Éder Aleixo de Assis

Éder
Personal information
Full nameÉder Aleixo de Assis
Date of birthMay 25, 1957
Place of birthVespasiano, Brazil
Playing positionLeft winger, Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1975–1976América26(6)
1977–1979Grêmio47(14)
1980–1985Atlético79(27)
1985Internacional (Limeira)
1986Palmeiras8(1)
1987Santos
1987Sport Recife
1988Botafogo6(1)
1988Atlético Paranaense
1988Cerro Porteño
1989–1990Fenerbahçe1(0)
1988–1989Malatyaspor
1989–1990Atlético19(2)
1991Atlético Paranaense9(3)
1992União São João
1993Cruzeiro EC
1994–1995Atlético
1995–1996União São João
1996Gama
National team
1979–1986Brazil[1]52(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Éder Aleixo de Assis, was also known as Éder or Éder Assis (born May 25, 1957 in Vespasiano, Brazil), is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as a left winger and striker, most notably with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Clube Atlético Mineiro in the Campeonato Brasileiro[2] and with the Brazilian national team. He also played for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras in 1986. A couple of years later transferred to Malatyaspor with Carlos and Serginho in 1988-89 season but played only one match for him and returned to Brazil.

National team

He had 52 caps with the Brazilian national team between May 1979 and April 1986. Éder came to international prominence during the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playing in midfield alongside Zico, Sócrates and Falcão, considered one of the greatest Brazilian national teams ever.[3] In Brazil's first match of the tournament he scored a wonderful, winning goal against the Soviet Union, flicking the ball up and volleying it with blistering power into the net from 25 yards. He followed that up with another outstanding goal in the 4-1 win over Scotland, when he feigned to shoot powerfully but then lofted the ball over Scotland's frozen goalie Alan Rough and into the far corner, from the edge of the area. He smashed a bending free kick against the crossbar vs Argentina in the 2nd round group game from 30 yards out and this shot resulted in the first goal scored by Zico. Éder wasn't the quickest winger in the world but he was athletically built and had dazzling close control, as well as a shot that earned him the nickname "The Cannon" from his devoted fans.

Éder didn't make the Brazilian squad for the 1986 World Cup, after losing form and fitness during the preceding season, and also because he apparently pushed a ball boy during a warm-up game for Brazil. He was sent off in his final international match, against Peru, in April 1986. Off the field he was occasionally a controversial figure; rumours abounded that he preferred partying to training and he often fell out with coaches or fellow players.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ National Football Teams profile
  2. ↑ "Futpédia: Éder Aleixo (Éder Aleixo de Assis)". Globo Esporte. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  3. ↑ Daniel Pearl (3 April 2006). "No flair please, he's Brazilian". London: BBC. Retrieved 3 July 2006.