Aymoré Moreira (24 April 1912 – 26 July 1998) was a Brazilian

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player and coach, who played as a

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. He was a brother of Zezé Moreira and Ayrton Moreira, both of whom were also successful coaches in

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Career

Moreira was born in Miracema,

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. He began his career as a right-winger, but soon he changed to become a goalkeeper, playing for América, Palestra Itália and

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, where he remained from 1936 to 1946 and earned call-ups to the Brazil national team, the "Canarinho" (Portuguese of Little Canary). After his retirement as a player, he became a successful coach, leading Brazil to its second FIFA World Cup in

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. In the first match against

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assisted on the first goal and scored the second one, later injuring himself while attempting a long-range shot against

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. This kept him out of the remainder of the tournament and forced Moreira to make his only lineup change of the tournament; bringing in Amarildo. The replacement duly scored in the

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, a rematch against Czechoslovakia.

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starred in the 3–1 win. Moreira managed Brazil national team for 61 matches, with 37 wins, 9 draws and 15 losses. Besides winning the World Cup, he led the "Canarinha" to win the

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in 1961 and 1966,

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in 1963 and Taça Rio Branco in 1967. Among the clubs he coached were Bangu,

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, Portuguesa, Botafogo,

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, Galícia and Panathinaikos. Moreira died in

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, aged 86.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

; Palmeiras *

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1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

; Botafogo *

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: 1938

Manager

; Palmeiras *

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1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

; Corinthans *

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: 1971 ;

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: 1961, 1966 *

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: 1963 * Taça Rio Branco: 1967

References

External links

Aymoré Moreira in the Sports MuseumSitedalusa.com
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