Luís Eduardo Schmidt

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Edú
Personal information
Full name	Luís Eduardo Schmidt
Date of birth	10 January 1979
Place of birth	Taquaritinga, Brazil
Height	1.82 m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Real Betis
Number	10
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–2000 2000–2004 2004–	São Paulo Futebol Clube Celta de Vigo Real Betis	11 (0) 117 (27) 79 (14)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 22 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Luís Eduardo Schmidt, nickname Edú, (born 10 January 1979 in Taquaritinga, São Paulo). He is a Brazilian footballer and currently plays for Real Betis as a versatile forward.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 São Paulo 1.2 Celta Vigo 1.3 Real Betis 1.4 International 2 Trivia 3 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] São Paulo

• Edú made 8 appearances for São Paulo from 1997 through to 2000.

[edit] Celta Vigo

• Edú then moved to Celta where he made 117 La Liga appearances and scored 25 goals. Edú was loaned to Real Betis for two years when Celta got relegated in 2004 season.

[edit] Real Betis

• In his first season at Real Betis Edú made a huge impression as his partnership with Ricardo Oliveira shone. He scored 11 goals in 32 league appearances. Although not having an impressive second season, Edú was officially signed by Real Betis for €2.0 million in 2006.

[edit] International

• Edu made his debut against Australia on 17 November 1999. It was his first and only appearance for Brazil.

[edit] Trivia

• Liverpool's defender Fábio Aurélio is a brother-in-law of Edú.
• He is also a cousin of former Real Madrid player Sávio Bortolini Pimentel.
• Edu also holds an Italian passport.

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Official Website Of Real Betis Balompié S.A.D.
• Profile At UEFA.com

Real Betis - Current Squad
1 Contreras | 2 Melli | 3 Romero | 4 Juanito | 5 Rivas | 6 Ilič | 7 Caffa | 8 Arzu | 9 Fernando | 10 Edú | 11 Dani | 12 Robert | 13 Toni D | 14 Capi | 15 Nano | 16 Vogel | 17 Pancrate | 18 Rivera | 19 Xisco | 20 Assunção | 21 Miguel Angel | 22 Vega | 23 Odonkor | 24 Maldonado | 25 Sóbis | 27 Juande | 28 Isidoro | — Damià | — Lembo | Coach Fernández