SOCCER PLAYER

Edu Manga

1967 - 2025

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Eduardo Antônio dos Santos (2 February 1967 – 3 October 2025), commonly known as Edu Manga, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1987 Copa América tournament. Manga died from kidney disease in Barueri, São Paulo, on 3 October 2025, at the age of 58. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Edu Manga is the 3,753rd most popular soccer player (up from 3,953rd in 2024), the 670th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 708th in 2019) and the 348th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Edu Manga ranks 3,753 out of 21,273. Before him are Aleksandr Ivanov, Stanley Menzo, Endrick, Samuel Zauber, Arthur Berry, and Takeshi Honda. After him are Paul Ince, Toninho, Laurent Koscielny, Ferenc Sipos, Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin, and Ricardo Rocha.

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Among people born in 1967, Edu Manga ranks 246. Before him are Kenji Goto, Ty Burrell, Andreas Scholl, Aleksandr Rozenberg, Paulo Cezar Costa, and Kazunori Yamauchi. After him are Paul Ince, Judith Suminwa, Scott Weiland, Inha Babakova, Morten Tyldum, and Robert S. Kimbrough. Among people deceased in 2025, Edu Manga ranks 354. Before him are Waleed Al-Jasem, Eldar Shengelaia, Alexander Dityatin, Julio César Cortés, Gérard Hausser, and Mark Snow. After him are Natalya Shikolenko, June Lockhart, Tom Lehrer, Andrija Delibašić, Frank Mill, and Rudolf Belin.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Edu Manga ranks 670 out of 2,236. Before him are Bismarck Barreto Faria (1969), Erico Verissimo (1905), Luís Vinício (1932), Paulo Cezar Costa (1967), Nilo Murtinho Braga (1903), and Endrick (2006). After him are Toninho (1965), Ricardo Rocha (1962), Zeca Pagodinho (1959), Ricardo Alexandre dos Santos (1976), Cabeção (1930), and Castro Alves (1847).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Edu Manga ranks 348. Before him are Manoelzinho (1907), Jeferson Antonio Alves Dupin (1972), Bismarck Barreto Faria (1969), Luís Vinício (1932), Nilo Murtinho Braga (1903), and Endrick (2006). After him are Toninho (1965), Ricardo Rocha (1962), Ricardo Alexandre dos Santos (1976), Cabeção (1930), Arthur Melo (1996), and Milton Viera (1946).

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