Juliano Belletti

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Haus and the second or paternal family name is Belletti.
Juliano Belletti
Belletti 2018.jpg
Belletti in 2018
Personal information
Full name Juliano Haus Belletti
Date of birth (1976-06-20) 20 June 1976 (age 45)
Place of birth Cascavel, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Cruzeiro (assistant)
Youth career
1992–1994 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Cruzeiro 22 (0)
1996–2002 São Paulo 54 (4)
1999 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 17 (5)
2002–2004 Villarreal 59 (6)
2004–2007 Barcelona 71 (0)
2007–2010 Chelsea 54 (5)
2010–2011 Fluminense 9 (0)
2011 Ceará 0 (0)
Total 286 (20)
National team
2001–2005 Brazil 23 (1)
Teams managed
2021– Cruzeiro (assistant)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Juliano Haus Belletti (born 20 June 1976) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who mostly played as a right back. He is the current assistant manager of Cruzeiro.

Belletti was awarded the Silver Ball by Placar for his performances for Atlético Mineiro during the 1999 Brasileiro Série A.[2]

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in Cascavel, Belletti started his career playing as a central midfielder in Brazil for the youth team of Cruzeiro in 1992.[citation needed] His professional debut happened in November 1994.[citation needed] In March 1996, he was involved in a deal that sent him and Serginho to São Paulo FC in exchange for five players: Aílton, Donizete, Gilmar, Palhinha and Vítor.[citation needed] Playing for São Paulo, he eventually became a right-back.[citation needed]

Belletti, is of Italian ancestry and his family has its origins in Longiano in the Province of Forlì-Cesena, and he holds an Italian passport.[3] He also has origins in Bastiglia in the Province of Modena and Mantua.[4]

Belletti playing for Barcelona in 2006

In 1999, he was loaned to Atlético Mineiro.[citation needed] Playing as an attacking-midfielder, Belletti helped the club to finish second in the Brazilian League and managed to win the Bola de Prata ("Silver Ball"), an award handed by Placar magazine to the players nominated to the Brazilian League Squad of the Year.[citation needed]

After returning to São Paulo, he became a regular in the Brazil national team by playing in the right-back position once again.[citation needed] Rumours linked him with a move to La Liga side Valencia in 2001, but the move fell apart at the last minute.[citation needed] He eventually moved to Europe the following year, signing a five-year contract with Valencia's local rivals, Villarreal, while on international duty with Brazil at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[5] In 2004, after a successful spell at Villarreal, he signed for Barcelona where he became the first-choice right-back and a key set-piece taker in the squad.[citation needed]

Barcelona[]

After winning the Liga title in his first season, Belletti gradually fell out of favour both in Barcelona and in the national team.[citation needed] From being a regular in the 2004–05 season, he faced tough competition from fellow right-back Oleguer and spent his second season in-and-out of the first team.[citation needed]

Belletti's first and only goal with Barcelona was the winner in the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final.[6] On 17 May 2006 at the Stade de France in Paris, Barcelona played English club Arsenal, Oleguer started over Belletti, who was on the substitute bench.[6] When manager Frank Rijkaard eventually brought him on for Oleguer, Belletti scored the second goal in a 2–1 come-from-behind win to give Barça the Champions League crown.[6]

Belletti's third season was marked by injuries, and competition from new rival Gianluca Zambrotta proved too much for him.[7][8] He played very little in Barcelona's season that ended without silverware.[8]

Chelsea[]

On 23 August 2007, Chelsea officially announced that Belletti had signed a three-year contract after the player agreed personal terms and passed a medical.[9] He made his Premier League debut on 25 August when he came on as a substitute for Mikel John Obi in the 64th minute of their home game against Portsmouth, a 4–0 victory.[10]

