Juninho (footballer, born September 1982)

Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior (September 16, 1982), known as Juninho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen.[1]

For other people named Juninho, see Juninho (disambiguation).
Juninho
Juninho with UANL in 2011
Personal information
Full name Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior
Date of birth (1982-09-16) September 16, 1982
Place of birth Wenceslau Braz, Paraná, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
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)
2009–2010 Botafogo 34 (7)
2010 → Suwon Bluewings (loan) 11 (3)
2010–2018 UANL 288 (31)
Total 418 (55)
Managerial career
2020 UANL Reserves and Academy
2020–2021 UANL (assistant)
2023 UANL (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A centre back, Juninho was known for his quality and leadership.[2] The former captain of Tigres UANL, was a set-piece specialist with a powerful right shot and ability to score goals.

After his retirement, he stayed attached to Tigres and worked with the youth teams and with the first team's head coach Ricardo Ferretti between 2020 and 2021. In February 9, 2023, he joined as an assistant for at the time head coach Marco Antonio Ruiz.

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 in the defense for the Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016 and Apertura 2017 championships of Tigres. After the departure of Lucas Lobos, he became the team's captain. Juninho retired at the end of the Apertura 2018 season and began a coaching role at Tigres' youth teams. Juninho joined the Monterrey Flash of the Major Arena Soccer League in June 2022.[5] Nowadays, he works with Tigres' head coach Marco Antonio Ruiz.

Honours

Club
Coritiba
Botafogo
São Paulo
Tigres UANL

References
  1. "Especial: Crece el número de naturalizados en la Liga MX | Futbol Mexicano | TelevisaDeportes.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  2. "La evolución de Juninho. | Fútbol de Café". www.futboldecafe.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. "Brazylijski superstrzelec może zagrać dla Polski". sportowefakty.pl. February 3, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  4. "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.
  5. "JUNINHO, AYOVÍ AND JIMÉNEZ, MULTI -CHAMPIONS JOIN THE FLASH". MASLSoccer.com. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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