For other people named Juninho, see Juninho (disambiguation).
Brazilian footballer (born 1973)
In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is Giroldo. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
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
Team 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)
International career
1995–2003
Brazil
49
(5)
Medal record
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
1996 Atlanta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior (born 22 February 1973), known as Juninho or Juninho Paulista,[note 1] is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and is now the national team co-ordinator of the Brazil national football team.[4] During his professional career, he played for Brazilian clubs São Paulo, Vasco da Gama, Palmeiras, Flamengo, as well as English club Middlesbrough, Spanish club Atlético Madrid, Celtic in Scotland and Sydney FC in Australia.
Juninho played 49 international matches for the Brazil national team from 1995 to 2003, winning the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the bronze medal at the 1996 Olympic tournament.
^"Juninho Paulista Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^Caboclo takes over at CBF promising Brazilian reform and an end to corruption, insideworldfootball.com, 17 June 2019
^Bellos 2014, p. 228.
^Kunti, Samindra (24 December 2021). "Juninho Paulista: 'Brazil Will Fight For The World Cup'". Forbes. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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