Ademar Pantera

Ademar Miranda Júnior (31 October 1941 – 30 November 2001), better known as Ademar Pantera, was a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.^[1][2][3]

Ademar Pantera

Personal information
Full name	Ademar Miranda Júnior
Date of birth	(1941-10-31)31 October 1941
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	30 November 2001(2001-11-30) (aged 60)
Place of death	São Paulo, Brazil
Position	Forward
Youth career
–1963	Prudentina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1964	Prudentina
1964–1968	Palmeiras	135	(87)
1967	→ Flamengo (loan)	44	(32)
1968	Fluminense
1969	Coritiba
1970	Uberaba
International career
1962	Brazil Access
1962–1966	Brazil	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 September 2023

Career

Ademar was the great highlight of Prudentina , which rose from the third to the first division in two years, and soon caught the attention of the Brazil national team and Palmeiras, where he played most of his career. At Flamengo, he was top scorer in the 1967 Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Tournament.

Death

He died at Hospital Sirio Libanês due to a degenerative disease.^[1]

Honours

Prudentina

• Campeonato Paulista Série A3: 1960
• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1961

Palmeiras

• Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1965
• Campeonato Paulista: 1966

Coritiba

• Campeonato Paranaense: 1969

Brazil

• South American Access Championship: 1962

Individual

• 1967 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa top scorer: 20 goals