Edu (footballer, born 1974)

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Edu
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Araújo Moreira
Date of birth (1974-04-19) 19 April 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Ipauçu, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Palmeiras
1993–1996 Rio Branco
1996–1997 Monterrey
1998 Platinense
1998–1999 Alania Vladikavkaz 37 (9)
2000 Spartak-Chukotka Moscow 12 (1)
2000–2001 Krylia Sovetov Samara 14 (1)
2001Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) 12 (2)
2002–2003 Arsenal Kyiv 0 (0)
2003–2004 Torpedo-SKA Minsk 41 (19)
2005–2008 Dinamo Minsk 86 (18)
2011–2012 Santacruzense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduardo Araújo Moreira (born 19 April 1974) commonly known as Edu is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career[edit]

Eastern Europe[edit]

Edu joined Alania Vladikavkaz of the Russian Premier League in July 1998. He played for Spartak-Chukotka Moscow of the Russian First Division in the first half of the 2000 season. He then spent one year at Krylia Sovetov Samara, and the rest of the 2001 season at Anzhi Makhachkala.

Edu then moved to Ukraine to play for Arsenal Kyiv in second half of 2001-02 season and 2002-03 season.

Edu joined Belarusian team Torpedo Minsk in August 2003.[1] As the club was expelled from the league at the start of 2005 season, he joined Dinamo Minsk.

In July 2011 he returned to Brazil and signed a contract with Santacruzense.[2] .

Career statistics[edit]

Club statistics
Season Club League League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
1998 Alania Vladikavkaz RFPL 14 5 - 14 5
1999 24 4 - 24 4
2000 Spartak-Chukotka Moscow RFNL 12 1 - 12 1
2000 Krylia Sovetov[3] RFPL 13 1 2 0 - 15 1
2001 1 0 0 0 - 1 0
Anzhi Makhachkala[4] 12 2 2 0 1 0 15 2
2002–03 Arsenal Kyiv UPL 0 0 - 0 0
2003 Torpedo Minsk BPL 13 7 - 13 7
2004 28 12 - 28 12
2005 Dinamo Minsk 21 3 - 21 3
2006 24 10 - 24 10
2007 22 0 - 22 0
2008 17 5 - 17 5
Total Russia 76 13 4 0 1 0 81 13
Belarus 125 37 - 125 37
Total 201 50 4 0 1 0 206 50

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Transfers: 25–31 August". UEFA.com. 2003-08-31. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  2. ^ BOLETIM INFORMATIVO DIÁRIO ELETRÔNICO (BID-E) RELAÇÃO PELA DATA 22/07/2011
  3. ^ "Eduardo Moreira Araujo Edu". www.kc-camapa.ru (in Russian). FC Krylia Sovetov Samara.
  4. ^ "Edu Eduardo Moreira Araujo". www.fc-anji.ru (in Russian). Anzhi Makhachkala. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

External links[edit]

  • Edu at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian) Edit this at Wikidata
  • CBF (in Portuguese)