Name: Edson José de Sousa

Nickname: "Croinha"



Country: Brazil
Club: Fortaleza
Position: *CF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 27-28 (08/21/1940)
Era: 1967-1968

Height: 178 cm
Weight: ???

Attack: 85
Defence: 33
Balance: 85
Stamina: 76
Top Speed: 72
Acceleration: 74
Response: 82
Agility: 72
Dribble Accuracy: 73
Dribble Speed: 68
Short Pass Accuracy: 63
Short Pass Speed: 70
Long Pass Accuracy: 62
Long Pass Speed: 72
Shot Accuracy: 87
Shot Power: 80
Shot Technique: 77
Free Kick Accuracy: 65
Curling: 70
Header: 81
Jump: 79
Technique: 71
Aggression: 89
Mentality: 85
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 65

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 4
Weak Foot Accuracy: 4
Weak Foot Frequency: 4
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Standard

CARDS:
S04 - PK Taker
P19 - Fox In The Box

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Positioning - Scoring - Post Player - Penalties

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded

INFO: Edson José de Sousa, better known as Croinha (because his hairstyle), was a Center Forward of the State of Recife, known for his natural talent in scoring, which mostly consisted of dominating the ball backwards, spinning and kicking. He is Fortaleza's top scorer with 138 goals and Maranhão AC's second top scorer with 183 goals. He played in Yolanda, Maranhão AC, Fortaleza EC and Tiradentes. He won the state championship three times, in 1965, 1967 and 1969, was vice-champion of the Brazil Cup in 1968 and won the North-Northeast Cup in 1970.

Updated. Croinha was a player much compared to Gildo, so I compared them. Gildo was more intelligent in attack than Croinha, and there is no arguing that Gildo was a much better header. I interpret Croinha as a better finisher btw, and stepped in the box much more than Gildo, Aggression was possibly his greatest attribute. He was also described as a strong player and a warrior on the field. He was certainly one of the greatest strikers in Ceará's history along with Gildo and Mozart.