Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa (March 16, 1934 – September 17, 2002), better known as Dida, was a Brazilian football player. Following his retirement, he remained with Flamengo, working for two decades with the club's youth teams.
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![]() Dida in 1961 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1934-03-16)March 16, 1934 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Maceió, AL | |||||||||||||||
Date of death | September 17, 2002(2002-09-17) (aged 68) | |||||||||||||||
Place of death | Rio de Janeiro | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Forward | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1949–1950 | América EC | |||||||||||||||
1950–1953 | CSA | |||||||||||||||
1954–1963 | Flamengo[1] | 147 | (93) | |||||||||||||
1964–1966 | Portuguesa de Desportos[2][3] | 33 | (10) | |||||||||||||
1966–1968 | Atlético Junior[4] | 67 | (32) | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
1958–1961 | Brazil | 6 | (4) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
On September 17, 2002, he died of cancer in a Rio de Janeiro hospital, at the age of 68.
Dida is the 2nd high scorer in Flamengo's history with 244 goals. He was capped six times for his country, including the 1958 World Cup, scoring four goals.
Brazil squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup winners (1st title) | ||
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