Wagner Pereira Cardozo, known as Amaral (; born 16 October 1966 in

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striker who currently coaches Japanese international high-school football club in the Gyosei International School, as U-18 team. Amaral's nickname is "King of Tokyo" and he is considered one of the greatest players in the history of

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, which includes its amateur period, called as Tokyo Gas SC. Amaral attended 332 games in FC Tokyo/Tokyo Gas FC. In 2008, a documentary film titled ''King of Tokyo: O Filme'' was released.KING OF TOKYO O FILME
in Amazon Japan Supporters of Tokyo show a big flag of his face on a corner of its home stadium.

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