José Eduardo Esidio (born November 17, 1970) in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
) is a Brazilian footballer.
He was the South American Top scorer in the year 2000 with 37 goals in 38 matches when playing for one of Peru's top teams,
Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...
. He is also known for being the first professional footballer in the world to be diagnosed as
HIV
The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of ''Lentivirus'' (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the immune ...
positive in 1998. After some controversy in Peru, he continued to play professionally. He also played for
União São João União is the Portuguese word for Union. It may refer to:
*the Brazilian federal government
*União do Vegetal, a church known for its usage of Hoasca as tea
* Brazilian frigate ''União'' (F45), a general-purpose ''Niterói'' class frigate launc ...
,
Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto,
Juventus de São Paulo,
Marília
Marília () is a Brazilian municipality in the midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. Its distance from the state capital São Paulo is by highway, by railway and in a straight line. It is located at an altitude of 675 meters. The popula ...
,
Paulista
Paulista is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil, with a population of 334,376 as of 2020. It has the highest Human Development Index (HDI) of the Recife metropolitan area. It is the birthplace of footballer Rivaldo and is also famous for its beac ...
and
Uberlândia
Uberlândia () is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the second largest municipality in the state of Minas Gerais after the state capital Belo Horizonte. Its population in 2020 was 699,097, making it the fo ...
, among other teams.
External links
Fútbol Peruano.com
1970 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Peruvian Primera División players
União São João Esporte Clube players
Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
Clube Atlético Juventus players
Marília Atlético Clube players
Paulista Futebol Clube players
Uberlândia Esporte Clube players
Club Universitario de Deportes footballers
Expatriate footballers in Peru
People with HIV/AIDS
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from São Paulo
{{Brazil-footy-forward-1970s-stub