Amaral (footballer, born 1954)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Justino Amaral dos Santos | ||
Date of birth | 25 December 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Campinas, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1978 | Guarani | 176 | (1) |
1979–1981 | Corinthians | 133 | (1) |
1981–1982 | Santos | 35 | (0) |
1981–1985 | Universidad de Guadalajara | 186 | (3) |
1987 | Blumenau | 0 | (0) |
Total | 530 | (5) | |
National team | |||
1975–1980 | Brazil | 40 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
João Justino Amaral dos Santos (born 25 December 1954 in Campinas, São Paulo State), best known as Amaral or Amaral II, is a Brazilian former footballer.[1]
He played for Guarani (1971–1978), Corinthians (1978–1981), Santos (1981–1982), in Mexico with Leones Negros de la Universidad de Guadalajara (1981–1985),[2] and close his career in 1987 with Blumenau.
He won one Campeonato Paulista (1979) and one Mexican First Division (1984). He was capped 41 times by the Brazil national football team, from August 1975 to June 1980, and with them he won the Bicentennial Tournament in 1976 and participated in 7 games at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[3]
References[]
External links[]
- Amaral – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Amaral at National-Football-Teams.com
- Amaral at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Brazil international footballers
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
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- Leones Negros UdeG footballers
- 1975 Copa América players
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- 1979 Copa América players
- Guarani FC players
- Santos FC players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Association football defenders
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