Eduardo Antunes Coimbra (born February 5, 1947), better known as Edu, is a former Brazilian

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who played as an

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and went on to become a manager.

Background

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and

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Early life

Edu came from a lower-middle-class family, in the suburbs of Quintino,

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. His father was a goalkeeper and three of his brothers were professional footballers as well. However the most famous was Zico.

Career

They played together in 1976 in

Coaching career

He was a member of Zico's veteran team in Turkey during the coaching period of his brother Zico at Fenerbahce. The team has Brazilian members as

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's father Oscar Silva, Edu's brother and Fenerbahçe manager Zico, Fenerbahçe conditioner

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(who was 3 World Cup coach of Brazil), Marco Aurélio's uncle Sebastião and

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's brother whom were all playing or coaching for Fenerbahçe at that time. He was also the assistant manager of Russia club

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, the team formerly managed by his brother and Brazil football legend Zico. He is currently the assistant manager of

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Honours

Player

* Copa Rio Branco 1967 –

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: 1974 * Bahia State Championship: 1975

Coach

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1982 * Tournament of the Champions: 1982 * Paraná State Championship: 1989 * Rio State Championship: 1990 *

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: 2007

Individual

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's top scorer: 1969

References

External links

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Fenerbahçe SK official website

Profil on TFF.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coimbra, Edu 1947 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Sportspeople of Portuguese descent Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Brazil men's international footballers Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Expatriate football managers in Mexico Expatriate football managers in Peru Expatriate football managers in Iraq Expatriate football managers in Japan America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players CR Vasco da Gama players Esporte Clube Bahia players CR Flamengo footballers Joinville Esporte Clube players Campo Grande Atlético Clube players America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) managers Brazil national football team managers CR Vasco da Gama managers Iraq national football team managers Joinville Esporte Clube managers Criciúma Esporte Clube managers Barcelona S.C. managers Coritiba Foot Ball Club managers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas managers C.D. Veracruz managers Sport Boys managers Clube do Remo managers Fluminense FC managers Campo Grande Atlético Clube managers J1 League managers Kashima Antlers managers 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen