Naldo (footballer, born 1976)
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ednaldo Mendes da Conceição[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 February 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Fluminense | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996 | Fluminense | ||
Internacional | |||
Tubarão | |||
2001 | Trabzonspor | 0 | (0) |
2002 | FC Wil | 28 | (6) |
2003 | FC Luzern | 9 | (0) |
2003–2004 | St. Gallen | 29 | (2) |
2005–2006 | LA Galaxy | 24 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Ionikos | ||
2007–2008 | California Cougars | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ednaldo Mendes da Conceição (born 6 February 1976), known as Naldo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Naldo came up through the system of hometown Fluminense in 1996. He also played for Internacional and Tubarão and had a short spell with Turkey's Galatasaray. In 2002, Naldo moved to Switzerland, where he played for FC Wil, FC Luzern, and FC St. Gallen.[2] He signed with Major League Soccer and the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2005, but was released after a disappointing season and a single game in 2006.[3] He switch to indoor soccer and joined California Cougars of the Major Indoor Soccer League for the 2007–08 season.
References
- ^ a b Naldo at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Stats Centre: Ednaldo da Conceicao Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ Jones, Grahame L. (23 June 2005). "Galaxy Lacking Inspiration". Los Angeles Times.
External links
- Naldo at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Men's association football forwards
- Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players
- Major League Soccer players
- Fluminense FC players
- Sport Club Internacional players
- Trabzonspor footballers
- FC Wil players
- FC Luzern players
- FC St. Gallen players
- LA Galaxy players
- Ionikos F.C. players
- California Cougars players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Brazilian football forward, 1970s birth stubs