Edmundo Silva

Edmundo
Personal information
Full name	Edmundo Joaquim Pascoal da Silva
Date of birth	12 October 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Setúbal, Portugal
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1978–1979	Palmelense
1979–1981	Comércio Indústria
1981–1982	Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1986	Vitória Setúbal
1986–1990	Benfica
1988–1989	→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)
1989–1990	→ Belenenses (loan)
1990–1992	Belenenses
1992–1995	Estrela Amadora
1995–1996	Vitória Setúbal
1996–1997	Desportivo Beja
1997–1998	União Montemor
Total
International career
1984–1985	Portugal U21
Managerial career
1999–2000	Imortal (assistant)
2002	Imortal
2003–2005	Sesimbra
2005–2009	Vitória Setúbal (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edmundo Joaquim Pascoal da Silva (born 12 October 1963), known simply as Edmundo, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 227 games and five goals during 11 seasons, five of those with Vitória de Setúbal.

Club career

Born in Setúbal, Edmundo spent four Primeira Liga seasons with hometown club Vitória FC, after which he signed with S.L. Benfica in 1986.^[1] Following a 1–7 away loss against Sporting CP in a Lisbon derby in December, he replaced António Oliveira and partnered Dito for the rest of the season, but lost his starting position after the arrival of Carlos Mozer.^[2]^[3]

Edmundo returned to Setúbal on a loan deal in 1988 in a move involving Hernâni Neves,^[4] later joining C.F. Os Belenenses in the same situation and agreeing to a permanent contract with the latter at the end of the campaign.^[5] Having alternated between the top division and the second level in the following years, also representing C.F. Estrela da Amadora and C.D. Beja, he closed out his career at nearly 35 after a spell in the lower leagues with Grupo União Sport Montemor.^[6]

International career

Edmundo played three times for Portugal at under-21 level during the qualifying stage for the 1986 UEFA European Championship.^[7]

Honours

Benfica

References

^ "Dito e Edmundo assinam esta tarde" [Dito and Edmundo sign this afternoon]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22090): 13. 20 June 1986. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 469. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 476. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
^ "Jogadores na dança" [Dance of players]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22692): 14. 20 June 1988. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ "Silas, Ricardo, Aldair e companhia" [Silas, Ricardo, Aldair and co.]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23025): 21. 27 July 1989. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ "Edmundo Silva" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ "Edmundo" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

External links

Edmundo at ForaDeJogo (archived)

[1] "Dito e Edmundo assinam esta tarde" [Dito and Edmundo sign this afternoon]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22090): 13. 20 June 1986. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[2] Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 469. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

[3] Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 476. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

[4] "Jogadores na dança" [Dance of players]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22692): 14. 20 June 1988. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[5] "Silas, Ricardo, Aldair e companhia" [Silas, Ricardo, Aldair and co.]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23025): 21. 27 July 1989. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[6] "Edmundo Silva" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[7] "Edmundo" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

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