Joel Antônio Martins

Joel Antônio Martins (November 23, 1931 in Rio de Janeiro - January 1, 2003 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian football winger.

Joel was discovered by Botafogo when he was 17 years old, in 1948. Two years later, however, he moved to Flamengo where he won the Rio State Championship for three times in a row (1953, 1954, 1955).

Joel had caps for Brazil between 1957 and 1961. He was in the starting line-up on the first two matches of 1958 FIFA World Cup, but then he went to the bench replaced by Garrincha, just like his Flamengo's teammate Dida was replaced by Pelé.

Clubs

*1948-1950 - Botafogo
*1951-1958 - Flamengo
*1958-1961 - Valencia CF
*1961-1963 - Flamengo
*1963-1964 - Vitória

Honours

*1958 FIFA World Cup Champion
*Rio State Championship 1953, 1954, 1955
*Rio-São Paulo Tournament 1961

External links

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