Amaral (footballer, born 1966) facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wagner Pereira Cardozo | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Piracicaba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Tokyo 23 FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1987 | Comercial | ||
| 1988 | Capivariano | ||
| 1989–1991 | Ituano | ||
| 1992 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1992–2003 | FC Tokyo | 292 | (165) |
| 2004 | Shonan Bellmare | 19 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Arte Takasaki | 28 | (16) |
| 2009 | FC Kariya | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006 | Arte Takasaki | ||
| 2010 | FC Kariya | ||
| 2011 | Tokyo 23 FC | ||
| – | Gyosei International School (U-18) | ||
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Wagner Pereira Cardozo, best known as Amaral (born 16 October 1966 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a former Brazilian football striker who currently coaches Japanese international high-school football club in the Gyosei International School, as U-18 team.
Amaral's nickname is "King of Tokyo" and he is considered one of the greatest players in the history of FC Tokyo, which includes its amateur period, called as Tokyo Gas SC. Amaral attended 332 games in FC Tokyo/Tokyo Gas FC. In 2008, a documentary film titled King of Tokyo: O Filme was released. Supporters of Tokyo show a big flag of his face on a corner of its home stadium.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1992 | Tokyo Gas | Football League | 16 | 7 | - | - | 16 | 7 | ||
| 1993 | 17 | 8 | - | - | 17 | 8 | ||||
| 1994 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 1 | - | 33 | 21 | |||
| 1995 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 0 | - | 29 | 16 | |||
| 1996 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | - | 28 | 22 | |||
| 1997 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | - | 25 | 18 | |||
| 1998 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | - | 27 | 17 | |||
| 1999 | FC Tokyo | J2 League | 26 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 19 |
| 2000 | J1 League | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 13 | |
| 2001 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 17 | ||
| 2002 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 16 | ||
| 2003 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2004 | Shonan Bellmare | J2 League | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 21 | 2 | |
| 2005 | FC Horikoshi | Football League | 24 | 15 | 2 | 3 | - | 26 | 18 | |
| 2006 | Arte Takasaki | Football League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | FC Kariya | Football League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 348 | 183 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 393 | 202 | ||
See also
In Spanish: Wagner Pereira Cardozo para niños
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