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 44)
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
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)
2015–2017 Juazeirense 26 (5)
National team
1996 Brazil U-20 4 (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2017

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.

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
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[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.

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