Vavá
Sign in to saveEdvaldo Izidio Neto (12 November 1934 – 19 January 2002), commonly known as Vavá, was a Brazilian professional footballer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest strikers of his generation. Nicknamed "Peito de Aço" (Steel Chest), he most notably played for Vasco da Gama, Atlético Madrid, Palmeiras and the Brazil national team.
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- Born
- 1934-11-12
- Died
- 2002-01-19
- Works
- 2
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Key facts
- Football biography.name
- Vavá
- Football biography.image
- Vavá en 1962.jpg
- Football biography.caption
- Vavá in 1962
- Football biography.fullname
- Edvaldo Izídio Neto
- Football biography.birth_place
- Recife, Brazil
- Football biography.death_place
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Football biography.position
- Striker
- Football biography.years1
- 1949–1950
- Football biography.years2
- 1951–1958
- Football biography.years3
- 1958–1961
- Football biography.years4
- 1961–1963
- Football biography.years5
- 1964–1967
- Football biography.years6
Key dates
- Born
- 12 November 1934
- Died
- 19 January 2002
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Recife
- Place of death
- Rio de Janeiro
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Participant in
- 1952 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Elche CF
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Edvaldo Izidio Neto (12 November 1934 – 19 January 2002), commonly known as Vavá, was a Brazilian professional footballer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest strikers of his generation. Nicknamed "Peito de Aço" (Steel Chest), he most notably played for Vasco da Gama, Atlético Madrid, Palmeiras and the Brazil national team.
==International career== Vavá earned twenty caps with the Brazil national team between 1955 and 1964, scoring a total of fifteen goals. He was in the side that won both the 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cups, in which he scored five and four goals, respectively. Furthermore, he was a joint-recipient of the 1962 World Cup Golden Boot as one of the tournament's top scorers. Vavá was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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1934 births1958 FIFA World Cup players1962 FIFA World Cup players2002 deaths20th-century Brazilian sportsmenAl-Rayyan SC managersAssociação Portuguesa de Desportos playersAtlético Madrid footballersBLP articles lacking sources from April 2026Brazilian expatriate men's footballersBrazilian expatriate sportspeople in MexicoBrazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar