João Justino Amaral dos Santos

See Amaral for other Brazilian football players named him.

João Justino Amaral dos Santos, best known as Amaral (born in Campinas, São Paulo State, December 25, 1954) is a former football (soccer) player.

He played for Guarani (1971-1978), Corinthians (1978-1981), Santos (1981-1982), in Mexico with América (1982-1984) and Universidad de Guadalajara (1984-1986), and close his career in 1987 with Blumenau.

He won one Campeonato Paulista (1979) and one Mexican First Division (1984). He was capped 41 times by the Brazil national football team, from August 1975 to June 1980, and with them he won the Bicentennial Tournament in 1976 and participated at 1978 FIFA World Cup.

v • d • e Brazil squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup Third Place

1 Leão • 2 Toninho • 3 Oscar • 4 Amaral • 5 Toninho Cerezo • 6 Edinho • 7 Zé Sérgio • 8 Zico • 9 Reinaldo • 10 Rivelino • 11 Dirceu • 12 Carlos • 13 Nelinho • 14 Abel • 15 Polozzi • 16 Rodrigues Neto • 17 Batista • 18 Gil • 19 Jorge Mendonça • 20 Roberto Dinamite • 21 Chicão • 22 Valdir Peres • Coach: Coutinho