Joel Antônio Martins (23 November 1931 – 1 January 2003), known as just Joel, was an association football winger.

Biography

Joel was born 23 November 1931 in Rio de Janeiro. His football career began when he was discovered by

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in 1948, at the age of 17 years. Two years later, however, he moved to

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where he won the Rio State Championship for three times in a row (1953, 1954, 1955). Joel had caps for

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between 1957 and 1961. He was in the starting line-up on the first two matches of

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, but then he went to the bench replaced by

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, just like his Flamengo's teammate

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was replaced by

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Honours

; Flamengo * Rio State Championship: 1953, 1954, 1955 * Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1961 ; Vitória *

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: 1964 ; Brazil *

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References

External links

Profile at cbf.com.br

1931 births 2003 deaths Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers Botafogo FR players Esporte Clube Vitória players CR Flamengo footballers Valencia CF players 1958 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup–winning players Men's association football midfielders Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain La Liga players Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub