In January 1997, Evando moved abroad and joined Spanish Segunda División side Villarreal CF on loan until June.
[1] He made his debut abroad on 23 February by starting in a 3–1 home win against CD Toledo, but only featured in three further matches before returning to his parent club.
Evandro rarely settled into a team in the following campaigns, being loaned to Santa Cruz,[3] Portuguesa Santista[4] and Estrela Amadora[5] before leaving Vitória in 2004 as his contract expired.
On 12 January 2005, after scoring nine goals in the previous campaign, Evando signed for Santos,[6] but left the club in May and joined Ponte Preta.
On 22 August 2016, after the dismissal of Silas, Evando was named interim manager for one match;[14] he returned to his previous duties after the arrival of Claudinei Oliveira.