Dimba (footballer, born 1973)

Dimba

Personal information
Full name	Editácio Vieira de Andrade
Date of birth	(1973-12-30) December 30, 1973
Place of birth	Sobradinho, DF, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Ceilândia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Sobradinho
1995	Brasília
1996	Gama
1996	Sobradinho
1997–1998	Botafogo
1998–1999	América Mineiro
1999	Portuguesa
1999	Bahia
2000	Leça
2000–2001	Botafogo
2002	Gama
2002–2004	Goiás
2004	Al Ittihad
2004–2005	Flamengo
2005–2006	São Caetano
2007–2009	Brasiliense
2010	Ceilândia
2011	Legião
2011	Peixe Brasília (futsal)
2012–	Ceilândia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 16, 2012

Editácio Vieira de Andrade (born December 30, 1973), usually known simply as Dimba, is a Brazilian futsal player and footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Football

He started his professional football career in 1994, playing for Sobradinho. He stayed at the club until 1995, when he was transferred to Brasília. In the same year, he moved to Gama. In 1996, he returned to Sobradinho. In 1997, he signed with Botafogo of Rio de Janeiro. He left the club in the following year, joining América Mineiro. In 1999, he played for Portuguesa and Bahia. In 2000, for the first time in his career, he played at a non-Brazilian team, as he signed with Leça of Portugal. In 2000 and 2001, he returned to Brazil, playing again for Botafogo. In 2002, he returned to Gama. He played for Goiás between 2002 and 2004. In 2004, he played for Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad. In 2004, he joined the Carioca team Flamengo, where he stayed until the following year when he moved to São Caetano. In 2007, he moved to Brasiliense. In late 2009, was hired by Ceilândia. He played for Legião in 2010, then he retired.

Futsal

After his retirement as a football player, he started a career as a futsal player, scoring two goals in his first game for Peixe Brasília, played on October 6, 2011.

Return to football

He returned to football in 2012 to play for Ceilândia.

Honors

Football honors

In 1997, playing for Botafogo, he won Taça Guanabara, Taça Rio, and Campeonato Carioca. In 1999, playing for Bahia, he won the Campeonato Baiano. In 2003, playing for Goiás, he scored 31 goals during the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, being the competition's top goalscorer, and, because of this, he won the Placar magazine Golden Boot (Chuteira de Ouro) award.

References

Books

• Especial Placar - Guia do Segundo Turno do Brasileirão 2005 - Editora Abril.

External links

• Dimba at Sambafoot (archived)
• Dimba at ForaDeJogo (archived)