Juninho (footballer, born 1977)

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Juninho
Juninho Kawasaki Frontale.jpg
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior
Date of birth (1977-09-15) September 15, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1998 Bahia
1999 Vila Nova
2000 União São João
2000–2002 Palmeiras 55 (6)
2003 → Kawasaki Frontale (loan) 39 (28)
2004–2011 Kawasaki Frontale 246 (147)
2012–2013 Kashima Antlers 57 (6)
2015–2017 Juazeirense 26 (5)
International career
1996 Brazil U-20 4 (?)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 March 2017

Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior "Juninho" (born September 15, 1977) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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A legend of Kawasaki Frontale, Juninho was top scorer in the J2 League in 2004, and top scorer in the J1 League in 2007, leading him to be named in the 2007 J.League Team of the Year. He scored over 100 goals for the club during a 8 year stay, and later joined Kashima Antlers before retiring at Juazeirense.

Career

Juninho started his career with Bahia, before joining Vila Nova, União São João and Palmeiras. [1]

On 5 December 2003, after previously spending the loan on loan with Kawasaki Frontale, Juninho joined the club on a permanent transfer. [2] He scored 37 goals in 39 games as Kawasaki Frontale were promoted to the J1 League, as he won the top scorer award. [3] During the 2007 season, he was the top scorer, [4] with 22 goals in 31 league appearances. [1] This led to him being named in the 2007 J.League Team of the Year. In 2008, he said his intention was to stay in Japan for the rest of his life and become a naturalized Japanese citizen. [4] However, he gave up on obtaining Japanese nationality due to concerns with him playing 4 international matches for Brazil U20's team, alongside a lack of documents from Brazil and Juninho not having proficiency in Japanese. [5] [6] On 25 November 2011, the club announced they would not be renewing his contract for the 2012 season. [7]

On 27 December 2011, Juninho was announced at Kashima Antlers on a permanent transfer. [8] He scored 6 goals in 57 league appearances during his time at the club before leaving at the end of the 2013 season. [4]

Club statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2003 Kawasaki Frontale J2 League 392800--3928
2004 393722--4139
2005 J1 League 31161264-3822
2006292022106-4128
2007 31224254734731
2008 32122064-4016
2009 33171153944824
2010 19142141002516
2011 3291031-3610
2012 Kashima Antlers 273428210407
2013 303105110374
Career total34218120125224187432223

Honours

Individual

Team

References

  1. 1 2 "Juninho Profile". www.worldfootball.net.
  2. ↑ "ジュニーニョ選手 獲得のお知らせ" [Announcement of the acquisition of Juninho]. www.frontale.co.jp (in Japanese).
  3. ↑ "J2 Top Scorer Award". www.worldfootball.net.
  4. 1 2 3 Ｊ１得点王ジュニーニョ、帰化へ！岡田日本Ｗ杯へ追い風 [J1 League top scorer Juninho to become a naturalized citizen! Okada gives Japan a boost for the World Cup] (in Japanese). Supōtsu Hōchi. 2008-03-11. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  5. ↑ ジュニーニョ帰化断念…岡田ジャパン"切り札"消えた [Juninho gives up on naturalization... Okada Japan's trump card disappears] (in Japanese). Supōtsu Hōchi. 2008-09-26. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  6. ↑ 言葉の問題で…川崎・ジュニーニョ帰化消滅 (in Japanese). Sankei Supōtsu. 2008-09-26. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  7. ↑ "契約満了選手のお知らせ" [Announcement of players whose contracts have expired]. www.frontale.co.jp (in Japanese).
  8. ↑ "ジュニーニョ選手移籍のお知らせ" [Juninho transfer announcement]. www.frontale.co.jp (in Japanese).
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