Juninho Paulista
Telê Santana's signing from Ituano who won the 1993 Intercontinental Cup.
Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior (born 22 February 1973), known as Juninho or Juninho Paulista, is a Brazilian former attacking midfielder who joined São Paulo from Ituano in 1993. With São Paulo he won the 1993 Intercontinental Cup against Milan and the 1994 Copa CONMEBOL before moving to Middlesbrough in 1995.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior
- Born
- 22 February 1973
- Birthplace
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Height
- 1.65 m / 5 ft 5 in
- Position
- Attacking midfielder
- Current club
- Brazil (staff)
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Background
Juninho began his senior career with Ituano in 1990. In 1993 he scored and was voted man of the match in a Campeonato Paulista win over the reigning champions São Paulo, which caught the attention of São Paulo's head coach Telê Santana, who asked the club to buy him; he was voted Rookie of the Year that season. He made his debut for the Brazil national team in February 1995 and later played for Vasco da Gama, Palmeiras, Flamengo, Atlético Madrid, Celtic and Sydney FC. He was part of the squad that won the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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