SOCCER PLAYER

Edu

1979 - Today

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Luís Eduardo Schmidt (born 10 January 1979), commonly known as Edu, is a Brazilian retired footballer. A versatile midfielder and forward, he played most of his professional career in Spain – helping both Celta and Betis to their first-ever Champions League participation – amassing La Liga totals of 253 matches and 63 goals in nine years. He started his career with São Paulo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Edu is the 9,171st most popular soccer player (down from 8,967th in 2024), the 1,193rd most popular biography from Brazil and the 686th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Edu ranks 561Before him are Assi Azar, Patrick Owomoyela, Jaska Raatikainen, Luis Amaranto Perea, Hugo Alcântara, and Yuichiro Nagai. After him are Vicente Sánchez, Amanda Somerville, Pablo Orbaiz, Julien Ingrassia, Brett Emerton, and Maksym Kalynychenko.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Edu ranks 1,190 out of 2,236Before him are Maria Rita (1977), Hugo Alcântara (1979), and Everton Soares (1996). After him are Tetê (2000), Túlio de Melo (1985), Rogério Sampaio (1967), Matheus Leite Nascimento (1983), Leila Barros (1971), Deivid (1979), Jajá (1986), Diego Cavalieri (1982), and Thomaz Bellucci (1987).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Edu ranks 686Before him are Lucas Beraldo (2003), Jefferson (1983), Marcos Alberto Skavinski (1975), José Clayton (1974), Hugo Alcântara (1979), and Everton Soares (1996). After him are Tetê (2000), Túlio de Melo (1985), Matheus Leite Nascimento (1983), Deivid (1979), Jajá (1986), and Diego Cavalieri (1982).