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{{Short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Gonçalves|de Andrade}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tostão
| image = Tostão 1970.jpg
| caption = Tostão in 1970
| fullname = Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1947|1|25}}
| birth_place = [[Belo Horizonte]], Brazil
| height = {{height|m=1.72}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] / [[Attacking midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1961 | youthclubs1 = [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
| years1 = 1962–1963 | clubs1 = [[América Futebol Clube (MG)|América Mineiro]] | caps1 = 26 | goals1 = 16
| years2 = 1963–1972 | clubs2 = [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] | caps2 = 378 | goals2 = 249
| years3 = 1972–1973 | clubs3 = [[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]] | caps3 = 45 | goals3 = 6 
| totalcaps = 449 | totalgoals = 271
| nationalyears1 = 1966–1972<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tostão&nbsp;– Goals in International Matches|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/tostao-intlg.html}}</ref> | nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] | nationalcaps1 = 54 | nationalgoals1 = 32
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 Mexico]]|}}
}}

'''Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade''' (born 25 January 1947), generally known as '''Tostão''', is a Brazilian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] or [[attacking midfielder]] and was a [[physician]].

Tostão was an intelligent, hardworking and prolific left-footed forward, who was known for his creativity and technical skills, and was considered one of the best players in the world in his prime and arguably the best player in the world in the early 70s alongside Cruyff before health problems forced his early retirement. Tostão was widely considered at the time the second best or even the best Brazilian player in the late 60s alongside Pelé, even ahead of other stars that would be part of the legendary 1970 Brazil squad.<ref name="Tostao the visionary"/> He played most of his 11-year career with [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]].

Tostão represented [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in two [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]], [[1970 FIFA World Cup|winning the tournament in 1970]]. He formed a lethal offensive partnership with [[Pelé]] in the national team.

== Football career ==
Born in [[Belo Horizonte]], [[Minas Gerais]], Eduardo Andrade received, like the vast majority of Brazilian footballers, a nickname early into his football career, being dubbed 'Tostão' (little coin). Legend has it that as a six-year-old school boy he netted 47 goals in one game for his primary school football team.

Tostão made his professional debut aged only 15, for local [[América Futebol Clube (MG)|América Mineiro]], returning after two years to [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]], where he had started his youth career. Although being a centre midfielder, he was crowned the ''[[Campeonato Mineiro]]'''s topscorer on three consecutive occasions, the first in 1966, and left the club as its all-time scorer, with a total of 249 goals.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aboutbrasil.com/modules/brazil-brasil/top_10_brazil.php?hoofd=11&sub=53&art=917 |title=The 10 Best Brazilian soccer players of all time |access-date=2015-11-06 |archive-date=2020-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811095048/https://www.aboutbrasil.com/modules/brazil-brasil/top_10_brazil.php?hoofd=11&sub=53&art=917 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]], improvised as a forward, Tostão scored two of his 32 goals for [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], and assisted four, as the national team won its third [[FIFA World Cup|trophy]], whilst finding the net on 19 occasions. The previous year, after being hit in the face by a ball during a match against [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]], he suffered a [[Retinal detachment|detached retina]] from which he never fully recovered. In April 1972, he signed for [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]] for a then record fee in the country but, after good overall displays, was forced to retire from the game at only 27, after his sight problems resurfaced, despite attempts at corrective surgery.

Weary of football and fame, Tostão became a [[Physician|medical doctor]], but ultimately rejoined the footballing world, working as a journalist and pundit on TV.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_football/4110513.stm Robinho career at crossroads]; [[BBC Sport]], 20 December 2004</ref><ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6472327.stm Controversy on the road to 1,000]; BBC Sport, 21 March 2007</ref>

