Aymoré Moreira

Aymoré Moreira, May 1963
Personal information
Date of birth	(1912-04-24)24 April 1912
Place of birth	Miracema, Brazil
Date of death	26 July 1998(1998-07-26) (aged 86)
Place of death	Salvador Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
1932–1933	América (RJ)
1934–1935	Palestra Itália
1936–1941	Botafogo	412	(0)
1941	Fluminense
1941–1946	Botafogo
International career
1932–1942	Brazil	32	(0)
Managerial career
1948–1949	Olaria
1950	Bangu
1951	São Cristóvão
1951–1952	Palmeiras
1952	Santos
1953	Portuguesa
1953	São Paulo
1953	Brazil
1954–1957	Palmeiras
1961–1963	Brazil
1962	São Paulo
1962–1966	Portuguesa
1966–1967	São Paulo
1967	Palmeiras
1967–1968	Flamengo
1967–1968	Brazil
1968	Corinthians
1969–1970	Portuguesa
1970–1971	Corinthians
1972–1974	Boavista
1974–1975	Porto
1975–1976	Panathinaikos
1977	Botafogo
1977	Ferroviária
1977–1978	Cruzeiro
1979	Vitória
1981–1982	Bahia
1983	Galícia
1984	Catuense
Medal record Representing   Brazil (As manager) FIFA World Cup Winner 1962 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aymoré Moreira (24 April 1912 – 26 July 1998) was a Brazilian football player and coach, who played as a goalkeeper. He was a brother of Zezé Moreira and Ayrton Moreira, both of whom were also successful coaches in Brazilian football.

Career

Moreira was born in Miracema, Rio de Janeiro. He began his career as a right-winger, but soon he changed to become a goalkeeper, playing for América, Palestra Itália and Botafogo, where he remained from 1936 to 1946 and earned call-ups to the Brazil national team, the "Canarinho" (Portuguese, Little Canary).

After his retirement as a player, he became a successful coach, leading the Brazil national team to its second FIFA World Cup in ( 1962). In the first match against Mexico national team, Pelé assisted on the first goal and scored the second one, later injuring himself while attempting a long-range shot against Czechoslovakia national team. This kept him out of the remainder of the tournament and forced Moreira to make his only lineup change of the tournament; bringing in Amarildo. The replacement duly scored in the final, a rematch against Czechoslovakia. Garrincha starred in the 3–1 win.

Moreira managed Brazil national team for 61 matches, with 37 wins, 9 draws and 15 losses. Besides winning the World Cup, he led the "Canarinha" to win the Taça Oswaldo Cruz in 1961 and 1962, Taça Bernardo O'Higgins in 1961 and 1966, Roca Cup in 1963 and Taça Rio Branco in 1967.

Among the clubs he coached were Bangu, ^[1] Palmeiras, Portuguesa, Botafogo, São Paulo, Galícia ^[2] and Panathinaikos. ^[3]

Moreira died in Salvador, Bahia, aged 86.

Honours

As a Player

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 1934

Botafogo

• Torneio Início: 1938

As a Coach

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Brasileiro: 1967

Corinthans

• Torneio do Povo: 1971

Brazil

• FIFA World Cup: 1962
• Taça Oswaldo Cruz: 1961, 1962
• Taça Bernardo O'Higgins: 1961, 1966
• Copa Roca: 1963
• Taça Rio Branco: 1967

References

External links

• Aymoré Moreira in the Sports Museum
• Sitedalusa.com