Amaral (footballer, born 1966)

For other footballers named Amaral, see Amaral (disambiguation) § Football players.

Amaral

Personal information
Full name	Wagner Pereira Cardozo
Date of birth	(1966-10-16) 16 October 1966
Place of birth	Piracicaba, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
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
Managerial career
2006	Arte Takasaki
2010	FC Kariya
2011	Tokyo 23 FC
	Gyosei International School (U-18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

External links

• Amaral at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)