Amaral

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

Career At club level he played for Guarani (1971–1978), Corinthians (1978–1981), Santos (1981–1982), in Mexico with Leones Negros de la Universidad de Guadalajara (1981–1985), and closed his career in 1987 with Blumenau.

Amaral won one Campeonato Paulista (1979) with Corinthians and one Mexican First Division (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 1978 FIFA World Cup, where the team finished third.

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

Honours Corinthans Campeonato Paulista: 1979

América Liga MX: 1983–84

Brazil USA Bicentennial Cup: 1976 Taça do Atlântico: 1976 Copa Rio Branco: 1976 Copa Roca: 1976