2004 and made his debut on 28 April 2004 in a friendly match against Hungary. He played for them in the 2004 Copa América and 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, which were both won by Brazil. In the final of the Copa América 2004 he scored one of the penalties in the shootout as Brazil defeated Argentina. Post-playing career On 17 March 2011, Corinthians announced that Edu would take over from William Machado as the club's director of football. He also assisted Carlos Queiroz's Iranian national team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. From 2016 to 2019, he was the general coordinator of the Brazil national team. On 9 July 2019, it was announced that Edu had become Arsenal's first ever technical director. The club's director of football, Raul Sanllehi said: "We're very excited that Edu is joining the team. He has great experience and technical football knowledge and most importantly is a true Arsenal man. He understands the club and what we stand for to our millions of fans around the world." On 18 November 2022, Edu was appointed as Arsenal's first-ever sporting director. Media Edu was involved in the Amazon Original sports docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal, which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 2021–22 season. He was also involved in All or Nothing: Brazil National Team. Honours Corinthians Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1998, 1999 FIFA Club World Championship: 2000 Arsenal Premier League: 2001–02, 2003–04 FA Cup: 2001–02, 2004–05 FA Community Shield: 2002 Valencia Copa del Rey: 2007–08 Brazil Copa América: 2004 FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005 Individual Premier League Player of the Month: February 2004 References External links 1978 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers Association football midfielders Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Arsenal F.C. players Valencia CF players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Premier League players La Liga players 2004 Copa América players 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players Copa América-winning players FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Arsenal F.C. non-playing staff FA Cup Final players