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 BAIACO 1974-1979 
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Nome: Edvaldo do Santos

Nickname: ''Baiaco''

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Country: :BRA: Brazil
Club: E.C Bahia
Position: *DMF , CMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 25-30 years (07/07/1949)

Height: 176 cm (Approx)
Weight: 74 (Approx)

Attack: 67
Defence: 78
Balance: 81
Stamina: 86
Top Speed: 77
Acceleration: 78
Response: 82
Agility: 77
Dribble Accuracy: 74
Dribble Speed: 73
Short Pass Accuracy: 75
Short Pass Speed: 74
Long Pass Accuracy: 73
Long Pass Speed: 72
Shot Accuracy: 65
Shot Power: 78
Shot Technique: 66
Free Kick Accuracy: 62
Curling: 64
Header: 72
Jump: 75
Technique: 76
Aggression: 71
Mentality: 82
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 77

Injury Tolerance: A
Condition/Fitness: 8
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot frequency: 5
Consistency: 7
Growth type: Standard

CARDS:
S07 - Man Marking
P02 - Anchor Man

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Marking

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded

INFO: He was a tireless and relentless marker, an example of grit and love for the tricolor jersey. In a historic game against Santos in 1969 for the Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Tournament, when everyone said that Pelé would score his 1000th goal at Fonte Nova, in a memorable match he not only helped the team prevent this feat by the Santos player (my uncle, Nildon Birro-Doido, even cleared a ball off the goal line that had been kicked by the king), but also scored Bahia's goal, opening the scoring in this match that would end in a 1-1 draw. For 12 consecutive years he was an undisputed starter for Bahia, where he won 9 Bahia state championships and embodied like few others the image of the warrior, humble in his manner, but fearless when it came to showing that football is won on the field, with fight and a lot of determination.

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Baiaco is considered one of the greatest defensive midfielders in Bahia's history. With an impressive ability to mark and tackle, he was a key player in several state championship wins. His dedication and love for the club made him an example for future generations of players. Baiaco played over 400 games for Bahia, being one of the players who wore the tricolor jersey the most.


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Baiaco wasn't a star player, his passes weren't very good, his technique was limited, but his sheer grit overcame everything. He marked and neutralized great Brazilian football stars like Ademir da Guia, Tostão, Rivelino, Gerson, Dirceu Lopes, and even King Pelé suffered against that pest. In a 1988 interview, Pelé said that Baiaco and the Italian Trapattoni were his best markers, along with Vicente Arenari, also a former Fluminense player and Brazilian champion in 1959, who later played for Palmeiras. He was even considered for the national team for the 1974 World Cup, and received offers from Cruzeiro, Vasco da Gama, and Botafogo/RJ, who signed Perivaldo in 1976. Flamengo also tried and ended up signing Dendê and Merica. Baiaco had an eternal love affair with Bahia and he never left. He rarely suffered injuries despite fighting on the field as if fighting for a plate of food. In those 13 years defending Bahia, he scored just over 13 goals, the most important of which was the comeback against Leônico that gave the Tricolor de Aço their sixth championship.


https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiaco_(futebolista)
https://historiadofutebol.com/blog/?p=14669
https://obaheanahistoria.blogspot.com/2 ... aiaco.html
https://terceirotempo.uol.com.br/que-fi ... baiaco-245
https://www.fbf.org.br/noticias/detalhe/11514
https://ge.globo.com/ba/futebol/times/b ... ahia.ghtml
https://tardesdepacaembu.wordpress.com/ ... -do-conde/
https://campeonatobrasileiro.com.br/not ... lube-bahia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfbB0IbhKCw


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