Aymoré Moreira (24 April 1912 – 26 July 1998) was a Brazilian football player and coach, who played as a

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. He was a brother of

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and Ayrton Moreira, both of whom were also successful coaches in Brazilian football.

Career

Moreira was born in

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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, Little Canary). After his retirement as a player, he became a successful coach, leading the Brazil national team 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 Czechoslovakia national team. 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 Taça Oswaldo Cruz in 1961 and 1962, Taça Bernardo O'Higgins in 1961 and 1966, Roca Cup 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.

Honours

International

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*Taça Oswaldo Cruz: 1961, 1962 *Taça Bernardo O'Higgins: 1961, 1966 * Copa Roca: 1963 * Taça Rio Branco: 1967

References

External links

Aymoré Moreira in the Sports MuseumSitedalusa.com
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