João Justino Amaral dos Santos, known as Amaral or Amaral II (; 25 December 1954 – 31 May 2024), was a Brazilian professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

At club level he played for Guarani (1971–1978),

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(1978–1981), Santos (1981–1982), in Mexico with Leones Negros de la Universidad de Guadalajara (1981–1985), and closed his career in 1987 with

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. Amaral won one

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(

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) with Corinthians and one

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( 1983–84) with Club América. At international level, he was capped 41 times by the Brazil national team, from August 1975 to June 1980, and with them he won the Bicentennial Tournament in 1976 and participated in seven games at the

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, where the team finished third.

Death

On 31 May 2024, Amaral died from cancer in São Paulo, at the age of 69.

Honours

Corinthans *

América *

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: 1983–84 Brazil * USA Bicentennial Cup: 1976 *

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: 1976 *

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: 1976 *

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: 1976

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