Edmar Bernardes dos Santos (born 20 January 1960 in
Araxá
Araxá () is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located approximately 370 kilometers (230 miles) northwest of the state capital Belo Horizonte, with an area of , and designated as the urban perimeter. As of 2022, the popul ...
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Brazil
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), or simply Edmar, is a Brazilian former
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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*Forward (surname)
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for the
Brazil national team. He won the silver medal at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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with Brazil.
Honours
Individual
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Brazilian Championship Top Scorer: 1985
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São Paulo State Championship
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Top Scorer: 1980, 1987
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1960 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazil men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for Brazil
Olympic silver medalists for Brazil
Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Esporte Clube Taubaté players
Grêmio FBPA players
CR Flamengo footballers
Guarani FC players
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Delfino Pescara 1936 players
Clube Atlético Mineiro players
Santos FC players
Rio Branco Esporte Clube players
Vegalta Sendai players
São Paulo state football team players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
Olympic medalists in football
Sport Club Barueri players
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men's association football forwards
People from Araxá
Footballers from Minas Gerais
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
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