Dida (footballer, born 1934)

Dida
	Dida in 1961
Personal information
Full name	Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa
Date of birth	March 16, 1934
Place of birth	Maceió, AL
Date of death	September 17, 2002 (aged 68)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder / Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1949–1950	América EC
1950–1953	CSA
1954–1963	Flamengo
1964–1966	Portuguesa de Desportos
1966–1968	Atlético Junior
International career
1958–1961	Brazil
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Brazil
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa (March 16, 1934 – September 17, 2002), better known as Dida, was a Brazilian football player. Following his retirement, he remained with Flamengo, working for two decades with the club's youth teams.

On September 17, 2002, he died of cancer in a Rio de Janeiro hospital, at the age of 68.

Dida is the 2nd high scorer in Flamengo's history with 244 goals. He was capped six times for his country, including the 1958 World Cup, scoring four goals.

Honours

References

^ [1] Fla-Estatística (in Portuguese)
^ [2] História do Futebol (in Portuguese)
^ [3] BrFut (in Portuguese)
^ [4] BDFA (in Spanish)

External links

Former Brazil star Dida dies - ESPN Soccernet, 9/18/02

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[1] [1] Fla-Estatística (in Portuguese)

[2] [2] História do Futebol (in Portuguese)

[3] [3] BrFut (in Portuguese)

[NFT-4] [4] BDFA (in Spanish)

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