Evaldo (footballer, born 1945)

Evaldo

Personal information
Full name	Evaldo Cruz
Date of birth	(1945-01-12) 12 January 1945 (age 80)
Place of birth	Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1958–1960	Americano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1966	Fluminense	22	(4)
1966–1971	Cruzeiro
1971–1974	ESAB  [ pt ]
1974–1977	Cruzeiro
1977	Marília
1977	Deportivo Italia
International career
1963–1964	Brazil Olympic	5	(2)
1968	Brazil	1	(1)
Managerial career
1980	América Mineiro
1980	Sport Juiz de Fora  [ pt ]
1994	Cruzeiro (youth)
1996	Mamoré
1997	Atlético Mineiro (youth)
Medal record Men's Football Representing   Brazil Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Evaldo Cruz (born 12 January 1945), known as Evaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer. ^[1]

Club career

Born in Campos dos Goytacazes, Evaldo began his career in the youth sectors of Americano FC. In 1961 he joined Fluminense, where he was part of the team that won the state title in 1964. In 1966 he joined Cruzeiro, the team for which he played the most during his career, with two spells, accumulating a total of 302 appearances. ^{[2] [3]} He also played for ESAB, Marília and ended his career with Deportivo Italia in Venezuelan football. ^[4]

International career

Evaldo was part of the Brazil national team that competed in the 1963 Pan American Games, where the team won the gold medal, and in the 1964 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. ^{[5] [6]}

Evaldo also played for the A team on 11 August 1968, against Argentina, scoring one of the goals in the match. ^[7]

Managerial career

Evaldo coached América Mineiro in the early of 1980, and later Sport Juiz de Fora. He left football to take care of personal business and returned in the 1990s, coaching the youth teams of Cruzeiro and Atlético, as well as EC Mamoré in 1996. ^[8]

Personal life

Evaldo also worked as a sports commentator for TV Alterosa.

Honours

Fluminense

• Campeonato Carioca: 1964

Cruzeiro

• Taça Brasil: 1966
• Campeonato Mineiro: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969

Brazil Olympic

• Pan American Games: 1963

References

1. "Profile". sambafoot.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
2. "Cruzeiro foi um amor à segunda vista para o atacante Evaldo". mg.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
3. "Evaldo Cruz". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2025.
4. "Que fim levou? Evaldo (Ex-centroavante do Cruzeiro e Fluminense)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2025.
5. "Medalhistas Brasileiros - São Paulo 1963". Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
6. "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1952-1963". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
7. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1967-1968". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
8. "Evaldo se realiza como técnico de jovens carentes". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 20 May 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2025.

External links

• Evaldo at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
• Evaldo Cruz at InterSportStats