Editácio Vieira de Andrade (born December 30, 1973), usually known simply as Dimba, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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Career

Football

He started his professional football career in 1994, playing for Sobradinho. He stayed at the club until 1995, when he was transferred to

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. In the same year, he moved to Gama. In 1996, he returned to Sobradinho. In 1997, he signed with

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. He left the club in the following year, joining

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. In 1999, he played for Portuguesa and

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. In 2000, for the first time in his career, he played at a non-Brazilian team, as he signed with Leça of

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. In 2000 and 2001, he returned to Brazil, playing again for Botafogo. In 2002, he returned to Gama. He played for

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between 2002 and 2004. In 2004, he played for

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. In 2004, he joined the Carioca team

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, where he stayed until the following year when he moved to São Caetano. In 2007, he moved to Brasiliense. In late 2009, was hired by

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. He played for Legião in 2010, then he retired.

Futsal

After his retirement as a football player, he started a career as a futsal player, scoring two goals in his first game for Peixe Brasília, played on October 6, 2011.

Return to football

He returned to football in 2012 to play for

Honors

Football honors

In 1997, playing for Botafogo, he won

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, and

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. In 1999, playing for Bahia, he won the

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. In

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, playing for Goiás, he scored 31 goals during the

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, being the competition's top goalscorer, and, because of this, he won the

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Golden Boot (''Chuteira de Ouro'') award.RSSSF
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dimba 1973 births Living people People from the Federal District (Brazil) Sportspeople from the Federal District (Brazil) Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Sobradinho Esporte Clube players Brasília Futebol Clube players Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Leça F.C. players Esporte Clube Bahia players Goiás Esporte Clube players Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) players CR Flamengo footballers Associação Desportiva São Caetano players Brasiliense FC players Ceilândia Esporte Clube players Legião FC players Saudi Pro League players