Amaral (footballer, born 1966)

Wagner Pereira Cardozo, best known as Amaral (born 16 October 1966 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a former Brazilian football striker who currently coaches Japanese international high-school football club in the Gyosei International School, as U-18 team.

Amaral
Personal information
Full name Wagner Pereira Cardozo
Date of birth (1966-10-16) 16 October 1966
Place of birth Piracicaba, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tokyo 23 FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987 Comercial
1988 Capivariano
1989–1991 Ituano
1992 Palmeiras
1992–2003 FC Tokyo 292 (165)
2004 Shonan Bellmare 19 (2)
2005–2007 Arte Takasaki 28 (16)
2009 FC Kariya
Managerial career
2006 Arte Takasaki
2010 FC Kariya
2011 Tokyo 23 FC
Gyosei International School (U-18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amaral's nickname is "King of Tokyo" and he is considered one of the greatest players in the history of FC Tokyo, which includes its amateur period, called as Tokyo Gas SC.[1] Amaral attended 332 games in FC Tokyo/Tokyo Gas FC. In 2008, a documentary film titled King of Tokyo: O Filme was released.[2] Supporters of Tokyo show a big flag of his face on a corner of its home stadium.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1992Tokyo GasFootball League167--167
1993178--178
1994302031-3321
1995281610-2916
1996251735-2822
1997251800-2518
1998241532-2717
1999FC TokyoJ2 League261532823719
2000J1 League221310202513
2001251700202717
2002291500613516
20032542063337
2004Shonan BellmareJ2 League19220-212
2005FC HorikoshiFootball League241523-2618
2006Arte TakasakiFootball League4100-41
200700--00
2009FC KariyaFootball League9010-100
Total 3481832113246393202

References

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