Juninho Pernambucano

Brazilian footballer

Juninho Pernambucano (born 30 January 1975) is a former Brazilian football player. He plays for Vasco da Gama. He is known as one of the best free-kick takers of all time with 77 goals the most in history.

Juninho Pernambucano
Personal information
Full name Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Junior
Date of birth (1975-01-30) 30 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Vasco da Gama
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993-1994
1995-2001
2001-2009
2009-2011
2011-
Sport Recife
Vasco da Gama
Olympique Lyonnais
Al-Gharafa
Vasco da Gama
National team
1999-2006 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics change

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Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BrazilLeague Copa do Brasil League Cup South AmericaTotal
1993 Sport Recife Série A 2 0 2 0
1994 22 2 22 2
1995 Vasco da Gama Série A 21 4 21 4
1996 15 7 15 7
1997 18 4 18 4
1998 18 4 18 4
1999 17 2 17 2
2000 22 5 22 5
2001 0 0 0 0
FranceLeague Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue EuropeTotal
2001/02 Olympique Lyonnais Division 1 29 5 2 0 2 0 8 0 41 5
2002/03 Ligue 1 31 13 1 0 1 0 8 0 41 13
2003/04 32 10 3 2 1 0 10 5 46 17
2004/05 32 13 2 1 1 0 9 2 44 16
2005/06 32 8 4 1 0 0 8 4 44 13
2006/07 31 10 2 1 2 0 7 1 42 12
2007/08 32 8 4 2 2 0 8 3 46 13
2008/09 30 8 1 0 1 0 7 3 39 11
QatarLeague Emir of Qatar Cup League Cup AsiaTotal
2009/10 Al-Gharafa Stars League
Country Brazil 135 28 135 28
France 249 75 19 7 10 0 65 18 343 100
Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 384 103 19 7 10 0 65 18 478 128

International career statistics change

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
1999 4 0
2000 3 0
2001 4 0
2002 0 0
2003 4 0
2004 10 0
2005 10 4
2006 5 2
Total 40 6

References change

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Juninho Pernambucano". www.national-football-teams.com.