Edson Vieira

Edson Vieira
	Vieira in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Edson Roberto Vieira
Date of birth	9 October 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	São João, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	São Bento (manager)
Youth career
	Matsubara
	Londrina
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1985	Londrina
1985–1987	Botafogo
1987–1990	Universidad Guadalajara
	Atlas
	Mogi Mirim
	Ponte Preta
	Comercial-SP
1992	Londrina
1992	Botafogo-SP
1993	Botafogo
1993	Unión Magdalena
1994	Once Caldas
1995	Millonarios
	Fortaleza
	Santa Cruz
1997	Edessaikos
1997	Noroeste
1998	Londrina
1998	Ceará
1999	Portuguesa Londrinense
1999	Rio Preto
International career
1983	Brazil U17
Managerial career
2001	Portuguesa Londrinense U20
2002	PSTC U20
2002	Portuguesa Londrinense
2002	Universidad Guadalajara (assistant)
2003	Nacional-PR
2003	Goiás (assistant)
2004	Benfica (assistant)
2004	Sporting CP (assistant)
2004	Barreirense (assistant)
2004	Águia Maringá
2005	Itararé
2005	Comercial-SP
2006	Atlético Sorocaba
2006	Caxias-SC
2006	Londrina
2006	Portuguesa Londrinense
2006	Itararé
2007	União São João
2007	São Carlos
2007	Atlético Sorocaba
2008	União São João
2008–2009	União Barbarense
2009	XV de Piracicaba
2009	União São João
2010	Lemense
2010	Gama
2010–2011	São Carlos
2011–2012	Sertãozinho
2012	Taubaté
2012–2013	São Bento
2014	Matonense
2014	Rio Branco-SP
2014	Olímpia
2015	Taubaté
2015	Maringá
2016	Flamengo-SP
2016	Inter de Bebedouro
2017	Rio Branco-SP
2017–2018	São Carlos
2018	VOCEM
2018	Hercílio Luz
2019	Comercial-SP
2019	Rio Claro
2020–	São Bento
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edson Roberto Vieira (born 9 October 1965) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the manager of São Bento.^[1]

Vieira was nicknamed Maradoninha during his playing days by João Saldanha, as an allusion to Diego Maradona. He was also the first player to score a goal at the Estadio Palogrande in 1994.^[2]

Honours

Millonarios

Ceará

Rio Preto

Nacional-PR

São Bento

Taubaté

^ "Édson Vieira – Que fim levou?" [Édson Vieira – What happened to?] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
^ "Edson Viera: histórias do meia que foi apelidado de 'Maradona' por João Saldanha" [Edson Vieira: stories of the midfielder who was nicknamed by 'Maradona' by João Saldanha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de Londrina. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2020.