Pita (footballer)

Pita

Personal information
Full name	Edvaldo Oliveira Chaves
Date of birth	(1958-08-04) 4 August 1958
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1984	Santos
1985–1988	São Paulo
1988–1989	Strasbourg
1989–1990	Guarani
1991–1992	Fujita
1993	Nagoya Grampus Eight
1994	Internacional-Limeira
International career
1980–1987	Brazil	7	(0)
Managerial career
1999	São Paulo
2000	Santos
2001	Urawa Red Diamonds
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edvaldo Oliveira Chaves, best known as Pita (born in Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, 4 August 1958) is a former association footballer in offensive midfielder role, currently works as General Manager by Desportivo Brasil.

Career

In career he played for clubs Santos FC (1978–1984), São Paulo (1985–1988), RC Strasbourg in France (1988–1989), Guarani (1989–1990), in Japan J. League Division 1 with Fujita and Nagoya Grampus Eight (1990–1993), and closed career with Inter Limeira in 1994.

Titles

He won three São Paulo State League (1978, 1985, 1987), and one Brazilian League (1986). For Brazil national football team he got 7 international caps from 1980 and won the 1987 Pan American Games.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League
1977	Santos	Série A	3	1
1978			13	3
1979			0	0
1980		Série A	18	1
1981			4	1
1982			15	3
1983			24	4
1984			17	3
1985	São Paulo	Série A	20	4
1986			30	5
1987			14	2
1988			0	0
France			League
1988/89	Strasbourg	Division 1	20	6
Brazil			League
1989	Guarani	Série A	15	0
1990		Série B	0	0
Japan			League
1991/92	Fujita	JSL Division 2	27	12
1992		Football League	15	4
1993	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J. League 1	8	2
Country	Brazil		173	27
	France		20	6
	Japan		50	16
Total			243	49

International career statistics

Brazil national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1980	2	0
1981	1	0
1982	0	0
1983	2	0
1984	0	0
1985	0	0
1986	0	0
1987	2	0
Total	7	0