Edu (footballer, born 1949)
Jonas Eduardo Américo, called Edu, (born 6 August 1949) is a former Brazilian footballer.
Edú was born in Jaú. From 1966 to 1985 he played for Santos, Corinthians, Internacional, Tigres UANL (in Mexico), São Cristovão and Nacional Fast Clube.[1] He won five Campeonato Paulista titles (1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1977) and received the Brazilian Silver Ball Award in 1971.
With the Brazilian team he played in 42 matches, from June 1966 to June 1976, and scored eight goals.[2] He was a 1970 World Champion, and was also selected for Brazil at the 1966 and the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He played once in 1970 and once in 1974.[3]
More recently Edu played in an all-stars masters team in touring exhibition matches.
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