Pita (footballer)

Edvaldo Oliveira Chaves (born 4 August 1958 in Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil), better known as Pita, is a former Brazilian footballer in the offensive midfielder role. Pita currently works as General Manager by Desportivo Brasil.

 Career 
In career he played for clubs Santos FC (1978–1984), São Paulo (1985–1988), RC Strasbourg in France (1988–1989), Guarani (1989–1990), in Japan Japan Soccer League, Japan Football League and J1 League with Fujita Industries and Nagoya Grampus Eight (1990–1993), and he finished his career with Inter Limeira in 1994.

 Titles 
He won three São Paulo State League (1978, 1985, 1987), and one Brazilian League (1986). For the Brazil national football team he got 7 international caps from 1980 and won the 1987 Pan American Games.

 Club statistics 

 Club performance League Season Club League Apps  Goals Brazil League 1977  Santos  Série A  3  1 1978  13  3 1979   0  0 1980  Série A  18  1 1981  4  1 1982  15  3 1983  24  4 1984  17  3 1985  São Paulo  Série A  20  4 1986  30  5 1987  14  2 1988  0  0 France League 1988/89  Strasbourg  Division 1  20  6 Brazil League 1989  Guarani  Série A  15  0 1990  Série B  0  0 Japan League 1991/92  Fujita Industries  JSL Division 2  27  12 1992  Football League  15  4 1993  Nagoya Grampus Eight  J1 League  8  2 Country  Brazil 173  27 France 20  6 Japan 50  16 Total 243  49

 National team statistics 
 Brazil national team Year  Apps  Goals 1980  2  0 1981  1  0 1982  0  0 1983  2  0 1984  0  0 1985  0  0 1986  0  0 1987  2  0 Total  7  0

Managerial statistics
J.League Data Site
TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %São Paulo19991999Urawa Reds20012001Total

References

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Category:1958 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (state)
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Shonan Bellmare players
Category:Nagoya Grampus players
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:J1 League players
Category:Brazilian football managers
Category:Urawa Red Diamonds managers