Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, also known as Amarildo (; born 29 July 1939), is a retired

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Amarildo began his career at in the youth teams at

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, being described at the best player Goytacaz have helped produce by Brazilian newspaper ''

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'' in 2017. In 1958, Amarildo joined

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, playing six times in the Torneio Extra in June 1958, scoring once. Later that year, Amarildo joined

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, scoring 136 goals in 201 appearances in all competitions, with his form at Botafogo gaining the attention of Brazil national team manager

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. In 1963, Amarildo was the subject of a transfer away from Brazil. Everton chairman John Moores identified Amarildo as a potential signing, willing to pay a transfer fee of £200,000, however Football League restrictions on the signing of foreign players meant the transfer fell through. Amarildo eventually signed for Italian club

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, scoring 14 goals in 31 league appearances in his first season in Italy, as Milan finished third. Amarildo scored the only goal in the 1967 Coppa Italia Final against

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; Milan's first

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victory. Over the course of four seasons at Milan, Amarildo scored 32 league goals in 107 outings. In 1967, Amarildo signed for

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, winning

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with Fiorentina in his second season with the club, scoring six goals en route to the title. After three seasons at Fiorentina, Amarildo signed for Roma in 1970, scoring ten league goals in 32 appearances in the Italian capital. At the end of his career, Amarildo enjoyed a short stint at Vasco da Gama in the early 1970s, helping Vasco da Gama to win the

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International career

In April 1961, Amarildo made his debut for Brazil. At the

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, after an injury to Pelé in a group game against

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, Amarildo was chosen by Brazil manager Aymoré Moreira to replace him. On 6 June 1962, in Amarildo's first appearance in the tournament, he scored two second half goals in Brazil's final group game against

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to ensure Brazil's qualification into the knockout phase. After retaining his place in the side for Brazil's quarter and semi-final victories, Amarildo started for Brazil in the

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, equalising the scores at 1–1 in the 17th minute after Czechoslovakia had taken the lead two minutes earlier via

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's strike. On 69 minutes, Amarildo assisted Zito's header to put Brazil 2–1 up, before

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sealed victory with twelve minutes remaining, confirming Brazil as World Cup winners. Amarildo's exploits at the 1962 World Cup gained him the nickname ''o possesso'' (the possessed) by Brazilian journalist

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. In total, Amarildo appeared 22 times for Brazil, scoring seven goals.

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Amarildo moved back to Italy, coaching Fiorentina's youth teams from 1974 to 1978. In 1978, Amarildo returned to another of his former clubs, Botafogo, coaching their youth teams until 1981. In 1981, Amarildo was named manager of Italian club

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, managing the club for two years. In 1984, Tunisian club

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appointed Amarildo. In 1987, following his departure from Espérance, Amarildo was named manager of Italian side

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. In 1988, after a year at Rondinella, Amarildo took up the reins at Turris for two years, before returning to Fiorentina as assistant manager to compatriot

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. From 1991 to 1992, Amarildo had a brief spell at

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as manager. On 24 January 2008, Amarildo was hired as America's head coach. On 26 January 2008, in his first match as America's head coach,

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beat América 4–2 at the Estádio Giulite Coutinho. He was sacked by America's board after managing the team for just a week.

Personal life

In September 2011, Amarildo was diagnosed with throat cancer, before announcing he was cancer-free nine months later.

Honours

Club

;Botafogo * Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1962 * Interstate Cup Champions Club: 1962 * Campeonato Carioca: 1961, 1962 *

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: 1963 ;Milan *

: 1966–67 ;Fiorentina AC Fiorentina - Amarildo Tavares da Silveira

: 1968–69 ;Vasco da Gama * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1974

International

;Brazil *

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1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

Individual

* Player of the Tournament of Paris: 1963 * Scorer of the Club World Championship: 1963 * Scorer of the Brazilian Championship: 1962 * Scorer of the Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1962 * Scorer of Interstate Club Champions Cup: 1962 * Scorer of Pentagonal International Clubs: 1962 * State Championship's top scorer: 1961 * Scorer of the International Tournament in Costa Rica: 1961

References

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