Eduardo Machado (basketball)

{{short description|Brazilian basketball player (born 1982)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Duda Machado | image = | image_size = | caption = | position = Shooting guard / small forward | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lb = 195 | league = | team = | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|9|10}} | birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | high_school = | college = | draft = | draft_year = | draft_team = | career_start = 2002 | career_end = 2021 | years1 = 2002 | team1 = Londrina | years2 = 2002–2003 | team2 = Limeira | years3 = 2004 | team3 = Flamengo | years4 = 2005–2007 | team4 = Brasília | years5 = 2007–2013 | team5 = Flamengo | years6 = 2013–2014 | team6 = Macaé | years7 = 2014 | team7 = Mackenzie | years8 = 2014–2015 | team8 = Rio Claro | years9 = 2015–2017 | team9 = Cearense | years10 = 2017–2018 | team10 = Bauru | years11 = 2018–2019 | team11 = CR Vasco da Gama | years12 = 2019–2020 | team12 = São José | years13 = 2021 | team13 = Botafogo | years14 = 2021 | team14 = Corinthians | highlights = * FIBA South American League champion (2009) * 4× Brazilian champion (2007, 2008, 2009, 2013) * NBB All-Star (2009) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}} {{MedalCountry|{{bk|Brazil}}}} {{MedalCompetition|FIBA AmeriCup}} {{MedalGold| 2009 San Juan | }} {{MedalCompetition|FIBA South American Championship}} {{MedalGold| 2006 Caracas | }} {{MedalGold| 2010 Neiva | }} }}

'''Eduardo Magalhaes Machado''', commonly known as '''Duda Machado''' (born 10 September 1982 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian professional basketball player.<ref>[http://www.latinbasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=BRA&PlayerID=36940 Player Profile at LatinBasket.com]</ref> At a height of 1.96 m (6'5") tall,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181222173107/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/57807/sid/13274/tid//_/2017_Liga_Sudamericana_de_Clubes_FIBA/index.html Eduardo MACHADO (BRA) Height: 196cm/6'5".]</ref> he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.

==Professional career== After playing with the youth teams of Fluminense, in his pro club career, Machado has played in both the South American 2nd-tier level FIBA South American League, and the South American top-tier level FIBA Americas League.

==National team career== Machado was a member of the senior Brazilian national basketball team. With Brazil, he played at the 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He also won a gold medal at the 2009 FIBA AmeriCup.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181222173055/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/eduardo%20machado/pid//_//players.html Eduardo MACHADO (BRA).]</ref>

==Personal== Duda's father, Renê Machado, was a Brazilian club basketball player in the 1960s and 1970s. His uncle, Sérgio "Macarrão" Toledo Machado, was also a successful basketball player with the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team, in the 1960s and 1970s. Duda's older brother, Marcelinho Machado, was also a long-time professional basketball player, and he is one of the most well-known players Brazil ever produced.

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20181222173055/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/eduardo%20machado/pid//_//players.html FIBA Profile] *[https://basketball.latinbasket.com/player/Eduardo-Machado/CR-Vasco-Da-Gama-Rio-de-Janeiro/36940 Latinbasket.com Profile] *[http://lnb.com.br/atletas/eduardo-magalh%C3%A3es-machado/ NBB Profile] {{in lang|pt}}

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