The Brazilian King Of Tokyo

[Mulboyne]

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A new documentary called "The King Of Tokyo O Filme" is set for release next month. It focuses on the career of Brazilian J-League star Wagner Pereira Cardozo (Amaral). There's a brief profile of the man here:

He didn't get the name "King of Tokyo" by just turning up for the coronation. Wagner Perreira Cardozo, better known to J.League fans as Amaral, reigned for the better part of two decades as the most dedicated and fan-pleasing Brazilian player ever to grace the green expanses of Japan's football history. Amaral arrived in Japan before the J.League even existed, signed a contract for Tokyo Gas, and then devoted himself to carrying that team through three leagues and 12 seasons of glory. Along the way he managed to hit the net an amazing 199 times. The numbers simply enhance the legend that this quiet yet ferociously competitive man built for himself in Japan. Amaral finally left FC Tokyo in 2004, for a downhill run through the J2 and JFL, as the years finally began to take their toll. Yet even today -- five years after he left the club -- fans of FC Tokyo still hang a huge banner behind the goal of Tokyo Stadium declaring the place "King Amaral Stadium". In 2008, when Amaral finally hung up his cleats and bid goodbye to competitive football, the J.League named him an official goodwill ambassador.

[Behan]

An impressive career. A belated otsukaresama Amaral.