Edivaldo Sarafim da Silva Junior (born April 15, 1974) is a retired Brazilian association football player. Using the name Juninho da Silva, played professionally in Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, Tunisia, Puerto Rico and the United States. Juninho da Silva started his career at the base of EC Vitoria of Bahia, Brazil in 1989. In 1992 he moved to play for CR Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Da Silva accumulates several brazilian clubs and abroad in his career among them Independiente Petrolero Sucre in Bolivia, CAB, Tunisia. After spend the season with EC Novo Hamburgo in Brazil, he signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division in 2004, the Rochester Rhinos of USL-1 in 2005 and 2006. In the summer of 2008, Junhinho signed with

Guaynabo Fluminense FC Guaynabo Fluminense Futbol Club is an Association Football club from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. The team was a founding member of the Puerto Rico Soccer League. The club is affiliated with Fluminense Football Club, a leading team from Brazil. The tea ...

of the new Puerto Rico Soccer League. Then, in 2009, he signed with Club Atletico River Plate Ponce, also from the Puerto Rico Soccer League. Juninho lives in Ottawa, Canada and is coordinator of coaches at the Barcelona Academy franchise.

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Juninho’s USL-1 player profile Remember that pick Juninho?, Way Back in 96?
Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers USL First Division players Puerto Rico Islanders players Rochester New York FC players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Puerto Rico Living people Puerto Rico United players USL Championship players 1974 births A-League (1995–2004) players New York Red Bulls draft picks Association footballers not categorized by position {{Brazil-footy-bio-stub