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Ely
	Ely in 1948
Personal information
Full name	Ely do Amparo
Date of birth	14 May 1921
Place of birth	Paracambi, Brazil
Date of death	9 March 1991 (aged 69)
Place of death	Paracambi, Brazil
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1939	América
1940–1945	Canto do Rio
1945–1952	Vasco
1953–1955	Sport
International career
1949–1954	Brazil
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Copa América
Panamerican Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ely do Amparo (14 May 1921^[1] – 9 March 1991^[1]), commonly known as just Ely, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played for Brazil in two World Cups.

Career

Ely do Amparo started his career with América in 1939.^[1] He joined Canto do Rio in 1940, leaving the club in 1945 to join Vasco.^[1] Ely, as part of Vasco's Expresso da Vitória squad,^[2] won the Campeonato Carioca in 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950 and in 1952, winning the South American Club Championship in 1948 as well.^[1] Ely was transferred to Sport in 1953, winning the Campeonato Pernambucano in that year and in 1955, when he retired.^[1]

National team

Ely played 19 games for the Brazil national team, including being part of the World Cup squad in 1950^[3] and in 1954.^[4] He was part of the squad that won the Panamerican Championship in 1952.^[1]

Honours

Club

Sport

Campeonato Pernambucano: 1953, 1955

Vasco

Campeonato Carioca: 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952
South American Championship of Champions: 1948

Country

Brazil

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 68. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
^ "Eli do Amparo ou Ely do Amparo (ex-médio e lateral do Vasco)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. September 11, 2008. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
^ "1950" (in Portuguese). JB Online. Retrieved 20 April 2009. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "1954" (in Portuguese). JB Online. Retrieved 20 April 2009. ^{[dead link‍]}