Edu (footballer, born 1978)
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Edu in 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eduardo César Daud Gaspar | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, central midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 15 May 1978), known as Edu or Edu Gaspar, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and most recently as 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.