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Full name Joel Antônio Martins
Date of birth (1931-11-23)23 November 1931
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 1 January 2003(2003-01-01) (aged 71)
Playing position Winger
Youth career
1948–1951 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951 Botafogo 0 (0)
1951–1958 Flamengo 157 (58)
1958–1961 Valencia CF 57 (16)
1961–1963 Flamengo 46 (4)
1963–1964 Vitória
National team
1957–1961 Brazil 14 (3)
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1958 Sweden
Copa América
Runner-up 1957 Peru
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Joel Antônio Martins (23 November 1931 – 1 January 2003), known as just Joel, was an association football winger.

Biography

Joel was born 23 November 1931 in Rio de Janeiro. His football career began when he was discovered by Botafogo in 1948, at the age of 17 years. Two years later, however, he moved to Flamengo where he won the Rio State Championship for three times in a row (1953, 1954, 1955).

Joel had caps for Brazil between 1957 and 1961. He was in the starting line-up on the first two matches of 1958 FIFA World Cup, but then he went to the bench replaced by Garrincha, just like his Flamengo's teammate Dida was replaced by Pelé.

Honours

  • 1958 FIFA World Cup Champion
  • Rio State Championship 1953, 1954, 1955
  • Rio-São Paulo Tournament 1961

See also

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