Edmundo

They called him O Animal, and few nicknames have ever fit a footballer so completely. Edmundo was that rare forward whose genius and volatility were inseparable; the same fire that produced moments of pure brilliance also produced the controversies that followed him on and off the pitch. I have a real soft spot for players like this. The well-behaved professional is easy to respect and easy to forget, but the gifted hothead keeps you on the edge of your seat. That he reinvented himself as a pundit, turning all that intensity into words, feels like the most honest second act he could have chosen.

Name (English)

Edmundo

Name (Japanese)

エジムンド

Reading

えじむんど

Born

April 2, 1971 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Boar

Origin

Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

177 cm

Occupation

association football player / journalist / beach soccer player

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmundo%20(footballer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445541

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player
• journalist
• beach soccer player

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.