Dudu (footballer born in 1980)

Dudu (full name Eduardo Francisco da Silva Neto, born 2 February 1980) is a Brazilian former football player who played as a forward. He spent his most productive period in South Korea, playing for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.

He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He started his professional career at Vitória in 1999; In the following years, he played for Brazilian clubs such as Guarani, Botafogo-SP and Cruzeiro. He had a short experience abroad in Sweden's Kalmar FF team in 2003.

Korea and beyond

In 2004, he was transferred to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and was part of the squad that won the K League title in 2006. He then played for FC Seoul, and returned to Seongnam on loan in 2008. In this return, he became the top scorer of the K League with 15 goals.

After 2009, he played for Omiya Ardija in Japan, then returned to Brazil and played for teams such as Figueirense, Duque de Caxias and Bragantino. He spent the end of his career in lower league clubs.