Tostão

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Tostão

Full name	Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade
Date of birth	January 25, 1947
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	1.72 m
Nickname	Tostão
Position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Retired
Number	20 & 9 (Brazil)
Youth clubs
1961	Cruzeiro EC
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1962–1963 1963–1972 1972–1973	América MG Cruzeiro EC CR Vasco	– 378 (249) –
National team**
1966–1972	Brazil	65 (36)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 8, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of October 8, 2006.

Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade (born 25 January 1947 in Belo Horizonte), better known as Tostão, is a former Brazilian footballer.

Like the majority of Brazilian footballers he was given a nickname early in his football career. His was Tostão, the little coin. Tostão was an intelligent forward who played for the Brazilian club Cruzeiro and formed a lethal partnership with Pelé in the national team which won the 1970 FIFA World Cup. After the World cup he played for CR Vasco da Gama.

Tostão suffered a detached retina in 1969 when he was hit in the face by a ball during a match against Corinthians. This injury almost stopped him playing in the 1970 World Cup, and when he damaged his eye again in 1973 he decided to retire from football at the age of 26.

Weary of football and fame he became a medical doctor. In the last ten years he has rejoined the football world by working as a journalist and a pundit on TV.

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Tostao's weekly column on brazilian's newspaper Jornal do Brasil

	Brazil squad - 1966 World Cup
1 Gilmar \| 2 Djalma Santos \| 3 Fidelis \| 4 Bellini \| 5 Brito \| 6 Altair \| 7 Orlando \| 8 Paulo Henrique \| 9 Rildo \| 10 Pelé \| 11 Gérson \| 12 Manga \| 13 Denílson \| 14 Lima \| 15 Zito \| 16 Garrincha \| 17 Jairzinho \| 18 Alcindo \| 19 Silva \| 20 Tostão \| 21 Paraná \| 22 Edu \| Coach: Feola

	Brazil squad - 1970 World Cup Champions (3rd Title)
1 Félix \| 2 Brito \| 3 Piazza \| 4 Carlos Alberto \| 5 Clodoaldo \| 6 Marco Antônio \| 7 Jairzinho \| 8 Gérson \| 9 Tostão \| 10 Pelé \| 11 Rivelino \| 12 Ado \| 13 Roberto \| 14 Baldocchi \| 15 Fontana \| 16 Everaldo \| 17 Joel \| 18 Paulo César \| 19 Edu \| 20 Dario \| 21 Zé Maria \| 22 Leão \| Coach: Zagallo