Eduardo Esidio
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Date of birth | November 17, 1970 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Forward |
José Eduardo Esidio (born November 17, 1970) in São Paulo) 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, Universitario de Deportes. He is also known for being the first professional footballer in the world to be diagnosed as HIV positive in 1998. After some controversy in Peru, he continued to play professionally. He also played for União São João, Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto, Juventus de São Paulo, Marília, Paulista and Uberlândia, among other teams.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Fútbol Peruano.com Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's 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 men's footballers in Peru
- People with HIV/AIDS
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from São Paulo
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian football forward, 1970s birth stubs