Edu Manga
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Brazilian football player (1967–2025)
Key facts
- 1993
- Shimizu S-Pulse
- 1994
- América
- 1996
- Athletico Paranaense
- 1998
- Universidad Católica
- 2001
- Sport Recife
- 2002
- Náutico
- Full name
- Eduardo Antônio dos Santos
- Date of birth
- ( 1967-02-02 ) 2 February 1967
- Place of birth
- Osasco , São Paulo, Brazil
- Date of death
- 3 October 2025 (2025-10-03) (aged 58)
- Place of death
- Barueri , São Paulo, Brazil
- Height
- 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Position
- Midfielder
- Years
- Team
- 1985 1989
- Palmeiras
- 1989 1992
- América
- 1992 1993
- Corinthians
- 1994 1995
- Emelec
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Osasco
- Place of death
- Barueri
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Rio Branco Esporte Clube
- Position played
- midfielder
- Country for sport
- Brazil
- Mass
- 76
- Height
- 184
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- date of birth
- 1967-02-02
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- end of work period
- 2002-00-00
- nickname
- Edu Manga
- date of death
- 2025-10-03
- name in native language
- Eduardo Antônio dos Santos
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- kidney disease
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Encyclopedic overview
Eduardo Antônio dos Santos (2 February 1967 – 3 October 2025), commonly known as Edu Manga, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1987 Copa América tournament. Manga died from kidney disease in Barueri, São Paulo, on 3 October 2025, at the age of 58.
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