João Justino Amaral dos Santos (born 25 December 1954 in

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), best known as ''Amaral'' or ''Amaral II'', is a Brazilian former

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. He played for Guarani (1971–1978),

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(1978–1981), Santos (1981–1982), in

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with Leones Negros de la Universidad de Guadalajara (1981–1985), and close his career in 1987 with

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. He won one

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(1979) and one Mexican First Division (1984). He was capped 41 times by the

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, from August 1975 to June 1980, and with them he won the Bicentennial Tournament in 1976 and participated in 7 games at the

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