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Tostão
Sign in to saveEduardo Gonçalves de Andrade (born 25 January 1947), generally known as Tostão (Brazilian Portuguese: [tosˈtɐ̃w̃]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder and was a physician.
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Eduardo Andrade Gonçalves, known by the pseudonym Tostão, is a Brazilian association football player, journalist, and physician. Born in Belo Horizonte in 1947, he played as a wing half for clubs including Cruzeiro E.C., CR Vasco da Gama, and América Futebol Clube. He also represented the Brazil men's national football team in the 1966 and 1970 FIFA World Cups. His professional playing career spanned from 1966 to 1973.
Tostão attended the Federal University of Minas Gerais and resides in Belo Horizonte. He is the author of two works, including *Dez na área, um na banheira e ninguém no gol* and *A perfeição não existe*. He speaks Portuguese and has received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil). He is also noted for having a medical condition involving one eye.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1947
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Dez na área, um na banheira e ninguém no gol
- A perfeição não existe
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Key facts
- Football biography.name
- Tostão
- Football biography.image
- Tostão 1970.jpg
- Football biography.caption
- Tostão in 1970
- Football biography.fullname
- Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade
- Football biography.birth_place
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Football biography.position
- Forward / Attacking midfielder
- Football biography.youthyears1
- 1961
- Football biography.youthclubs1
- Cruzeiro
- Football biography.years1
- 1962–1963
- Football biography.clubs1
- América Mineiro
- Football biography.caps1
- 26
- Football biography.goals1
- 16
- Football biography.years2
- 1963–1972
- Football biography.clubs2
- Cruzeiro
- Football biography.caps2
- 378
- Football biography.goals2
- 249
- Football biography.years3
- 1972–1973
- Football biography.clubs3
- Vasco da Gama
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eduardo
- Family name
- Andrade
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Belo Horizonte
- Occupation
- physician
- Educated at
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Participant in
- 1966 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Brazil men's national football team
- Position played
- wing half
- Country for sport
- Brazil
- Mass
- 69
- Image
- Tostão (Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade, 1970).jpg
- Height
- 170
- Residence
- Belo Horizonte
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- date of birth
- 1947-01-25
- pseudonym
- Tostão
- Commons category
- Tostão
- end of work period
- 1973-00-00
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- medical condition
- one-eyed
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Football career
- Style of play
- Career statistics
- International goals
- Honours
- Club
- International
- Individual
- References
- External links
Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade (born 25 January 1947), generally known as Tostão (Brazilian Portuguese: [tosˈtɐ̃w̃]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder and was a physician.
Tostão was an intelligent, hardworking and prolific left-footed forward, who was known for his creativity and technical skills, and was considered one of the best players in the world in his prime and arguably the best player in the world in the early 70s alongside Cruyff before health problems forced his early retirement. Tostão was widely considered at the time the second best or even the best Brazilian player in the late 60s alongside Pelé, even ahead of other stars that would be part of the legendary 1970 Brazil squad. He played most of his 11-year career with Cruzeiro.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tostão” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.