== Style of play ==
Tostão was, due to his relatively small stature and slender frame, not particularly skilled in the air; in spite of his lack of pace, strong physical attributes, or long-range shooting abilities, however, he was a mobile, intelligent, and hard-working footballer, who stood out throughout his career due to his anticipation and timing in the penalty area, which made him a prolific goalscorer.<ref name="Tostao the visionary"/><ref name="InBed">{{cite web |url=http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2017/2/3/the-unspoken-genius-of-tostao |title=THE UNSPOKEN GENIUS OF TOSTAO |publisher=In Bed With Maradona |last1=Godfrey |first1=Mark |work=IBWM |access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref> A predominantly left-footed player, in his prime, he was considered one of the best players in the world, and was known for his technique, balance, and [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] skills, while also contributing with many [[Assist (football)|assists]] thanks to his vision, creativity, precise passing and [[Playmaker|playmaking]] abilities, as well as his work-rate, which often saw him drop back into midfield in order to retrieve the ball and start attacking plays.<ref name="Tostao the visionary"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/18621/6120860/brazils-greatest-strikers |title=Brazil's greatest strikers |publisher=Sky Sports |date=2 July 2010 |access-date=9 March 2020 }}</ref><ref name="InBed"/> He was also known for his ability to disorient defenders and get onto the end of passes or create space for teammates with his movement and runs off the ball, which saw him act in a role which was essentially functioning as a precursor of the modern [[Forward (association football)#False 9|false 9]] role with Brazil during the 1970 World Cup, despite being deployed as a [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|centre-forward]] on paper.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/mar/05/brazil-world-cup-2014-diego-costa-spain-neymar |title=Brazil's World Cup striker problems laid bare by Diego Costa's Spain debut |work=The Guardian |last1=Duarte |first1=Fernando |date=5 March 2014 |access-date=9 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/06/17/brazil-1970-and-the-most-beautiful-football-in-history/ |title=Brazil, 1970 and the most beautiful football in history |publisher=thesefootballtimes.co |last1=Tsoir |first1=Mark |date=17 June 2018 |access-date=9 March 2020 }}</ref> Due to his versatility and wide range of skills, he was capable of playing in several attacking and midfield positions including as an attacking midfielder,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.calciomercato.com/news/se-pele-non-fosse-nato-tostao-sarebbe-stato-pele-e-voleva-fare-i-88028 |title=Se Pelé non fosse nato, Tostao sarebbe stato Pelé. E voleva fare il medico... |publisher=Calciomercato |last1=Gandolfi |first1=Remo |language=it |date=12 February 2019 |access-date=9 March 2020 }}</ref> as a [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|second striker]], as a left [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]], or even as an out-and-out [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2082099-ranking-brazils-20-greatest-strikers-of-all-time#slide14 |title=Ranking Brazil's 20 Greatest Strikers of All Time |publisher=Bleacher Report |last1=Atkins |first1=Christopher |date=2 June 2014 |access-date=9 March 2020 }}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== International goals ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=
! {{abbr|No.|Goal number}} !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 1. || rowspan=2 | 5 June 1966 || rowspan=2 | [[Mineirão]], [[Belo Horizonte]], Brazil || rowspan=2 | {{fb|POL}} || align=center | '''2'''–1 || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"| 4–1 || rowspan=2 | [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6466>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil196466.htm |title=Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1964–1966 |first1=Marcelo |last1=Leme de Arruda |first2=André |last2=do Nascimento Pereira |publisher=RSSSF and RSSSF Brazil |date=15 January 2017 |access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2. || align=center | '''3'''–1
|-
| 3. || 8 June 1966 || [[Maracanã Stadium]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil || {{fb|PER}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 3–1 || Friendly || style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6466/>
|-
| 4. || rowspan=2 | 30 June 1966 || rowspan=2 | [[Ullevi]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden || rowspan=2 | {{fb|SWE}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"| 3–2 || rowspan=2 | Friendly || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6466/>
|-
| 5. || align=center | '''3'''–1
|-
| 6. || 15 July 1966 || [[Goodison Park]], [[Liverpool]], England || {{fb|HUN}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–3 || [[1966 FIFA World Cup]] || style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6466/>
|-
| 7. || 9 June 1968 || [[Pacaembu Stadium]], [[São Paulo]], Brazil || {{fb|URU}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || [[Copa Río Branco|1968 Copa Río Branco]] || style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6768>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil196768.htm |title=Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1967–1968 |first1=Marcelo |last1=Leme de Arruda |first2=André |last2=do Nascimento Pereira |publisher=RSSSF and RSSSF Brazil |date=3 March 2017 |access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 8. || 16 June 1968 || [[Neckarstadion]], [[Stuttgart]], [[West Germany]] || {{fb|West Germany}} || align=center | '''1'''–2 || align=center | 1–2 || Friendly || style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6768/>
|-
| 9. || rowspan=2 | 20 June 1968 || rowspan=2 | [[10th-Anniversary Stadium]], [[Warsaw]], Poland || rowspan=2 | {{fb|POL}} || align=center | '''3'''–2 || rowspan=2 align=center | 6–3 || rowspan=2 | Friendly || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6768/>
|-
| 10. || align=center | '''4'''–2
|-
| 11. || 25 June 1968 || [[JNA Stadion]], [[Belgrade]], [[Yugoslavia]] || {{fb|YUG}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || Friendly || style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6768/>
|-
| 12. || 30 June 1968 || [[Estádio da Machava]], [[Lourenço Marques]], [[Mozambique]] || {{fb|POR}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || Friendly || style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6768/>
|-
| 13. || 17 July 1968 || [[Estadio Nacional de Lima]], [[Lima]], [[Peru]] || {{fb|PER}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 4–0 || Friendly || style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6768/>
|-
| 14. || 6 November 1968 || Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || [[FIFA]] XI || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 4–0 || Friendly || style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6768/>{{efn|This match celebrated the 10th anniversary of Brazil's [[1958 FIFA World Cup]] victory. In 2001, FIFA decided not to count matches involving its representative team as senior internationals, but the [[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazilian Federation]] continues to recognise it as official.<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6768/>}}
|-
| 15. || 9 April 1969 || Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || {{fb|PER}} || align=center | '''2'''–1 || align=center | 2–1 || Friendly || style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6970>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil196970.htm |title=Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1969–1970 |first1=Marcelo |last1=Leme de Arruda |first2=André |last2=do Nascimento Pereira |publisher=RSSSF and RSSSF Brazil |date=3 March 2017 |access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 16. || 12 June 1969 || Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || {{fb|ENG}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 2–1 || Friendly || style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6970/>
|-
| 17. || rowspan=2 | 6 August 1969 || rowspan=2 | [[Estadio El Campín]], [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]] || rowspan=2 | {{fb|COL}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"| 2–0 || rowspan=2 | [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification#South America (CONMEBOL)|1970 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6970/>
|-
| 18. || align=center | '''2'''–0
|-
| 19. || rowspan=3 | 10 August 1969 || rowspan=3 | [[Estadio Olímpico (Caracas)|Estadio Olímpico]], [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]] || rowspan=3 | {{fb|VEN|1930}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan=3 style="text-align:center"| 6–0 || rowspan=3 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification || rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6970/>
|-
| 20. || align=center | '''3'''–0
|-
| 21. || align=center | '''4'''–0
|-
| 22. || rowspan=2 | 21 August 1969 || rowspan=2 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || rowspan=2 | {{fb|COL}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"| 6–2 || rowspan=2 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6970/>
|-
| 23. || align=center | '''2'''–1
|-
| 24. || rowspan=3 | 24 August 1969 || rowspan=3 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || rowspan=3 | {{fb|VEN|1930}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan=3 style="text-align:center"| 6–0 || rowspan=3 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification || rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6970/>
|-
| 25. || align=center | '''2'''–0
|-
| 26. || align=center | '''3'''–0
|-
| 27. || rowspan=2 | 14 June 1970 || rowspan=2 | [[Estadio Jalisco]], [[Guadalajara]], [[Mexico]] || rowspan=2 | {{fb|PER}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"| 4–2 || rowspan=2 | [[1970 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|1970 FIFA World Cup]] || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6970/>
|-
| 28. || align=center | '''3'''–1
|-
| 29. || 30 September 1970 || Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || {{fb|MEX}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || Friendly || style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil6970/>
|-
| 30. || 14 July 1971 || Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || {{fb|TCH}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 || Friendly || style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil7173>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil197173.htm |title=Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1971–1973 |first1=Marcelo |last1=Leme de Arruda |first2=André |last2=do Nascimento Pereira |publisher=RSSSF and RSSSF Brazil |date=3 March 2017 |access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 31. || 31 July 1971 || [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Estadio Monumental]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] || {{fb|ARG}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 2–2 || [[Roca Cup|1971 Roca Cup]] || style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil7173/>
|-
| 32. || 26 April 1972 || [[Estádio Beira-Rio]], [[Porto Alegre]], Brazil || {{fb|PAR|1954}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 3–2 || Friendly || style="text-align:center" |<ref name=RSSSFBrazil7173/>
|}

