Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wagner Pereira Cardozo | ||
Date of birth | October 16, 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Piracicaba, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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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) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
See Amaral for other Brazilian football players named him.
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, the biographical film was made which was "KING OF TOKYO O FILME". Supporters of Tokyo show a big flag of his face on a corner of its home stadium, still now.