Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa (16 March 1934 – 17 September 2002), better known as Dida, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. Following his retirement, he remained with Flamengo, working for two decades with the club's youth teams.
| Dida in 1961 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Maceió, AL | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 September 2002 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||||||
| Position |
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| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1949–1950 | América EC | ||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1953 | CSA | ||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1963 | Flamengo | 147 | (93) | ||||||||||||||
| 1964–1966 | Portuguesa de Desportos | 33 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 1966–1968 | Atlético Junior | 67 | (32) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1961 | Brazil | 6 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
On 17 September 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 at international level between 1958 and 1961, including at the victorious 1958 World Cup in Sweden, scoring four goals in total.
Honours
- CSA
- Alagoas State Championship: 1949, 1952
- Flamengo
- Rio State Championship 1953, 1954, 1955, 1963
- Rio-São Paulo Tournament 1961
- Brazil
- FIFA World Cup: 1958
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