Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior
 Juninho playing for UANL in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | September 16, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Wenceslau Braz, Paraná, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | UANL | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Coritiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Coritiba | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Botafogo | 64 | (14) |
| 2008 | São Paulo | 8 | (0) |
| 2009 | Botafogo | 34 | (7) |
| 2010 | → Suwon Bluewings (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2010– | UANL | 205 | (25) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2016. | |||
Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior (September 16, 1982), known as Juninho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for the Liga MX club Tigres UANL. He holds a Mexican passport.[1]
A centre back, Juninho is considered as one of the top defenders of Liga MX praised for his quality and leadership.[2] The captain of Tigres, he is a set-piece specialist with a powerful right shot and ability to score goals.
Career
His great-grandparents were from Poland.[3] He spent his early career with Coritiba. On 2005, he was signed by Botafogo. He was transferred in 2008 to São Paulo after accepting a three-year offer on December 7, 2007.[4] In January 2009 he was released to sign back with his former club Botafogo, but Tigres UANL from Mexico offered him a better contract, and since 2010 he has played in Mexico. In early 2010 he played for Suwon Bluewings on loan. His first goal with Tigres was against Santos Laguna, on a free kick, in the 8th minute, this was the only goal of the game, as it ended 1 - 0 for a Tigres' win. He became a key player for the Apertura 2011 and Apertura 2015 championships of Tigres. He is the current team captain.
Honors
Club
- UANL
- Liga MX (2): Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015
- Copa MX (1): Clausura 2014
- Campeón de Campeones (1): 2016
- Coritiba
- Paraná State League (2): 2003, 2004
- Botafogo
- Taça Rio (1): 2007
- Taça Guanabara (1): 2009
- São Paulo
- Brazilian Série A (1): 2008
References
- ↑ http://deportes.televisa.com/futbol-mexicano/2015-07-22/especial-crece-numero-naturalizados-liga-mx/
- ↑ http://www.futboldecafe.com/futbol-de-mexico/la-evolucion-de-juninho/[]
- ↑ "Brazylijski superstrzelec może zagrać dla Polski". sportowefakty.pl. February 3, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ↑ "São Paulo contrata o zagueiro Juninho, do Botafogo". estadao.com.br. December 7, 2007. Archived from the original on 9 January 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2007.
External links
- Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
- Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior – K League stats at kleague.com (Korean)
- globoesporte.globo.com (English)
- sambafoot.com (English)
- canalbotafogo.com (Portuguese)