Amarildo Souza do Amaral

Amarildo
Personal information
Full name	Amarildo Souza do Amaral
Date of birth	2 October 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth	Curitiba, Brazil
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Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1983	Toledo Work
1984	Botafogo
1984	Operário-MS
1985	Botafogo
1985	Inter Limeira
1986	XV Piracicaba
1986–1988	Internacional
1988–1989	Celta
1989–1990	Lazio
1990–1992	Cesena
1992	Famalicão
1992–1993	Logroñés
1993–1998	Famalicão
1995	→ União São João (loan)
1995	→ São Paulo (loan)
1996	→ Bahia (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amarildo Souza do Amaral (born 2 October 1964), known simply as Amarildo, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker.

Football career

In the 1988–89 season Amarildo moved abroad, playing in Spain for Celta de Vigo and scoring 16 goals – fourth-best in La Liga, which included a brace in a 2–0 home win against Real Madrid – as the Galicians finished in tenth position.^[3] He spent the following three years in Italy, appearing for S.S. Lazio^[4] and A.C. Cesena^[5] and suffering Serie A relegation in his second year with the latter side.

After another spell in Spain's top flight with CD Logroñés (only one goal), Amarildo mainly represented F.C. Famalicão in Portugal. His best campaign with the club came in 1993–94 when he netted six times in 19 games in an eventual Primeira Liga relegation; he also represented the team in the second and third levels, interspersed with stints back in his homeland with São Paulo,^[2] União São João Esporte Clube and Esporte Clube Bahia, playing one match in the domestic cup with the latter in 1996.