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,

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. He is also known for being the first professional footballer in the world to be diagnosed as

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positive in 1998. After some controversy in Peru, he continued to play professionally. He also played for

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, Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto, Juventus de São Paulo,

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and

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, among other teams.

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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