Eduardo Antunes Coimbra

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Edu
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Antunes Coimbra
Date of birth February 5, 1947 (1947-02-05) (age 61)
Place of birth    Flag of Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Playing position Attacking midfielder (retired)
Club information
Current club Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe
Youth clubs
1960-1966 América
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1966-1974
1975
1975
1975-1976
1976-1977
1978
1979
1980-1981		 América
Vasco da Gama
Bahia
Flamengo
Colorado
Joinville
Brasília
Campo Grande		 402 (212)
 ? (?)
 ? (?)
24 (6)
 ? (?)
 ? (?)
 ? (?)
 ? (?)   
National team
1967-1974 Brazil 54 (6)
Teams managed
1982
1983-1984
1984-1985
1986
1989
1990
1995		 América
Brazil
Vasco da Gama
Iraq
Coritiba
Botafogo
Kashima Antlers

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Eduardo Antunes Coimbra (born in February 5, 1947), better known as Edu, is a former Brazilian footballer, one of the best attacking midfielders in brazilian soccer. He was one of the most talented dribblers of the 1970s and is considered one of the best players in América Football Club's history. He scored 212 goals for América -- which makes him the second highest scorer for the club -- and also played for Vasco da Gama, Bahia and Flamengo.

Edu came from a lower-middle-class family, in the suburbs of Quintino, Rio de Janeiro. His father was a goalkeeper and three of his brothers were professional footballers as well. However the most famous was Zico. They played together in 1976 in Flamengo. His nephew (Zico's son) Thiago Coimbra also played for Flamengo between 2005-07 and currently plays for Portuguesa Liga Vitalis team Portimonense S.C.

He is currently assistant manager and scout of Turkish club Fenerbahçe S.K. which team managing by his brother and Brazilian soccer legend Zico.[1] He is a member of Zico's veteran team in Turkey which has Brazilian members as Roberto Carlos's father Oscar Silva, Edu's brother and Fenerbahçe Manager Zico, Fenerbahçe Conditioner Moraci Vasconcelos Sant'anna (who was 3 world cup coach of Brazil), Mehmet Aurélio's uncle Sebastiao and Edu Dracena's brother.

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  1. ^ Fenerbahçe Coaches
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Kashima Antlers – Managers

Miyamoto (1992–94) • Edu (1995) • João Carlos (1996–98) • Sekizuka (1998) • Ze Mario (1998–99) • Zico (1999) • Sekizuka (1999) • Cerezo (2000–05) • Autuori (2005–06) • Oliveira (2007–)