Belletti playing for Chelsea in 2010

He made his first start for Chelsea against Aston Villa away at Villa Park.[citation needed] Despite a strong debut, Chelsea lost the game 2–0.[citation needed] Following the departure of José Mourinho, Belletti became a regular starter in the right-back position for Premier League, Champions League, and League Cup games, facing competition from Paulo Ferreira and Michael Essien for his place in the team.[citation needed] In his first season at Chelsea, Belletti scored two goals, both shots from long-range, the first away at Wigan Athletic in November 2007 and the second at Stamford Bridge against Tottenham Hotspur in January 2008.[citation needed] The latter was eventually voted by Chelsea supporters as "Chelsea Goal of the Season" in 2007–08.[citation needed]

On 21 May 2008, in the 2008 Champions League final against Manchester United at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Belletti came on for Claude Makélélé, who had been booked on 120 minutes just before penalties.[11] During the penalty shootout, Belletti scored Chelsea's second spot kick with his first touch in the game, although Manchester United won the trophy.[12]

José Bosingwa's arrival at Chelsea at the start of the 2008–09 season caused Belletti to relinquish the right-back position.[citation needed] However, new manager Luiz Felipe Scolari instead deployed Belletti as a utility player, providing valuable back-up in the central midfield, defensive midfield and right wing positions.[citation needed] His long-range shots gave him cult status among Chelsea supporters.[citation needed] In October 2008, he added to his collection of spectacular goals with a powerful shot from 30 yards into the top corner against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium, his fourth league goal for the club.[13] Belletti scored his third goal of the 2008–09 season against Stoke City to draw the teams level before teammate Frank Lampard scored the winner in the dying seconds.[14]

A year later, in January 2010, Belletti was linked with a move to Flamengo in his native Brazil, but the Blues rejected their offer.[15] In Chelsea's game against Preston North End in the FA Cup fourth round, Belletti hobbled off the ground with a knee injury just 20 minutes in and was replaced by Florent Malouda.[citation needed] On 27 February 2010, Belletti was sent off for a professional foul on Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry to concede a penalty, a match City won 4–2 at Stamford Bridge.[citation needed] Belletti came on as a substitute in the final game of the 2009–10 Premier League season, where a Chelsea win ensured they won the title.[citation needed] A week later, Belletti came on as a substitute for the injured Michael Ballack in the 2010 FA Cup Final against Portsmouth.[citation needed] Despite committing a foul which that gave Portsmouth a penalty, Belletti was ultimately on the winning team as Chelsea won 1–0.[citation needed]

On 9 June 2010, Chelsea announced that Belletti was one of three players whose contract would not be renewed upon their expiry in the summer, meaning that Belletti leaves Chelsea on a free transfer.[citation needed] He left Chelsea with a Premier League winners medal, two FA Cup winners medals and was considered a cult hero by Chelsea supporters for his long range goals and excellent work rate.[citation needed] He made a total of 94 appearances, scoring five goals.[citation needed]

Fluminense[]

Following his release from Chelsea, he signed a two-year contract for Fluminense back in Brazil on 14 July 2010.[16]

Struggling with several injuries and being unable to find a spot in the starting line-up, Belletti had his contract ended on 15 March 2011.[17] He played nine matches with Fluminense, starting only three.[17]

Retirement[]

On 15 June 2011, Belletti signed a one-year contract with Ceará[18] but just 12 days later, on 27 June, announced his retirement via Twitter.[19] He confessed that he had failed to recover from a serious Achilles tendon injury.[citation needed]

International career[]

Belletti was called up for the first time in 1995 by then-head coach Zagallo to play for the Brazilian national team.[citation needed] However, his debut would only come in 2001, becoming the second choice for the right-back position behind Cafu.[citation needed]

Belletti was part of 2002 FIFA World Cup-winning squad, playing the semi-final match against Turkey after replacing Kléberson in the second half.[20]

Coaching career[]

