Naldo (footballer, born 1976)

Naldo
Personal information
Full name	Ednaldo Mendes da Conceição
Date of birth	6 February 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996	Fluminense
	Internacional
	Tubarão
2001	Trabzonspor
2002	FC Wil
2003	FC Luzern
2003–2004	St. Gallen
2005–2006	LA Galaxy
2006–2007	Ionikos
2007–2008	California Cougars
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ednaldo Mendes da Conceição (born 6 February 1976), known as Naldo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Naldo came up through the system of hometown Fluminense in 1996. He also played for Internacional and Tubarão and had a short spell with Turkey's Galatasaray. In 2002, Naldo moved to Switzerland, where he played for FC Wil, FC Luzern, and FC St. Gallen.^[2] He signed with Major League Soccer and the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2005, but was released after a disappointing season and a single game in 2006.^[3] He switch to indoor soccer and joined California Cougars of the Major Indoor Soccer League for the 2007–08 season.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Naldo at WorldFootball.net
^ "Stats Centre: Ednaldo da Conceicao Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
^ Jones, Grahame L. (23 June 2005). "Galaxy Lacking Inspiration". Los Angeles Times.

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