Juninho (footballer, born 1977)
Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior "Juninho" (born September 15, 1977 in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian professional football striker. He played as an offensive midfielder in Brazil. But after moving to Japan from Palmeiras, he was converted to a striker. In the 2007 season, he won the J1 League top scorer.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior | ||
Date of birth | September 15, 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Juazeirense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 | Bahia | ||
1999 | Vila Nova | ||
2000 | União São João | ||
2000–2002 | Palmeiras | 55 | (6) |
2003–2011 | Kawasaki Frontale | 285 | (175) |
2012–2013 | Kashima Antlers | 57 | (6) |
2015– | Juazeirense | 1 | (0) |
National team | |||
1996 | Brazil U-20 | 4 | (?) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2015 |
In 2008, he said his intention to stay in Japan for the rest of his life and become a naturalized Japanese citizen.[1] However, he gave up on obtaining Japanese nationality since he found it difficult due to a lack of Japanese language ability.[2][3]
Club statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2003 | Kawasaki Frontale | J2 League | 39 | 28 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 39 | 28 | ||
2004 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 41 | 39 | ||||
2005 | J1 League | 31 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | 38 | 22 | ||
2006 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - | 41 | 28 | |||
2007 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 31 | ||
2008 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | 40 | 16 | |||
2009 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 24 | ||
2010 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | ||
2011 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 36 | 10 | |||
2012 | Kashima Antlers | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 7 | |
2013 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
Career total | 342 | 181 | 20 | 12 | 52 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 432 | 223 |
Honours
Individual
- J2 League Top Scorer: 2004
- J1 League Top Scorer: 2007
- J. League Best Eleven: 2007
Team
- J1 League Runners-up: 2006, 2008, 2009
- J.League Cup Runners-up: 2007, 2009
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gollark: It is written, "the pen is mightiest when it writes orders for swords".
gollark: Time to go on an incubate spree and waste them all!
gollark: Okay, so not actually all...
gollark: Oh, hey, all mine are back now. Mostly.
References
- J1得点王ジュニーニョ、帰化へ!岡田日本W杯へ追い風 (in Japanese). Supōtsu Hōchi. 2008-03-11. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ジュニーニョ帰化断念…岡田ジャパン"切り札"消えた (in Japanese). Supōtsu Hōchi. 2008-09-26. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- 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.
External links
- Juninho at J.League (in Japanese)
- "Players and Staff - Season 2009 - FW10 Juninho" (in Japanese). Kawasaki Frontale. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
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