{{notelist}}

== Honours ==

=== Club ===
;Cruzeiro
* [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]: 1966<ref name="Tostao the visionary">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=63881/profile.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125053032/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=63881/profile.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 25, 2015|title=Tostao the visionary|publisher=FIFA|access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref>
* [[Campeonato Mineiro]]: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969<ref name="Tostao the visionary"/>

=== International ===
;Brazil
*[[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<ref name="Tostao the visionary"/>
*[[Brazil Independence Cup|Independence Cup]]: [[Brazil Independence Cup|1972]]

=== Individual ===
* [[Bola de Prata (Brazil)|Bola de Prata]]: 1970
* [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Top Scorer]]: 1970 (12 goals)<ref>[http://placar.abril.com.br/materia/bola-de-prata-placar-1970 Bola de Prata Placar 1970] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009165954/http://placar.abril.com.br/materia/bola-de-prata-placar-1970 |date=2015-10-09 }}</ref>
* [[South American Footballer of the Year]]: 1971
* [[IFFHS Brazilian Player of the 20th Century]] (5th place)<ref name="RSSSF">[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html IFFHS' Century Elections]</ref>
* [[IFFHS|IFFHS South American Player of the 20th Century]] (13th place)<ref name="RSSSF"/>
* [[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer]]: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time] Retrieved on 28 November 2015</ref>
* [[Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame]]

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{NFT player|17939}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/tostao-intlg.html International appearances]; at [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]
* [http://www.myfootballfacts.com/Tostao.html Legendary Football Players - Tostão]

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