Ely
Ely in 1948
Personal information
Full name Ely do Amparo
Date of birth (1921-05-14)14 May 1921
Place of birth Paracambi, Brazil
Date of death 9 March 1991(1991-03-09) (aged 69)
Place of death Paracambi, Brazil
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939 América
1940–1945 Canto do Rio
1945–1952 Vasco
1953–1955 Sport
International career
1949–1954 Brazil 17 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1950 Brazil
Copa América
Winner1949 Brazil
Runner-up1953 Peru
Panamerican Championship
Winner1952 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ely do Amparo (14 May 1921[1] – 9 March 1991[1]), commonly known as just Ely, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played for Brazil 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 was transferred to Sport in 1953, winning the Campeonato Pernambucano in that year and in 1955, when he retired.[1]

National team

Ely played 19 games for the Brazil 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]

Honours

Club

Sport

Vasco

Country

Brazil

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 68. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "1950" (in Portuguese). JB Online. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  4. ↑ "1954" (in Portuguese). JB Online. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
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