Jorge Amaral Rodrigues (born 1 June 1970), known as Amaral, is a former

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professional

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who played as a

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, and a current

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. He amassed

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totals of 151 games and nine goals over the course of 12 seasons, in representation of seven clubs including Sporting and Benfica. Amaral won one

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with

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Club career

Born in João Belo,

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, Amaral joined

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

's youth system as a 13-year-old. In 1988 he was loaned to fellow

team Académico de Viseu FC, his first game in the competition occurring on 11 September in a 1−1 home draw against

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. In 1989–90, Amaral first appeared in the league with his main club, starting and playing 59 minutes in a 2–1 home win over F.C. Penafiel on 25 February 1990 courtesy of manager

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. However, the following season, he suffered a

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that sidelined him for several months; when he regained full fitness he was used mainly as a substitute, his best input at the ''

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'' consisting of 13 matches in 1992–93. In the summer of 1994, Amaral joined

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. He was played sparingly during his spell there, being best remembered for a disallowed goal in the second leg of the

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against

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saved a clear shot using his hands well off the

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, Amaral managed to insert the ball in the goal but

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Donato Ramos called for offside, in spite of no visible interference from any attacking player. Subsequently, Amaral went on to represent in quick succession, always in the top division,

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(being managed by

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and being relegated), Belenenses,

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and C.D. Santa Clara. Whilst at the service of the latter side, on 14 May 2000, he scored in a 3–2 win against

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after an individual effort. At the age of 30, Amaral moved straight into the

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, where he appeared for

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and

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. After retiring altogether in 2005, he began working as a coach.

International career

Amaral represented

at the

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, scoring the only goal in the semi-finals against

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to help the nation conquer the tournament. He had previously represented the under-16 at the

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and the under-18 at the 1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship, finishing runners-up in the latter. All categories comprised, he netted four times in 36

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amaral, Jorge 1970 births Living people People from Xai-Xai People from Portuguese Mozambique Mozambican emigrants to Portugal Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players Sporting CP footballers Académico de Viseu F.C. players S.L. Benfica footballers F.C. Felgueiras players C.F. Os Belenenses players Vitória F.C. players C.D. Santa Clara players Atlético Clube de Portugal players S.C. Olhanense players GD Beira-Mar players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese football managers