 Eduardo playing forPortugal in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo dos Reis Carvalho[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-09-19)19 September 1982 (age 43)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Mirandela, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | S.C. Braga (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1996 | Mirandela | ||
| 1996–1997 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 1997–1998 | Mirandela | ||
| 1998–2001 | Braga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Braga B | 113 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Braga | 60 | (0) |
| 2007 | →Beira-Mar (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | →Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Genoa | 37 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | →Benfica (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | →İstanbul BB (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | →Braga (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Dinamo Zagreb | 70 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →Vitesse (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Braga | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 419 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2016 | Portugal | 36 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020– | Braga (goalkeeping coach) | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eduardo dos Reis CarvalhoComM (Portuguese pronunciation:[iˈðwaɾðukɐɾˈvaʎu]; born 19 September 1982), known simply asEduardo, is a Portuguese formerfootballer who played as agoalkeeper.
He appeared in 138Primeira Liga games over 11 seasons, almost always representingBraga. He also played professionally in Italy, Turkey, Croatia, England and the Netherlands.
After winning the first of his 36caps forPortugal in 2009, Eduardo was part of the squads in twoWorld Cups and as manyEuropean Championships, starting in the2010 edition of the former tournament and winning the2016 installment of the latter.
Eduardo was born inMirandela,Bragança District. A product ofBraga's youth system, he first appeared in thePrimeira Liga during2006–07 when he served a six-month loan atBeira-Mar. Inthe following season he was also loaned, this time toVitória de Setúbal, and was as a key player in aCarlos Carvalhal-led side that won the inauguralTaça da Liga and thus qualified for the2008–09 UEFA Cup, with aPlayer of the match display in the final againstSporting CP where he saved three attempts in thepenalty shootout.[3]
Eduardo returned to Braga for the2008–09 campaign, playing in all the league matches and also in theMinho team'sUEFA Cup round-of-16 run.[4] The same happened inthe following season – with them finishing in their best-ever position, second – as he only conceded 20 goals, joint-best in the competition.[5]
On 7 July 2010, Eduardo signed a four-year contract withSerie A'sGenoa for €4.8 million,[6][7] replacing departedMarco Amelia. Braga would also receive a 25% future transfer fee if Genoa sold the player.[8]
Eduardo started all the games but one for the Italians inhis first and only season, in a final midtable position. In July 2011 he returned to his country and joinedBenfica on loan, with theLisbon club having an option to buy at the end ofthe campaign;[9] during his spell at theEstádio da Luz, he appeared in only nine competitive matches.[10]
On 26 June 2012, Eduardo signed forİstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor in a temporary deal, being coached by Carvalhal at theSüper Lig team.[11] The following summer he returned to both Portugal and Braga, while still owned by Genoa.[12]
On 27 June 2014, Eduardo joined several compatriots at Croatian sideDinamo Zagreb after agreeing to a three-year contract.[13] On 25 August 2016, after 95 competitive appearances, he signed withPremier League clubChelsea on a one-year deal, being brought in to provide experienced cover and competition toThibaut Courtois andAsmir Begović.[14]
In spite of his team being crownedleague champions, Eduardo did not receive a medal as he did not appear in any games.[15] He agreed to a one-year contract extension on 23 May 2017, with technical directorMichael Emenalo calling him "a model professional".[16]
Despite being listed on Chelsea's released list following the conclusion of2017–18, Eduardo signed a new one-year contract in July.[17] Early in the same month, he agreed to join Dutch clubVitesse on aseason-long loan.[18] He made his competitive debut on 26 July 2018, in a 2–2 draw away toViitorul Constanța for theEuropa League second qualifying round.[19]
On 1 July 2019, after no official matches during his stint at Chelsea, Eduardo left the club.[20] The previous week, he had already agreed to a two-year deal at Braga.[21] He played forone season before announcing his retirement at the age of 37.[22][23]
AfterUEFA Euro 2008, Eduardo was called up by newPortugal national team coachCarlos Queiroz for the2010 FIFA World Cupqualifiers againstMalta andDenmark, where he was understudy toQuim.[24] He made his full debut on 11 February 2009 in afriendly match withFinland, playing the first 60 minutes in a 1–0 home win,[25] and remained the starter throughout the remainder of the qualifying campaign; he also started in the final stages in South Africa, keepingclean sheets againstIvory Coast,[26]North Korea[27] andBrazil[28] and only conceding in theround-of-16 loss against eventual championsSpain (0–1), where he saved many shots from the opposition, mostly byDavid Villa.[29][30]
After being relegated to the bench at his club, Eduardo met the same fate in the national team toRui Patrício, and both finished theUEFA Euro 2012qualifying campaign with five games as Portugal qualified for the finals. He was also named in the squad of 23 for the2014 World Cup,[31] but only actually played five minutes in the last group stage match againstGhana, coming on for injuredBeto.[32]
An unused member as the side wonEuro 2016 in France and Patrício starred, Eduardo made his final international appearance on 1 September 2016 in his first such match for over two years. He kept aclean sheet in the 5–0 friendly win overGibraltar at theEstádio do Bessa.[33]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Braga | 2000–01[34] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02[34] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2002–03[34] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2003–04[34] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05[34] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06[34] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07[34] | Primeira Liga | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2007–08[34] | Primeira Liga | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2008–09[34] | Primeira Liga | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14[a] | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10[34] | Primeira Liga | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
| Beira-Mar (loan) | 2006–07[35] | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Vitória de Setúbal (loan) | 2007–08[35] | Primeira Liga | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 | ||
| Genoa | 2010–11[35] | Serie A | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| Benfica (loan) | 2011–12[35] | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| İstanbul BB (loan) | 2012–13[35] | Süper Lig | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| Braga (loan) | 2013–14[35] | Primeira Liga | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2014–15[35] | Prva HNL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[35] | Prva HNL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12[d] | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17[35] | Prva HNL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 0 | |||
| Chelsea | 2016–17[35] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[35] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chelsea U23 | 2017–18[35] | — | — | — | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Vitesse (loan) | 2018–19[35] | Eredivisie | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| Braga | 2019–20[35] | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 306 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 404 | 0 | ||
| Portugal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 0 |
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