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Pita

Personal information
Full name	Edvaldo Oliveira Chaves
Date of birth	(1958-08-04) 4 August 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.72 m
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1977–1984	Santos
1985–1988	São Paulo
1988–1989	Strasbourg
1989–1990	Guarani
1991–1992	Fujita Industries
1993	Nagoya Grampus Eight
1994	Inter de Limeira
National team
1980–1987	Brazil	7	(0)
Teams managed
1999	São Paulo U20
2000	Santos
2001	Urawa Red Diamonds
Honours Men's football Representing  Brazil Pan American Games Gold 1987 Indianapolis Team competition
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Edvaldo Oliveira Chaves (born 4 August 1958) is a former Brazilian football player. He is better known by his nickname, Pita. He played as an attacking midfielder. Today, he works as a General Manager for Desportivo Brasil.

Pita's Playing Career

Pita played for several football clubs during his career. He started at Santos FC and played there from 1978 to 1984. After that, he moved to São Paulo, where he played from 1985 to 1988.

He also played for a French club, RC Strasbourg, in 1988–1989. Then he returned to Brazil to play for Guarani from 1989 to 1990.

Later, Pita played in Japan. He was with Fujita Industries and Nagoya Grampus Eight between 1990 and 1993. He finished his playing career in 1994 with Inter Limeira in Brazil.

Major Football Titles

Pita won several important titles during his time as a player.

• He won the Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State League) three times: in 1978, 1985, and 1987.
• He also won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brazilian League) in 1986.

Pita also played for the Brazil national football team. He played 7 international games for Brazil starting in 1980. He helped Brazil win the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.

As a manager, he won the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior with São Paulo's youth team in 2000.

Club Performance Statistics

Here is a summary of Pita's games and goals for different clubs.

National Team Games

Pita played for the Brazilian national team in these years.

Managerial Roles

After his playing career, Pita also worked as a football manager.