Ismael (footballer, born 1948)

Ismael

Ismael in 1971
Personal information
Full name	Ismael do Amaral Filho
Date of birth	(1948-12-20)20 December 1948
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil[1]
Date of death	5 February 2010(2010-02-05) (aged 61)
Place of death	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Position(s)	Right winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1972	Atlético Mineiro
1972	→ Nacional (loan)
1973	Atlético Mineiro
1973–1975	Comercial–MS
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ismael do Amaral Filho (20 December 1948 – 20 December 2010),^[2] more commonly known as Ismael was a Brazilian footballer. He was known for playing as a substitute midfielder for Atlético Mineiro throughout the early 1970s.

Ismael began his career with Atlético Mineiro with his debut being in a friendly against Curvelo [pt] on 7 September 1970. During his tenure with the club, he would be a part of the winning squads for the 1971 and 1972 editions of the Taça Belo Horizonte as well as the 1971 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A as he would play only one game in the tournment.^[3][4] He was then loaned out to Nacional for the remainder of the 1972 season as a part of substitute players gaining more experience to return for the 1973 season.^[5] He would then return to the club for the 1973 season where it would ultimately be his final season with the club as he would play his last match on 1 May 1973 in a friendly against Usipa [pt] as he would play in 51 matches and score 11 goals.^[2] For the remainder of the year, he would play for Comercial–MS until 1975.^[6]