Edmundo Silva

Edmundo Joaquim Pascoal da Silva (born 12 October 1963), known simply as Edmundo, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Edmundo
Personal information
Full name Edmundo Joaquim Pascoal da Silva
Date of birth (1963-10-12) 12 October 1963
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1978–1979 Palmelense
1979–1981 Comércio Indústria
1981–1982 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1986 Vitória Setúbal 66 (0)
1986–1990 Benfica 31 (2)
1988–1989 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 38 (0)
1989–1990 → Belenenses (loan) 30 (1)
1990–1992 Belenenses 48 (0)
1992–1995 Estrela Amadora 66 (2)
1995–1996 Vitória Setúbal 2 (0)
1996–1997 Desportivo Beja 30 (1)
1997–1998 União Montemor 29 (1)
Total 340 (7)
International career
1984–1985 Portugal U21 3 (0)
Managerial career
1999–2000 Imortal (assistant)
2002 Imortal
2003–2005 Sesimbra
2005–2009 Vitória Setúbal (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 227 games and five goals during 11 seasons, five of those with Vitória de Setúbal.

Club career

Born in Setúbal, Edmundo spent four Primeira Liga seasons with hometown club Vitória FC, after which he signed with S.L. Benfica in 1986.[1] Following a 1–7 away loss against Sporting CP in a Lisbon derby in December, he replaced António Oliveira and partnered Dito for the rest of the season, but lost his starting position after the arrival of Carlos Mozer.[2][3]

Edmundo returned to Setúbal on a loan deal in 1988 in a move involving Hernâni Neves,[4] later joining C.F. Os Belenenses in the same situation and agreeing to a permanent contract with the latter at the end of the campaign.[5] Having alternated between the top division and the second level in the following years, also representing C.F. Estrela da Amadora and C.D. Beja, he closed out his career at nearly 35 after a spell in the lower leagues with Grupo União Sport Montemor.[6]

International career

Edmundo played three times for Portugal at under-21 level during the qualifying stage for the 1986 UEFA European Championship.[7]

Honours

Benfica

References
  1. "Dito e Edmundo assinam esta tarde" [Dito and Edmundo sign this afternoon]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22090): 13. 20 June 1986. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 469. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  3. Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 476. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  4. "Jogadores na dança" [Dance of players]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22692): 14. 20 June 1988. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  5. "Silas, Ricardo, Aldair e companhia" [Silas, Ricardo, Aldair and co.]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23025): 21. 27 July 1989. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. "Edmundo Silva" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  7. "Edmundo" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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