On 4 February 2021, Belletti was named assistant at his first club Cruzeiro, after previously working in the club's International Business section.[21] On 31 July, he was in charge of the club's first team trainings after the departure of Mozart,[22] but returned to previous duties on 3 August after the appointment of Vanderlei Luxemburgo.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[23][24]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Villarreal 2002–03 La Liga 31 3 — — 6[a] 0 — 37 3
2003–04 28 3 1 1 — 15[b] 0 — 44 4
Total 59 6 1 1 — 21 0 — 81 7
Barcelona 2004–05 La Liga 31 0 — — 8[c] 0 — 39 0
2005–06 27 0 3 0 — 10[c] 1 2[d] 0 42 1
2006–07 13 0 2 0 — 2[c] 0 4[e] 0 21 0
Total 71 0 5 0 — 20 1 6 0 102 1
Chelsea 2007–08 Premier League 23 2 2 0 6 0 7[c] 0 — 38 2
2008–09 20 3 4 0 2 0 8[c] 0 — 34 3
2009–10 11 0 3 0 3 0 5[c] 0 — 22 0
Total 54 5 9 0 11 0 20 0 — 94 5
Fluminense 2010 Série A 9 0 — — — — 9 0
Career total 193 11 15 1 11 0 61 1 6 0 286 13
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. ^ Ten appearances in UEFA Cup, five appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in Supercopa de España
  5. ^ Two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Supercopa de España

International[]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[25]
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2001 7 1
2002 7 0
2003 4 0
2004 3 0
2005 2 0
Total 23 1
Score and result list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Belletti goal.
List of international goals scored by Juliano Belletti
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 July 2001 Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia  Paraguay 2–1 3–1 2001 Copa América

Honours[]

São Paulo[24]

Villarreal

Barcelona[24]

Chelsea[24]

Fluminense[24]

Brazil[24]

References[]

  1. ^ "Juliano Belletti Profile, News & Stats | Premier League".
  2. ^ Bola de Prata 1999 Archived 6 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Da Longiano al Real Madrid Un passaporto per Belletti". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 5 June 2003. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Juliano Belletti – Sudamerica" (in Italian). gazzettadimodena.it. 17 April 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. ^ Fudge, Simon. "Villarreal sign Belletti". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal". 17 May 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Belletti likely to miss Chelsea match". Times of Malta. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chelsea agree terms to sign Belletti". Reuters. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  9. ^ Belletti Move Completed
  10. ^ Phillips, Owen (26 August 2007). "Chelsea 4 – 0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
  11. ^ "Man Utd earn dramatic Euro glory". 22 May 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  12. ^ Chelsea Player of the Year Awards Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Hughes, Ian (18 October 2008). "Middlesbrough 0–5 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  14. ^ Dawkes, Phil (17 January 2009). "Chelsea 2 – 1 Stoke City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  15. ^ "Blues block Belletti move". Sky Sports. 27 January 2010.
  16. ^ Fluminense acerta com Belletti
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b Juliano Belletti released by Fluminense
  18. ^ "Belletti chega para reforçar o elenco alvinegro" (in Portuguese). Ceará. 15 June 2011.
  19. ^ "Tweet aposentadoria Juliano Belletti" (in Portuguese). Twitter.
  20. ^ "BBC SPORT | WORLD CUP | Brazil v Turkey semi final | Brazil stride into final". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  21. ^ "Cruzeiro realiza adequações no futebol: Belletti se torna auxiliar técnico e Célio Lúcio assume coordenação de transição de jovens atletas" [Cruzeiro make adjustments in the football section: Belletti becomes an assistant manager and Célio Lúcio takes over the youth football coordination] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro EC. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Cruzeiro se reapresenta após saída de Mozart; Belletti comanda treino, e Brock fala em "abraçar novo técnico"" [Cruzeiro return after departure of Mozart; Belletti is in charge of the training, and Brock talks about "embracing new manager"] (in Portuguese). ge. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  23. ^ Juliano Belletti at Soccerbase
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Belletti". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  25. ^ "Belletti, Juliano". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  26. ^ "Villarreal 0-0 Heerenveen (Aggregate: 2 - 1)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  27. ^ "Juliano Belletti: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""