Anderson Conrado also known as Amaral (born 4 April 1978) is a Brazilian

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who played as a defender in the Portuguese

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with

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses (), commonly known as Os Belenenses or simply Belenenses, is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 19,856 ...

Career

Born in

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, Amaral began playing football with local side Grémio Mauaense in the lower levels of the

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), ...

. At the time, his teammates gave him the nickname Amaral because he had similar attributes to former midfielder Amaral. He would play for

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, São Raimundo (

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), Paraguaçuense and Grêmio Inhumense before moving to

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in 2003. Amaral made his debut in the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B, the Série B or the Brazilian Série B to distinguish it from the Italian and the Ecuadorian Serie B), and currently officially called Brasileirão Série B ...

with São Raimundo during 2002, and he scored a goal against Fortaleza in the 12th round. Amaral made a good impression in his first season in the

Liga de Honra The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal Meu Super for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier ...

with

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, leading to a contract offer from Primeira Liga side Belenenses before the next season.

References

External links

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Brazilian FA Database
* 1978 births Living people People from Capivari Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers São Raimundo Esporte Clube (AM) footballers Leixões S.C. players C.F. Os Belenenses players Primeira Liga players Men's association football defenders Footballers from São Paulo (state) 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-defender-1970s-stub