Amarildo Souza do Amaral

Amarildo

Personal information
Full name	Amarildo Souza do Amaral
Date of birth	2 October 1964 (1964-10-02)
Place of birth	Curitiba, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1983?	Americano	6?	(1?)
1984?–1985	Botafogo	12	(1)
1985?	Inter Limeira	?	(?)
1986?	XV de Piracicaba	?	(?)
1986–1987?	Internacional RGS	26	(8)
1987?–1988?	Taubate	?	(?)
1988–1989	Celta de Vigo	34	(16)
1989–1990	Lazio	29	(8)
1990–1992	Cesena	65	(13)
1992?	Famalicao	2	(0)
1992–1993	Logroñés	22	(1)
1993–1998?	Famalicao	68	(7)
1995?	→São Paulo FC (loan?)	11	(1)
1996?	→União São João (loan?)	?	(?)
1996?	→Bahia (loan?)	0?	(0?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Amarildo Souza do Amaral, better known as Amarildo (born 2 October 1964) is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.

In his career he played matches in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for four different teams; Americano (1983; 6 matches), Botafogo (1984–1985; 12), Internacional (1986–1987; 26 matches) and São Paulo FC (1995; 11). He also played a match for Bahia in the Copa do Brasil in 1996.

After his spell at Botafogo he played for Inter Limeira and XV de Piracicaba in the Brazilian lower levels. In 1986–87 he played in the Brazilian top-flight with Internacional, and Amarildo played for Taubate in 1987 and 1988.

He played in La Liga in Spain with Celta de Vigo (1988–89), and then again with CD Logroñés in 1992–93. In between his spells in Spain he played in Italy for Lazio and then Cesena. After his time at Logrones he had a number of stints with Portuguese side Famalicao, and he also had further spells in Brazil with Uniao Sao Joao and Bahia.