Eduardo Neves

Eduardo Neves de Castro (29 August 1944 – 28 April 1969), also known as Eduardo Neves or simply Eduardo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Eduardo

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Neves de Castro
Date of birth	(1944-08-29)29 August 1944
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	28 April 1969(1969-04-28) (aged 24)
Place of death	São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
–1961	America-RJ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1967	America-RJ
1968–1969	Corinthians	71	(15)
International career
1968	Brazil	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 February 2024

Career

Revealed in the youth categories of America-RJ, Neves played for the club from 1961 to 1967, when he was traded to Corinthians. He was part of the historic game to break the club's winning drought against Pelé's Santos FC on 6 March 1968. He made 71 appearances and scored 15 goals.^[1][2]

In 1968 Eduardo played seven matches for the Brazil national team, scoring a goal against Paraguay.^[3]

Honours

Brazil

• Taça Jorge Chávez/Santos Dumont: 1968
• Taça Oswaldo Cruz: 1968

Death

Eduardo died in a car accident on 28 April 1969 while heading to Parque São Jorge for a training session with Corinthians. The right back Lidu, who was driving the car, also died.^[1][4]