Vavá facts for kids
Vavá in 1962
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| Full name | Edvaldo Izídio Neto | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 January 2002 (aged 67) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1950 | Sport Recife | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1958 | Vasco da Gama | 456 | (191) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1961 | Atlético Madrid | 71 | (31) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1963 | Palmeiras | 142 | (71) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1967 | América | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1968 | Toros Neza | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | San Diego Toros | 28 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Portuguesa | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1955–1964 | Brazil | 20 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1971–1972 | Córdoba | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1975 | Córdoba | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | Granada | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Al Rayyan | ||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Edvaldo Izidio Neto (12 November 1934 – 19 January 2002), commonly known as Vavá, was a Brazilian footballer who is widely considered one of the best strikers of his generation. His nickname was "Peito de Aço" (Steel Chest). He played as a main striker (or centre forward) for Sport Club do Recife, C.R. Vasco da Gama, S.E. Palmeiras and the Brazil national football team.
International career
Vava earned 20 caps with the Brazil national football team between 1955 and 1964, scoring a total of 15 goals. He was in the side that won both the 1958 and 1962 World Cup, in which he scored 5 and 4 goals, respectively. Furthermore, he was a joint recipient of the 1962 World Cup Golden Shoe award, as one of the tournaments top scorers. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Vavá scored in the final of both 1958 (twice) and 1962 (once), thus becoming the first player to score in the final of two different world cups. To this day, only five players have achieved this feat, the other four being Pelé, Paul Breitner, Zinedine Zidane, and Kylian Mbappé. He remained the only player to have scored in two consecutive World Cup Final matches until Kylian Mbappé achieved the feat in the 2022 World Cup Final, having also scored in the Final in 2018.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Spain | League | |||
| 1958–59 | Atlético Madrid | La Liga | 27 | 16 |
| 1959–60 | 29 | 10 | ||
| 1960–61 | 15 | 5 | ||
| Country | Spain | 71 | 31 | |
| United States | League | |||
| 1968 | San Diego Toros | North American Soccer League | 28 | 5 |
| Country | United States | 28 | 5 | |
| Total | 99 | 36 | ||
Honours
Club
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 1949
- Campeonato Carioca (Rio de Janeiro State championship): 1952, 1956, 1958
- Torneio Rio - São Paulo (Rio – São Paulo Tournament): 1958
- Quadrangular Tournament of Rio: 1953
- Rivadavia Corrêa Meyer's Tournament (Rio): 1953
- Oswaldo Cruz Cup: 1955, 1958
- Santiago de Chile Tournament: 1957
- Paris Tournament: 1957
- Theresa Herrera Trophy: 1957
- Copa del Rey: 1960, 1961
- Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State championship): 1963
- Oswaldo Cruz Cup: 1962
- Guadalajara Tournament: 1963
- Liga MX: 1966
International
Individual
- FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe: 1962
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1962
- Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame
See also
In Spanish: Vavá para niños
