José Júnior
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Luiz Guimarães Sanabio Júnior | ||
Date of birth | 15 June 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Fortaleza, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Jacuipense | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1998 |
Ferroviário | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998 | Fortaleza | ||
1999 | Unión Española | ||
1999–2000 | Córdoba | 5 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Beveren | 29 | (2) |
2001–2002 | AC Ajaccio | 9 | (2) |
2002 | Treze | ||
2002–2003 | Walsall | 36 | (15) |
2003–2005 | Derby County | 30 | (4) |
2004–2005 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2005 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
2005–2006 | OB | 16 | (9) |
2006–2007 | Malmö FF | 38 | (17) |
2008–2009 | F.C. Copenhagen | 17 | (6) |
2009 | → FC Nordsjælland (loan) | 11 | (5) |
2009 | → Randers FC (loan) | 10 | (5) |
2010 | Vitória | 31 | (8) |
2011 | Ceará | 4 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Bahia | 47 | (9) |
2013 | ABC | 2 | (0) |
2014 | Tiradentes | 6 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Juazeirense | 7 | (3) |
2016 | Jacuipense | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2016 |
José Luiz Guimarães Sanabio Júnior, nicknamed Júnior Pipoca (Junior Popcorn), Diabo Loiro (Blonde Devil), or simply Júnior, (born 15 June 1976) is a Brazilian
.He represented many clubs, including Derby County and Rotherham United, and has played in eight countries.
Biography
Born in
Despite the best efforts of Walsall manager Colin Lee to sign him permanently, Júnior moved on to Derby County in August 2003; in his final game at Bescot Stadium, he had demonstrated his skills perfectly by scoring a hat-trick against the Rams. Júnior got off to a good start at Derby, forming a talented partnership up front with Charlton loanee Mathias Svensson, but Svensson was recalled by Charlton. Júnior then injured a cruciate knee ligament in September, and, when he had recovered, he did not get much of a chance to play. He moved to Rotherham United (on loan) and to Watford, who sold him due to a problem with legal paperwork and his apparent lack of correct personal permits.
Júnior then moved to Denmark in October 2005, to Odense Boldklub. He scored 9 goals in 16 matches before being sold to Swedish club Malmö FF on 1 July 2006. He scored 17 goals in 38 appearances for Malmö FF, increasing his reputation in Sweden. On 16 April 2007, he famously scored Malmö's 3000th goal in Swedish league history, when he scored the opening goal against GAIS after one minute.
In May 2009, José Junior threatened not to show up for the game between FC Nordsjælland and F.C. Copenhagen, because he refused to be a substitute. FC Nordsjælland manager Morten Wieghorst subsequently announced that José Junior had played his last game for the club.
On 23 November 2009, Júnior agreed with
Júnior helped Vitória reach the final of the 2010 Copa do Brasil, scoring 7 goals in the competition, including one against Santos in the final's second leg. Despite scoring 8 goals for his club in 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Vitória were relegated, and Júnior signed for Ceará for the 2011 season.[1]
In June 2011, Júnior mutually agreed with Ceará to terminate his contract, foregoing the payment due, and signed for Bahia,[2] where he remained until the end of the 2012 season.
In February 2013, Júnior signed with ABC, but an argument with successive coaches at the club led to him leaving in the summer.[3]
After spending the second half of 2013 without a club, Júnior signed a three-month contract with Fortaleza side Tiradentes,[4] at the end of which he signed a short-term contract with Bahia state side Juazeirense.[5] He again signed a short-term contract with Juazeirense in March 2015, and scored the winning goal against Colo Colo that guaranteed the club a third-place finish in 2015 Campeonato Baiano, and access to 2016 Copa do Nordeste.[6]
On 20 February 2016, Júnior signed for Bahia state side Jacuipense for the remaining duration of the 2016 Campeonato Baiano.[7]
References
- ^ "Ceará contrata Júnior Pipoca" (in Portuguese). December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Bahia contrata Júnior, ex-Ceará" (in Portuguese). 13 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Júnior 'Pipoca' confirma saída e diz que 'história no ABC acabou'" (in Portuguese). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Tiradentes anuncia contratação de atacante Júnior Pipoca" (in Portuguese). 22 January 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ ""Diabo Loiro" deve fazer sua estreia pelo Juazeirense em jogo contra o Vitória" (in Portuguese). 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "JUAZEIRENSE CONTRATA, MAIS UMA VEZ, ATACANTE JUNIOR" (in Portuguese). 2 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Jacuipense contrata atacante Junior "Diabo Loiro" e lateral do Flamengo-PI" (in Portuguese). 20 February 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
External links
- José Júnior at Soccerbase
- (in Danish) Official Danish league stats
- (in Danish) F.C. Copenhagen profile
- (in Portuguese) CBF BID
- (in English) Walsall Brazilians
- (in English) Júnior interview