Edgardo Andrada

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Edgardo Andrada
Personal information
Full nameEdgardo Norberto Andrada
Date of birth (1939-01-02) January 2, 1939
Place of birthRosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Playing positiongoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19601969Rosario Central283(0)
19691975Vasco
1976Vitória
19771982Colón122(0)
1982Renato Cesarini16(0)
National team
1961-1969Argentina20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Edgardo Norberto Andrada, better known as Edgardo Andrada, or simply Andrada (born January 2, 1939), is a retired professional Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper for several top level Argentine and Brazilian clubs.[1]

Career

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe province,[1] Edgardo Andrada initially tried a career as a basketball player, then, when he was 19 years-old, he unsuccessfully tried to work as San Lorenzo's goalkeeper, eventually joining Rosario Central, of his home city Rosario,[2] where he started his professional career in 1960,[3] staying in the club until 1969,[3] playing 283 matches.[4] In 1969, he moved to Vasco, of Brazil, leaving the club in 1975.[1]

On November 19, 1969, at Estádio do Maracanã, Edgardo Andrada suffered Pelé's 1000th goal,[1] scored from a penalty kick.[5] While playing for Vasco, he won the Campeonato Carioca in 1970,[1] Placar's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Bola de Prata award in 1971,[6] and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1974.[1] In 1976, he played for Vitória, returning to Argentina in 1977, where he played 122 matches for Colón[4] between that year and 1982,[1] and 16 matches for Renato Cesarini in 1982,[4] when he retired.[4]

National team

Edgardo Andrada was Argentina's goalkeeper during the 1963 South American Championship, held in Bolivia.[7]

Honors

Besides winning the Bola de Prata in 1971, Edgardo Andrada won the following honors during his career:

Club Competition Seasons
Vasco Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1974
Campeonato Carioca 1970

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 26. ISBN 85-88651-01-7. 
  2. (Portuguese) "Andrada, o goleiro 1000". Papo de Bola. 2006-01-11. Retrieved 2008-06-26. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 (Portuguese) "Andrada (ex-goleiro do Vasco)". Milton Neves. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-26. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (Spanish) "Una eternidad en el arco". Clarín. 2002-04-05. Retrieved 2008-06-26. 
  5. (Spanish) "Protagonistas inusuales". ESPN Deportes. 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2008-06-26. 
  6. Guia 2008 Brasileirão (1318-B). São Paulo: Editora Abril. 2008. p. 155. 
  7. (Portuguese) "El Lobo já deixou a sua marca no Ba x Vi". Barradão On Line. 2006-01-11. Retrieved 2008-06-26. 
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