Ely do Amparo, commonly known as just Ely (May 14, 1921 – March 9, 1991), was a Brazilian football

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, who played in two World Cups.

Career

Ely do Amparo started his career with América, in 1939. He joined Canto do Rio in 1940, leaving the club in 1945 to join Vasco. Ely, as part of Vasco's ''Expresso da Vitória'' squad, won the

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...

in 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950 and in 1952, winning the South American Club Championship in 1948 as well. Ely do Amparo was transferred to

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in 1953, winning the

Campeonato Pernambucano The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol (Pernambucan Football Championship, in English) is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the FPF. The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915, ...

in that year and in 1955, when he retired.

National team

He played 19 games for the Brazilian national team, including being part of the World Cup squad in 1950 and in

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. He was part of the squad that won the

Panamerican Championship The Panamerican Championship was an international football tournament held by the Panamerican Football Confederation every four years with three editions held from 1952 through 1960.

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Honors

Club

: 1953, 1955 Vasco *

: 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952

Country

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ely 1921 births 1991 deaths Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers 1950 FIFA World Cup players 1954 FIFA World Cup players America Football Club (RJ) players Canto do Rio Football Club players CR Vasco da Gama players Sport Club do Recife players Association football defenders