Luís Eduardo Schmidt

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Edu
Personal information
Full name Luís Eduardo Schmidt
Date of birth 10 January 1979 (1979-01-10) (age 29)
Place of birth    Jaú, Brazil
Height 1.82 m
Playing position Second Striker
Left/Right-sided Midfielder
Club information
Current club Real Betis
Number 10
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997–2000
2000–2004
2004–
São Paulo
Celta de Vigo
Real Betis
11 (0)
117 (27)
118 (32)   
National team2
2000 Brazil 1 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 30 July, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 06 March, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Luís Eduardo Schmidt, nickname Edu, (born 10 January 1979 in Jaú, São Paulo). He is a Brazilian footballer and currently plays for Real Betis as a versatile forward. Edu holds an Italian passport, but his German surname indicates he also had German descent.

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[edit] Career

[edit] São Paulo & Celta Vigo

Edu made 8 appearances for São Paulo from 1997 through to 2000. Edu then moved to Celta where he made 117 La Liga appearances and scored 25 goals. Edu was loaned to Real Betis for two years when Celta got relegated in 2004 season.

[edit] Real Betis

Edu made a huge impression during his debut season with Real Betis as his partnership with Ricardo Oliveira featured strongly in the success of the club and their Champions League qualification where he scored 11 goals in 32 league appearances. Although not having an impressive second season Edu score an immensely important goal against AS Monaco in the Champions League qualifying round. The goal was the difference in a 3-2 aggregate win for Betis. After two seasons on loan at Real Betis, Edu was officially signed for €2,000,000 in 2006. On the final day of the 2006/2007 La Liga season, Edu scored two goals for Real Betis in the final 10 minutes in a 2-0 win against Racing Santander. Anything but a win would have meant certain relegation for the Andalusian club. Edu is contracted to the club until 2009. He has a minimum fee release clause of €30,000,000.

[edit] Career statistics

Last updated April 29, 2008. Astrix signals statistics drawn from all competitions.

Season Club Division Apps Goals Assists
2004/05 Real Betis Flag of Spain La Liga 39* 11 10
2005/06 Real Betis Flag of Spain La Liga 46* 4 5
2006/07 Real Betis Flag of Spain La Liga 31* 8 1
2007/08 Real Betis Flag of Spain La Liga 30* 13 4
Total 146 36 20

[edit] International

Edu made his debut against Thailand on 23 February 2000. It was his first and only appearance for Brazil.

[edit] Family

Edu is the cousin of former Real Madrid player Sávio. He is also Liverpool's defender Fábio Aurélio brother-in-law.

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