Wagner Pereira Cardozo, best known as Amaral (born 16 October 1966 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a former Brazilian

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striker who currently coaches Japanese international high-school football club in the

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, as U-18 team. Amaral's nickname is "King of Tokyo" and he is considered one of the greatest players in the history of

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, which includes its amateur period, called as Tokyo Gas SC. Amaral attended 332 games in FC Tokyo/Tokyo Gas FC. In 2008, the biographical film was made which was "KING OF TOKYO O FILME".KING OF TOKYO O FILME
in Amazon Japan Supporters of Tokyo show a big flag of his face on a corner of its home stadium, still now.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amaral 1966 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players Ituano FC players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Japan Football League players FC Tokyo players Shonan Bellmare players Arte Takasaki players FC Kariya players Expatriate footballers in Japan Player-coaches Brazilian football managers Expatriate football managers in Japan Association football forwards Footballers from São Paulo (state)