Casemiro do Amaral (14 September 1892 – 18 October 1939) was a Brazilian footballer of
Portuguese descent who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Although he was born in Lisbon, Casemiro emigrated to Brazil, where his career started in 1911, at
America
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, from Rio de Janeiro, before moving to
Germânia, from São Paulo in 1912. Casemiro also played for
Mackenzie from 1915 to 1917 and for
Corinthians between 1913 and 1914, and from 1918 to 1920.
Casemiro played six times for
Brazil
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. He was also included in Brazil's
Copa América
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squads in 1916 and 1917.
Honours
Corinthians
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Campeonato Paulista
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: 1914
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1892 births
1939 deaths
Footballers from Lisbon
Portuguese men's footballers
Portuguese emigrants to Brazil
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazil men's international footballers
America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Men's association football goalkeepers
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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