Juninho Paulista

Juninho
Personal information
Full name Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior
Date of birth (1973-02-22) 22 February 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brazil (staff)[2]
Youth career
1989–1992 Ituano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 São Paulo 44 (2)
1995–1997 Middlesbrough 57 (12)
1997–2002 Atlético Madrid 55 (14)
1999–2000 → Middlesbrough (loan) 28 (4)
2000–2001 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 47 (13)
2002 → Flamengo (loan) 0 (0)
2002–2004 Middlesbrough 35 (11)
2004–2005 Celtic 14 (1)
2005–2006 Palmeiras 63 (20)
2007 Flamengo 0 (0)
2007–2008 Sydney FC 14 (0)
2010 Ituano 2 (2)
Total 359 (79)
National team
1995–2003 Brazil 49 (5)
Honours
Representing  Brazil
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2002 Korea–Japan
Copa América
Runner-up 1995 Uruguay
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 1997 Saudi Arabia
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Juninho Paulista (born 22 February 1973) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for the Brazil national team.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance[3] League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
São Paulo 1993 Série A 16 1
1994 19 2
1995 9 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Middlesbrough 1995–96 Premier League 21 2 0 0 0 0 - - 21 2
1996–97 35 12 6 2 7 1 - - 48 15
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total
Atlético Madrid 1997–98 La Liga 23 6 2 1 - - 6 2 31 9
1998–99 32 8 6 1 - - 9 4 44 13
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Middlesbrough 1999–2000 Premier League 28 4 1 0 6 1 - - 35 5
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
Vasco da Gama 2000 Série A 22 4
2001 15 4
Flamengo 2002 Série A 0 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Middlesbrough 2002–03 Premier League 10 3 0 0 0 0 - - 10 3
2003–04 31 8 1 0 6 1 - - 38 9
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
Celtic 2004–05 Premier League 14 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 22 1
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
Palmeiras 2005 Série A 37 14
2006 26 6
Australia League Cup League Cup Asia Total
Sydney 2007–08 A-League 14 0
Brazil 144 31
England 126 27
Spain 55 14
Scotland 14 1
Australia 14 0
Total 353 73

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]

National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 1995 15 1
1996 0 0
1997 9 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 0
2000 3 1
2001 11 2
2002 9 1
2003 1 0
Total 49 5

Honours

São Paulo[4]

Vasco da Gama[4]

Middlesbrough[4]

Flamengo[4]

Brazil[4]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Juninho Paulista Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  2. ↑ Caboclo takes over at CBF promising Brazilian reform and an end to corruption, insideworldfootball.com, 17 June 2019
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Juninho Paulista at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Juninho Paulista – Trophies". Sambafoot.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Juninho: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Saint-Maximin voted North-East FWA Player of the Year". footballwriters.co.uk. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "South American Team of the Year". 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.