Edmar Japiassú Maia (born 30 January 1941), known as just Edmar, is a Brazilian former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...

. Edmar represented the Brazil national team at the

1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games, officially known as the III Pan American Games and commonly known as Chicago 1959, were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially su ...

, where the team won the silver medal, and in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

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1941 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Brazilian men's footballers CR Flamengo footballers Campo Grande Atlético Clube players Olaria Atlético Clube players Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists in football Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Footballers at the 1959 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-goalkeeper-stub