Joel (footballer, born 1931)

Joel
Personal information
Full name	Joel Antônio Martins
Date of birth	23 November 1931
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	1 January 2003 (aged 71)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1948–1951	Botafogo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1951	Botafogo
1951–1958	Flamengo
1958–1961	Valencia CF
1961–1963	Flamengo
1963–1964	Vitória
International career
1957–1961	Brazil
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Copa América
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joel Antônio Martins (23 November 1931 – 1 January 2003), known as just Joel, was an association football winger.

Biography

Joel was born 23 November 1931 in Rio de Janeiro. His football career began when he was discovered by Botafogo in 1948, at the age of 17 years. Two years later, however, he moved to Flamengo where he won the Rio State Championship for three times in a row (1953, 1954, 1955).^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}