Edvaldo Izidio Neto (12 November 1934 – 19 January 2002), commonly known as Vavá, was a Brazilian footballer who is widely considered one of the best strikers of his generation. His nickname was "Peito de Aço" (Steel Chest). He played as a main striker (or centre forward) for Sport Club do Recife, C.R. Vasco da Gama, S.E. Palmeiras and the Brazil national football team. International career Vava earned 20 caps with the Brazil national football team between 1955 and 1964, scoring a total of 15 goals. He was in the side that won both the 1958 and 1962 World Cup, in which he scored 5 and 4 goals, respectively. Furthermore, he was a joint recipient of the 1962 World Cup Golden Shoe award, as one of the tournaments top scorers. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1952 Summer Olympics. Vavá scored in the final of both 1958 (twice) and 1962 (once), thus becoming the first player to score in the final of two different world cups. To this day, only five players have achieved this feat, the other four being Pelé, Paul Breitner, Zinedine Zidane, and Kylian Mbappé. He remained the only player to have scored in two consecutive World Cup Final matches until Kylian Mbappé achieved the feat in the 2022 World Cup Final, having also scored in the Final in 2018. Club statistics Honours Club Sport Club do Recife Campeonato Pernambucano: 1949 C.R. Vasco da Gama Campeonato Carioca (Rio de Janeiro State championship): 1952, 1956, 1958 Torneio Rio - São Paulo (Rio – São Paulo Tournament): 1958 Quadrangular Tournament of Rio: 1953 Rivadavia Corrêa Meyer's Tournament (Rio): 1953 Oswaldo Cruz Cup: 1955, 1958 Santiago de Chile Tournament: 1957 Paris Tournament: 1957 Theresa Herrera Trophy: 1957 Atlético de Madrid Copa del Rey: 1960, 1961 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State championship): 1963 Oswaldo Cruz Cup: 1962 Guadalajara Tournament: 1963 Club América Liga MX: 1966 International Brazil national football team FIFA World Cup: 1958, 1962 Individual FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe: 1962 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1962 Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame References Sources VAVÁ Ex-atacante do Vasco, Palmeiras e Seleção by Gustavo Grohmann Vavá… o peito de aço Vava, Edvaldo Izidio Neto de son vrai nom External links Legends of the Football World Cup NASL stats 1934 births 2002 deaths Sportspeople from Recife Brazilian footballers Atlético Madrid footballers Club América footballers CR