Edivaldo Martins Fonseca

Edivaldo Martins Fonseca

Edivaldo Martíns da Fonseca, best known as Edivaldo (born in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro State, April 13, 1962 – died in Boituva, São Paulo State, January 13, 1993) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.

In his career, which started in 1982, he played for Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Taquaritinga (his last club), in Japan with Gamba Osaka, and in Mexico with Puebla. For the Brazilian national team he played in three matches (April 1986 to July 1989) without scoring a goal, and was in the squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He died in the Castelo Branco highway disaster in São Paulo, at 30 years of age.