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Eduardo Neves

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Eduardo
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Neves de Castro
Date of birth (1944-08-29)29 August 1944
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 28 April 1969(1969-04-28) (aged 24)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
–1961 America-RJ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1967 America-RJ
1968–1969 Corinthians 71 (15)
International career
1968 Brazil 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2024

Eduardo Neves de Castro (29 August 1944 – 28 April 1969), also known as Eduardo Neves or simply Eduardo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Career

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Revealed in the youth categories of America-RJ, Neves played for the club from 1961 to 1967, when he was traded to Corinthians. He was part of the historic game to break the club's winning drought against Pelé's Santos FC on 6 March 1968. He made 71 appearances and scored 15 goals.[1][2]

In 1968 Eduardo played seven matches for the Brazil national team, scoring a goal against Paraguay.[3]

Honours

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Brazil

Death

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Eduardo died in a car accident on 28 April 1969 while heading to Parque São Jorge for a training session with Corinthians. The right back Lidu, who was driving the car, also died.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Eduardo, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Eduardo Neves". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1967-1968". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ "50 anos das mortes de Lidu e Eduardo: quando o Corinthians perdeu dois titulares em tragédia". Lance! (in Portuguese). 25 April 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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