![]() Edu in 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Eduardo César Daud Gaspar[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 16 May 1978|||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder central midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Arsenal (sporting director) | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1998–2001 | Corinthians | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2005 | Arsenal | 79 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2009 | Valencia | 50 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Corinthians | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 167 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Brazil | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eduardo César Daud Gaspar (born 16 May 1978), known as Edu,[pronunciation?] is a Brazilian former professional footballer who is the sporting director of Premier League club Arsenal. As a player, he was an attacking and central midfielder, and played for Corinthians in Brazil, Arsenal in England, and Valencia in Spain across a twelve-year career.
Edu played for the Brazil national team from 2004 to 2005, making fifteen appearances.