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Edu Marangon
Personal information
Full name Carlos Eduardo Marangon
Date of birth (1963-02-02) 2 February 1963 (age 62)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1988 Portuguesa 55 (7)
1988–1989 Torino 22 (2)
1989–1990 Porto 2 (0)
1990 Flamengo 0 (0)
1990–1991 Santos 24 (3)
1991–1992 Palmeiras 16 (3)
1992 Santos 0 (0)
1993–1994 Yokohama Flügels 67 (18)
1995–1996 Nacional
1996 Coritiba 9 (1)
1997 Inter de Limeira 0 (0)
1997 Bragantino
International career
1987–1990 Brazil 9 (1)
Managerial career
1999 Inter de Limeira
2002 Portuguesa U20
2002 Portuguesa
2003 América-SP
2003 Paraná
2004 Vila Nova
2005 Juventus-SP
2006 Portuguesa Santista
2007 Juventus-SP
2007 Guaratinguetá
2008 Rio Claro
2009 Juventus-SP
2010 Atlético Sorocaba
2010 Sport Barueri
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold 1987 Indianapolis Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Eduardo Marangon (born on February 2, 1963), known to many as Edu Marangon or simply Edu, is a Brazilian football legend. He used to play as a midfielder and later became a manager.

Edu Marangon: A Football Star

Edu Marangon was a talented football player from Brazil. He played for many different teams during his career. He was known for his skills in the midfield.

Playing Days

Edu started his football journey with Portuguesa. He then moved to Italy to play for Torino. After that, he joined Porto in Portugal.

He returned to Brazil and played for big clubs like Flamengo and Santos. Edu also spent time with Palmeiras, where he played 54 games and scored nine goals.

Later in his career, Edu played for two years in Japan with Yokohama Flügels. A special moment was on January 1, 1994. He scored two goals and helped with two others in a big 6-2 win. This victory was in the final of the Emperor's Cup. It was a great achievement for his team.

Edu also represented his country, Brazil. He played 9 games for the national team between 1987 and 1990. He even won a gold medal with Brazil at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis.

Life as a Manager

After retiring as a player, Edu Marangon decided to become a football manager. He started his coaching career in 1999 with Internacional-SP.

He managed several teams in Brazil. Some of the clubs he coached include Paraná Clube in 2003 and Vila Nova in 2004. He also had multiple coaching spells with Juventus-SP in 2005, 2007, and 2009. In 2008, he managed Rio Claro. His career as a manager continued until at least 2010.

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