Juca Baleia

Juvenal Marinho dos Passos (born 3 May 1959), better known by the nickname Juca Baleia, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Juca Baleia
Personal information
Full name Juvenal Marinho dos Passos
Date of birth (1959-05-03) 3 May 1959
Place of birth São Luís, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1976–1978 Sampaio Corrêa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979 Expressinho
1980 Tupan
1981–1988 Maranhão
1989 Bacabal
1990–1993 Sampaio Corrêa
1994 Expressinho
Managerial career
2014 Expressinho
2017 Santa Quitéria (youth sectors)
2019 Santa Quitéria (director of football)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023

Career

Juca started in the youth teams of Sampaio Corrêa, but it was at rival Maranhão where he played most of the 1980s. Due to the problems he faced with being overweight (weighed around 120kg), he gained the nickname "Juca Baleia" (English: Whale). At this time, he claimed that his good performance in goal decreased whenever he tried to lose weight. In 1990 he left folklore to shine at the club that revealed him, Sampaio Corrêa, becoming three-time state champions.[2]

In 1992, he became nationally known after a great performance in a match against Palmeiras, at the 1992 Copa do Brasil. Juca treasures goalkeeper Carlos Gallo's shirt, received as a gift on that occasion.

Juca was coach of Expressinho in the 2014 Second Level conquest, and in the following years he started working at Santa Quitéria.

"I beat the law of physics" - Juca Baleia

Honours

Sampaio Corrêa

Expressinho
As manager

References
  1. "Que fim levou? Juca Baleia". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. "Famoso por jogar com até 115kg, ex-goleiro ajuda atletas e relembra combates com Palmeiras". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 18 January 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. "Com Juca Baleia, Expressinho conquista o acesso no Campeonato Maranhense". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 September 2023.

See also
  • Serjão, another Brazilian goalkeeper famous for being overweight.
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