Tostão

Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade, known as Tostão ( born January 25, 1947 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais ) is a former Brazilian footballer, who won the 1970 World Cup in Mexico with the Seleção. The South American Footballer of the Year 1971 was mainly active at club level for Cruzeiro in his native town, with whom he won the 1966 Cup of Brazil.

• 2.1 Achievements
• 2.2 scorer
• 2.3 Honours

Career

National Team, 1966-1972

Beginning

On May 15, 1966 Tostão debut in the 1-1 draw against Chile in the Seleção São Paulo. Two months after his debut in the Brazilian national team, the 19- year-old came at the World Cup 1966 in England used. The first match played Brazil on July 12 against Bulgaria, which ended with a 2-0 for the Seleção. The goals were scored Pelé and Garrincha. In the second group match Tostão saw its debut at the World Cup tournament. He replaced the injured Pele at the game against Hungary on 15 July. On the side of the world champion of 1958 and 1962 - Gilmar, Bellini and Garrincha - Tostão equalized in the 14th minute the match 1-0 lead. The Hungarian leadership had already been in the 2 minutes and was achieved by the striker Ferenc Bene. The Hungarians to their star Flórián Albert won against the defending champion 3-1 gates. The third group match gave Portugal as opponents. The outstanding Eusébio contributed significantly to the Portuguese 3-1 victory. Brazil as a result of arbitration before the quarter-finals of the eighth World Cup.

The mood in Brazil had reached the end of 1968 to the low point. This was due to the loss of 16 June against Germany and the defeat of June 24 against Czechoslovakia. Also was responsible for the disappointing 2-2 draw on 14 December against the German team of national coach Helmut Schön, which was recorded at home in Maracanã Stadium.

Football World Cup 1970

The responsibility for the national team was transferred João Saldanha. The as " Profesor de Bola " titled coach led Brazil in 1969 back to winning ways back. The World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela, Colombia and Paraguay have been completed with 23:2 and 12:0 gates points. Outstanding players of the Brazilian team was Tostão, the center forward of Cruzeiro. He scored ten goals, one more than Gerd Müller, and was thus the record scorer of the World Cup qualifying rounds. The final group game was played on August 31 in front of 183 341 fans at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro instead. The opponents of the Seleção was Paraguay. Tostão decided the game in favor of Brazil with his goal in the 79th minutes. Pele spoke at that time about Tostão follows: " I just needed a game and knew that this gifted boy like a twin brother would fit for me. When I run the ball, he knows where he has to run. He suspects formally my thoughts. Since the days of Coutinho I have been so good with no striker understood as having Tostão. "

Two months before the World Cup in Mexico coach Saldanha was replaced by the association's internal differences by Mario Zagallo. Tostãos career seemed already ended because he had to get over immediately after the World Cup qualifiers in Houston / Texas a complicated eye surgery. Only two weeks before the tournament, he was able to convince the new coach of his recovery at the match against Mexico. He jumped at the last minute at the world train. On 7 June, a group match of the World Cup between England and Brazil took place in Guadalajara. At the 1-0 victory of the Brazilian Tostão played a big part. He provided excellent preparation for the decisive goal in the 59th minute. Tostão first tricked the majority of the English back line before goalkeeper Gordon Banks - with Captain Bobby Moore - out. Then he put the ball half right to Pelé. This fit more knowing than seeing to zoom spurting right winger Jairzinho. Jairzinho finally chased the ball into the far corner of the titleholder. In the quarter- final match Tostão was the decisive player. Against the Peruvian team coach Didi get him two hits. Decisive for the Brazilian 4-2 victory were also his Torvorbereitungen. Hennes Weisweiler stated: "Only he who marks the acting inconspicuous but elegant and lightning- fast switching center forward sharp, can get the Brazilian storm in the handle. " Mostly, Tostão eluded the close coverage by dropping back into midfield. His attacks, he built up from the depths of space. Tostão had a tremendous ball control and precision in the financial statements. In the final on 21 June of the iron- hard Vorstopper Roberto Rosato AC Milan fought him in close man coverage. This free space for the striker Pelé and Jairzinho and Rivelino and Gerson offensively strong midfielder arose. Brazil won the playoff confidently with 4:1 goals and thus brought finally into the possession of Coupe Jules Rimet. By winning the World Cup crowned " Pele branco " the man from Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte, his career as a football player.

Taça Independencia

1972 was followed by another title: Brazil had, also called mini- Copa, Taca Independencia organized. It was a from 11 June to 9 July for the 150th anniversary of the independence of Brazil from Portugal be transmitted soccer tournament. 20 teams took part: 18 teams and two representative teams. Ironically, Brazil and the former colonial power Portugal came into the final on July 9, 1972 in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazil won 1-0. The victorious finale was Tostãos last international match.

He scored 32 goals for the Seleção. After his departure, which the farewell Pelé was preceded broke on hard times for the three -time world champion.

Clubs

By 1963 Tostão played Horizonte Belo with America. From 1963 to 1972, he showed his skills in the stadium Mineirão Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte. 1972/73 he finished because of renewed eye discomfort prematurely his club career with CR Vasco da Gama.

In the century - elections he came to Brazil to fifth in South America on the thirteenth rank.

Life after football

Tostão successfully completed a medical degree and practiced as a physician. End of the nineties he returned the medicine disappointed the back: "I was painfully obvious that nothing but the man in the Brazilian Healthcare is one of nothing at all. " Then he was an author and one of the most renowned newspaper columnist in Brazil.

Achievements

• FIFA World Cup: 1970
• Taça Independencia: 1972
• Cup of Brazil: 1966
• State of Minas Gerais Championship: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968

Scorer

• Roberto Gomes Pedrosa torneio: 1970 (12 goals)
• State of Minas Gerais Championship: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968

Honors

• South America's Footballer of the Year: 1971
• Bola de Prata: 1972

Swell

• Encyclopedia of international football stars, The Workshop, 2004, ISBN 3-89533-466-9
• Football lexicon, Copress Verlag, Munich, 1991, ISBN 3- 7679-0330 -X
• 1000 footballers, Naumann & Göbel, Cologne, ISBN 3-625-10538-1
• The sport Brockhaus, Mannheim, 1989, ISBN 3-7653-0392-5
• WM encyclopedia 1930-2006, AGON, 2002, ISBN 3-89784-205- X
• IX. FIFA World Cup 1970, Hennes Weisweiler / Sid / Bertelsmann sports department, 1970, Bertelsmann GmbH, Gütersloh

• Football World Cup
• National football team (Brazil )
• South America's Footballer of the Year
• Brazilian
• Born in 1947
• Man