3 pairs of namesakes who are all famous footballers

Modified Dec 09, 2018 21:41 GMT

Ronaldo shares his name with the Brazilian great

3. Eder (Brazil) and Eder (Portugal)

Eder was a famous left winger of Brazil, who played for the national team from 1979 to 1986. He earned 52 international caps and scored 8 goals. He was a member of the famous Brazil squad in the 1982 World Cup, which lost 2-3 to Italy in the quarter-finals.

He was famous for his powerful shots and probably remains the most powerful shooter in the history of football. He scored some goals from free-kicks too. Eder mainly played for Brazilian clubs like Cruzeiro and Botafago and won the Brazilian league as well.

Eder of Portugal is now 30 years old and still has a few years left in him at the top level. He has, however, played in 35 matches for his national side and scored 5 goals.

Eder also scored the most important goal in the history of Portuguese football, when he beat Hugo Lloris with a shot from outside the penalty box in the final of Euro 2016 to win the championship for his country.

Eder has also played for clubs like Swansea City, Lille and Lokomotiv Moscow and already scored 79 goals in 326 matches. He is still expected to achieve more landmarks in his career.

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Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee