Jonas Eduardo Américo, called Edu, (born 6 August 1949) is a Brazilian former footballer. Edu was born in

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. From 1966 to 1985 he played for Santos,

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(in Mexico), São Cristovão and

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. He won five

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titles (1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1977) and received the Brazilian Silver Ball Award in 1971. With the Brazilian team he played in 42 matches, from June 1966 to June 1976, and scored eight goals. He was a 1970 World Champion, and was also selected for Brazil at the

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and the

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. He played once in 1970 and once in 1974. He was also called up for the

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, at 16 years and 339 days of age at the start of the tournament, being the youngest player to ever be called up for the tournament; however, he did not play in any match. More recently Edu played in an all-stars masters team in touring exhibition matches.

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1949 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Santos FC players Sport Club Internacional players Tigres UANL footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Liga MX players 1966 FIFA World Cup players 1970 FIFA World Cup players 1974 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup-winning players Brazil international footballers Expatriate footballers in Mexico Association football forwards {{Brazil-footy-forward-1940s-stub