Eduardo Pacheco
Eduardo Ferreira Abdo Pacheco (born 22 March 1987), or simply Eduardo Pacheco, is a Brazilian football striker who last played for Bragantino.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Ferreira Abdo Pacheco | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Atlético Mineiro | 24 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | → Gaziantepspor (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | São Caetano | 37 | (17) |
| 2011–2012 | Partizan | 16 | (4) |
| 2013 | São Caetano | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Joinville | 13 | (3) |
| 2014 | Bragantino | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2011 | |||
Club career
Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Eduardo started playing football with his hometown club Botafogo. In 2004, he joined Atlético Mineiro youth categories.[1] Afterwards, Eduardo was promoted to the first team, and he made his Série A debut in 2007. In August 2008, Eduardo moved to Europe and signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantepspor. After one season in Turkey, he returned to his homeland, and had a short loan spells with Atlético Paranaense and Sport Recife, both in 2009.
São Caetano
In January 2010, Eduardo signed for São Caetano, and scored 15 goals in 31 matches during the 2010 Série B season. On 2 April 2011, Eduardo scored five goals against São Bernardo in the 2011 Campeonato Paulista, a game which his team won 6–1.[2]
Partizan
After an impressive season with São Caetano, Edu Pacheco garnered interest from the likes of European clubs like Red Star Belgrade and FK Partizan. Finally, on 22 June 2011, Eduardo signed a four-year contract with FK Partizan,[3] however São Caetano remained in possession of 30% of players contract.[4] The transfer was one of the most expensive in Partizan's history as it was worth €1.2 million.[5]
After leaving Partizan Eduardo returned to Brazil where he played with São Caetano in the 2013 Campeonato Paulista and with Joinville in the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[6] He then played with Bragantino in 2014.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 28 June 2011
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2007 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 2008 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
| Gaziantepspor | 2008–09 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| Atlético Paranaense | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sport Recife | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| São Caetano | 2010 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Partizan | 2011–12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 5 |
| Brazil | 69 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 25 | |
| Turkey | 21 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| Serbia | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 5 | |
| Career total | 98 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 33 | |
Honours
- Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2007[6]
- Partizan
- Joinville
- Copa Santa Catarina: 2013[6]
References
- Eduardo at Zerozero
- "Eduardo marca cinco e São Caetano humilha o rival São Bernado" (in Portuguese). terra.com. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "Eduardo Pacheco potpisao za Partizan!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- Eduardo deixa o São Caetano e reforça o Partizan, da Sérvia at Tera.com, 3 December 2011 (in Portuguese)
- Sportski Zurnal (Serbian): Партизан трећину зараде од ЛЕ даје за Едуарда 10 January 2012
- Eduardo profile at Soccerway
External links
- Eduardo at Guardian Stats Centre
- Eduardo at the Turkish Football Federation
- Eduardo at Futpédia
- Eduardo at Sambafoot (archived)
- Eduardo Pacheco at Utakmica.rs