostao began to play for the main team. In the same year he was included in the junior national team. In its composition in 1963, he defeated the first national team of Brazil , scoring both goals of his team. After this success, Tostao became one of the main rising stars of Brazilian football. [6]
Eye Injury
In 1968, in a Brazil Cup match with Corinthians , Tostao was injured in his left eye . Kicking the ball, the player of the opposing team Ditao hit Eduardo in the left eye. He had a retinal detachment.
The footballer had an operation in Houston . She helped: he played football again, but a year later he felt sick again. I had to have a second operation. Subsequently, because of this, Tostao very rarely played with his head, fearing a relapse of retinal detachment. [four]
In the qualifying matches for the 1970 World Cup, Tostao was one of the team's top scorers. In addition, he gave a large number of assists. [7] He demonstrated a high level of play at the winning World Cup in 1970. At the age of 26, having already become world champion, Tostao ended his career as a football player due to eye problems.
Received higher medical education. Currently, Tostao is one of the leading Brazilian journalists and commentators.
Achievements
Team
- Champion of the State of Minais Gerais : 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
- Brazil Cup Winner: 1966
- Rio Branco Cup Winner: 1967, 1968
- World Champion : 1970
Personal
- South America Footballer of the Year : 1971
- Minas Gerais State Championship top scorer: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970
- Top Scorer of the Robertan Cup: 1970
Performance Statistics
| Club | Season | League [8] | MBT [9] | Cups CONMEBOL [10] | Others [11] | Total | |||||
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| Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| Cruzeiro | 1963 | ? | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 6 |
| 1964 | ? | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 13 | |
| 1965 | ? | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 16 | |
| 1966 | ? | eighteen | 8 | four | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 22 | |
| 1967 | ? | twenty | 5+ | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | one | ? | 32 | |
| 1968 | ? | twenty | 6+ | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 28 | |
| 1969 | ? | 16 | 3+ | four | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | twenty | |
| 1970 | ? | 9 | 11+ | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 21 | |
| 1971 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | |
| 1972 | ? | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 3 | |
| Total | ? | 130 | 33+ | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | one | ? | 170 | |
| Vasco da Gama | 1972 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | four | one | four | one | |
| Total | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | four | one | 44 | 7 | |
| Total career | ? | 136 | 33+ | 34 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ? | 177 | |
Source:
- Márcio Sabino. Tostão (port.) . Artilheiros . Date of treatment August 15, 2018.
Notes
- ↑ Proper Transcription - Toostan
- ↑ 1 Brazil in Mexico 1970 (Retrieved February 3, 2011)
- ↑ (English) (Retrieved February 3, 2011)
- ↑ 1 2 If Tostao had the second eye, he would have scored twice as many goals (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment November 13, 2010. Archived May 22, 2009.
- ↑ The Best x Players of the Century / All-Time
- ↑ Tostao - free shooter
- ↑ Pele. My life and a wonderful game. - M .: Planet, 1989.
- ↑ Including the championships of the Brazilian states ( League Mineiro , League Carioca ).
- ↑ Brazil Cup, Roberto Gomez Pedroza Cup .
- ↑ Copa Libertadores .
- ↑ Champions Tournament 1967, Extra Tournament Rio de Janeiro 1973.
Links
- Website with Tostao personal weekly column as a browser
- Profile at cbf.com.br (inaccessible link)
- “If Tostao had a second eye ...” (inaccessible link)