Ely (footballer)

Ely
Personal information
Full name	Ely do Amparo
Date of birth	May 14, 1921
Place of birth	Paracambi, Brazil
Date of death	March 9, 1991 (aged 69)
Place of death	Paracambi, Brazil
Position(s)	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1939	América
1940–1945	Canto do Rio
1945–1952	Vasco
1953–1955	Sport
International career
1949-1954	Brazil
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Copa América
Panamerican Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ely do Amparo, commonly known as just Ely (May 14, 1921^[1] – March 9, 1991^[1]), was a Brazilian football central defender, who played in two World Cups.

Career

Ely do Amparo started his career with América, in 1939.^[1] He joined Canto do Rio in 1940, leaving the club in 1945 to join Vasco.^[1] Ely, as part of Vasco's Expresso da Vitória squad,^[2] won the Campeonato Carioca in 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950 and in 1952, winning the South American Club Championship in 1948 as well.^[1] Ely do Amparo was transferred to Sport in 1953, winning the Campeonato Pernambucano in that year and in 1955, when he retired.^[1]

He played 19 games for the Brazilian national team, including being part of the World Cup squad in 1950^[3] and in 1954.^[4] He was part of the squad that won the Panamerican Championship in 1952.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 68. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
^ "Eli do Amparo ou Ely do Amparo (ex-médio e lateral do Vasco)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. September 11, 2008. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
^ "1950" (in Portuguese). JB Online. Retrieved April 20, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ "1954" (in Portuguese). JB Online. Retrieved April 20, 2009. ^{[dead link]}