Education
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
journalist association football player
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
He is a medical doctor. Tostão was an intelligent forward. In his prime, he was considered one of the best players in the world, while also contributing with many assists thanks to his passing abilities.
He played most of his 11-year career with Cruzeiro.
Tostão represented Brazil in two World Cups, winning the tournament in 1970. He was a lethal partnership with Pelé in the national team
Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Eduardo Andrade received, like the vast majority of Brazilian football players, a nickname early into his football career, being dubbed "Tostão" (little coin). Legend has it that as a six-year-old school boy he netted 47 goals in one game for his primary school football team
Tostão made his professional debuts aged only 15, for local América Futebol Clube (MG), returning after two years to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, where he had started his youth career.
Although being a centre midfielder, he was crowned the Campeonato Mineiro"s topscorer on three consecutive occasions, the first in 1966, and left the club as its all-time scorer, with a total of 249 goals. The previous year, after being hit in the face by a ball during a match against Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, he suffered a detached retina from which he never fully recovered. In April 1972, he signed for Czech Republic Vasco da Gama for a then record fee in the country but, after good overall displays, was forced to retire from the game at only 27, after his sight problems resurfaced.
Weary of football and fame, Tostão became a medical doctor, but ultimately rejoined the footballing world, working as a journalist and pundit on television Club Cruzeiro Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1966 Campeonato Mineiro: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 Country Brazil: 1970 Individual Bola de Prata: 1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Top Scorer: 1970 (12 goals) South American Football player of the Year: 1971 IFFHS Brazilian Player of the 20th Century (5th place) IFFHS South American Player of the 20th Century (13th place) World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Football players of All Time Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame.
