Juninho, Portuguese for "little Junior", is a common nickname in Brazil for those whose full name includes Júnior. It is often combined with an epithet, sometimes a demonym (a word derived from their place of origin). The following

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players are known by some derivation of the name: * Juninho Fonseca (born 1958), full name Alcides Fonseca Júnior, Brazil international centre-back *

Juninho Paulista Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior (born 22 February 1973), known as Juninho or Juninho Paulista, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and is now the national team co-ordinator of the Brazil national football team. During ...

(born 1973), full name Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior, Brazil international attacking midfielder * Juninho da Silva (born 1974), full name Edivaldo Sarafim da Silva Júnior, Brazilian football midfielder * Juninho Petrolina (born 1974), full name Hamilton Timbira Dias dos Santos Júnior, Brazilian attacking midfielder *

Juninho Pernambucano Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Júnior (born 30 January 1975), commonly known as Juninho Pernambucano or simply Juninho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who was most recently the sporting director of French club Olympique Lyonnai ...

(born 1975), full name Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Júnior, Brazil international attacking midfielder *

Juninho (footballer, born 1977) Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior "Juninho" (born September 15, 1977 in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian professional football striker. He played as an offensive midfielder in Brazil. But after moving to Japan from Palmeiras, he was conver ...

, full name Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior, Brazilian football striker * Juninho Cearense (born 1980), full name Regilson Saboya Monteiro Júnior, Brazilian football midfielder * Juninho (footballer, born April 1981), full name Renato Agostinho de Oliveira Júnior, Brazilian football centre-back * Juninho (footballer, born May 1981), full name Fidelis Júnior Santana da Silva, Brazilian football midfielder * Juninho (footballer, born July 1981), full name Tadeu Jesus Nogueira Júnior, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Juninho (footballer, born July 1982), full name Osvaldo José Martins Júnior, Brazilian football midfielder * Juninho (footballer, born September 1982), full name Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior, Brazilian football centre-back * Juninho (footballer, born 1983), full name Junio César Arcanjo, Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Juninho Tardelli (born 1983), full name José Tadeu Martins Júnior, Brazilian football midfielder * Juninho (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Aparecido Xavier Júnior, Brazilian football midfielder *

Juninho (footballer, born 5 April 1985) Júnior César Moreira da Cunha (born 5 April 1985), also known as Juninho, is a Brazilian footballer who last played as a forward for Taubaté. Career Born in Goianápolis, Juninho played for Vila Nova on loan from Anápolis in 2007. In 2008 ...

, full name Júnior César Moreira da Cunha, Brazilian football forward * Juninho (footballer, born 21 April 1985), full name Gilson Luís Pinheiro Júnior, Brazilian football midfielder * Juninho (footballer, born July 1985), full name Jose Carlos Nogueira Junior, Brazilian football forward *

Juninho Quixadá Pedro Julião Azevedo Junior (born 12 December 1985), known as Juninho Quixadá (), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Maracanã. Career Born in Quixadá, Juninho Quixadá has previously played for Ferroviário, as well as fo ...

(born 1985), full name Pedro Julião Azevedo Junior, Brazilian football forward * Juninho (footballer, born 1986), full name Paulo Roberto Valoura Júnior, Brazilian football midfielder * Juninho (footballer, born March 1987), full name José Artur de Melo Júnior, Brazilian football forward * Juninho (footballer, born November 1987), full name Adilson dos Anjos Oliveira, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Juninho Botelho (born 1987), full name José Francisco da Silva Botelho Júnior, Brazilian football midfielder * Juninho (footballer, born January 1989), full name Vitor Gomes Pereira Junior, Brazilian football midfielder * Juninho (footballer, born June 1989), full name Roberto Neves Adam Júnior, Brazilian football midfielder * Juninho (footballer, born May 1989), full name Júnior Aparecido Guimaro de Souza, Brazilian football winger * Juninho (footballer, born January 1990), full name Evanildo Borges Barbosa Júnior, Brazilian football left-back * Juninho (footballer, born December 1990), full name Walter Soares Belitardo Júnior, Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Juninho Potiguar (born 1990), full name Jarlesson Inácio Júnior, Brazilian football forward * Juninho (footballer, born 1992), full name Denilton Venturim Júnior, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Juninho Cabral (born 1992), full name Jacinto Júnior Conceição Cabral, Brazilian football striker * Juninho (footballer, born 1994), full name Junior Silva Ferreira, Brazilian football midfielder * Juninho (footballer, born February 1995), full name José Carlos Ferreira Júnior, Brazilian football centre-back * Juninho (footballer, born September 1995), full name Eduardo José Barbosa da Silva Júnior, Brazilian football midfielder * Juninho (footballer, born December 1995), full name Leovigildo Júnior Reis Rodrigues, Brazilian football centre-back * Juninho (footballer, born 1996), full name Olávio Vieira dos Santos Júnior, Brazilian football forward * Juninho Barros (born 1996), full name André Alexandre de Barros Junior, Brazilian football midfielder *

Juninho Bacuna Juninho Bacuna (born 7 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Birmingham City. He began his career in his native Netherlands with Groningen before moving to English football with Huddersfield Town. ...

(born 1997), Curaçao football midfielder * Juninho Rocha (born 1997), full name Paulo Afonso da Rocha Junior, Brazilian football forward * Juninho Capixaba (born 1997), full name Luis Antônio da Rocha Júnior, Brazilian football left-back * Juninho (footballer, born 1999), full name Edimar Ribeiro da Costa Junior, Brazilian football forward * Kleber Juninho (born 1999), full name Kleber Alves da Costa Junior, Brazilian football winger * Juninho (footballer, born 2000), full name Antonio Valmor Assis Da Silva Junior, Brazilian football forward * Juninho (footballer, born 2003), full name Luiz Fernando Silvestre Junior, Brazilian football midfielder

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