Amaral (footballer, born 1954)


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.

For other people named João Amaral, see João Amaral (disambiguation).
Amaral
Personal information
Full name João Justino Amaral dos Santos
Date of birth (1954-12-25) 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

He played for Guarani (1971–1978), Corinthians (1978–1981), Santos (1981–1982), in Mexico with Leones Negros de la Universidad de Guadalajara (1981–1985),[1] 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.[2]

References
  1. Amaral – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
  2. Amaral – FIFA competition record


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