Edu Manga

In this Portuguese name, the surname is Dos Santos.

Edu Manga

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Antônio dos Santos
Date of birth	(1967-02-02)2 February 1967
Place of birth	Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	3 October 2025(2025-10-03) (aged 58)
Place of death	Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1989	Palmeiras
1989–1992	América	89	(40)
1992–1993	Corinthians
1993	Shimizu S-Pulse	32	(13)
1994	América	6	(1)
1994–1995	Emelec	12	(2)
1996	Athletico Paranaense
1996–1997	Valladolid	50	(0)
1998	Universidad Católica	11	(2)
1999–2000	Logroñés	9	(0)
2001	Sport Recife	17	(5)
2001	Remo	8	(1)
2002	Náutico
2002	Figueirense	4	(0)
International career
1987–1989	Brazil	10	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduardo Antônio dos Santos (2 February 1967 – 3 October 2025), commonly known as Edu Manga, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1987 Copa América tournament. Manga died from kidney disease in Barueri, São Paulo, on 3 October 2025, at the age of 58.

Teams

• Palmeiras 1985–1989
• América 1989–1992
• Corinthians 1992–1993
• Shimizu S-Pulse 1993
• América 1994
• Emelec 1994–1995
• Athletico Paranaense 1996
• Valladolid 1996–1997
• Universidad Católica 1998
• Logroñés 1999–2000
• Sport Recife 2001
• Remo 2001
• Náutico 2002
• Figueirense 2002

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shimizu S-Pulse	1993	J1 League	32	13	2	2	5	3	39	18
Total			32	13	2	2	5	3	39	18

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	1987	2	0
	1988	3	0
	1989	5	0
Total		10	0

External links

• Edu Manga at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Edu Manga at WorldFootball.net
• Edu Manga at BDFutbol
• Edu Manga at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)