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Personal information
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

In Spanish: Joel Antônio Martins para niños