Eduardo Factfile
| Name |
Eduardo |
| Born |
February 25, 1983 |
|
Rio De Janeiro |
| |
Brazil |
| Position |
Striker |
| Squad Number |
9 |
| Previous Club(s) |
CBF Nova Kennedy |
|
Bangu Atletico Clube |
|
Inter Zapresic |
| |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| Joined Arsenal |
July 03, 2007 |
| Arsenal Debut |
Blackburn Rovers (a) |
|
Premiership |
|
August 19, 2007, |
|
Drew 1-1 |
9. Eduardo
Arsenal created a hatful of chances last season but struggled
to kill teams off. Could Eduardo be the man to apply the finishing
touch they need?
The Brazilian-born striker moved to Croatia at the age of 15 and
took Croatian nationality in 2002. By the start of the 2007/08 season
Eduardo had netted seven times in 12 internationals, including a goal
against England in the Euro 2008 qualifiers.
He is even more prolific at club level, scoring 73 goals in 104
appearances for Dinamo Zagreb and winning two Croatian league titles
before moving to Emirates Stadium on a four-year contract in July 2007.
Arsène Wenger is a big fan of Eduardo. "He has great qualities and
will integrate very well into our style of football," said the Arsenal
manager. "He is a very good finisher and although he is predominantly a
striker, he is a very adaptable player."
Eduardo demonstrated his finishing ability with the winner against
Lazio in the Amsterdam Tournament in August. And he knows all about
scoring at Emirates Stadium after netting the first European goal there
when Arsenal beat Dinamo on aggregate in the Champions League qualfiers
in 2006.
January
Just 70 seconds of Arsenal’s January fixtures had elapsed when
Eduardo struck a stunning volley to set the Gunners on the road to
victory over West Ham. The Croatian subsequently appeared in every game
of the month, registering one more goal and an impressive six assists.
December
Eduardo finished December with an impressive four goals having
grabbed match-winning braces against Blackburn in the Carling Cup and
Everton in the Premier League. The Croatian international’s adaptation
into English football is continuing and should he reproduce the form he
showed this month then the process may well be quicker than expected.
November
As he continues to adapt to life in England, Eduardo had a
profitable month in the red of Arsenal. He featured in some capacity
four times for the Club and scored in the defeat in Sevilla. An
outstanding performance for Croatia against England would have aided
his confidence. He was described by Arsène Wenger as his 'secret
weapon'.
October
Eduardo continued to adapt to life in London and, having suffered
from an ankle injury early in the month, made his only league
appearance of the season against Bolton. The Croatian international was
in action for his national side, scoring the only goal of their win
against Israel. He ended the month with two superb goals in the 3-0 win
against Sheffield United. .
After all what we can say!?
Never again to any player on any soccer match!!!
Look at that picture!
Here in Croatia we are all in deep resignation!
What ,for Dear God,happened with our the most popular sport,soccer!
Thanks God,Eduardo is in good condition after operation on his leg!
The Doctors are not to much optimistic and we all have to wait and we have to pry for him!
Hope that he will recover from that nd that he will continue to play because he is a big person and player...
