Joel Camargo (18 September 1946 – 23 May 2014) was a Brazilian professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Joel played for Portuguese Santista, Santos,

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, and Saad during his 10-year career. He played a total of two matches for PSG during the 1971–72 season.

International career

Joel was a defender of the

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when they won the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He earned 28 caps for Brazil between 1964 and 1970 (plus 10 unofficial matches).

Death

Camargo died of

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at age 67 on 23 May 2014.Morre Joel Camargo, ex-zagueiro do Santos e campeão do mundo em 1970 , globoesporte.com
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Honours

; Santos * Campeonato Paulista:

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, 1965,

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

* Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1963, 1964, 1966 * Campeonato Brasileiro:

, 1965,

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; Brazil *

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1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...

References

1946 births 2014 deaths Footballers from Santos, São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players Santos FC players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos) players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Brazil men's international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Ligue 1 players Men's association football defenders Saad Esporte Clube players {{Brazil-footy-defender-1940s-stub