Alcides Fonseca Júnior (born 29 August 1958), known as Juninho Fonseca or just Juninho, is a Brazilian former

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who played as a

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. In career he played for clubs Ponte Preta (1974–1983 and 1989),

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(1983–1986),

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and

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(1986), Cruzeiro (1987),

XV de Piracicaba Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, commonly referred to as XV de Piracicaba, is a professional association football club based in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo st ...

and

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

(1988), São José (1989),

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(1990),

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(1991), and closed his career in

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in 1992 with

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. He won one

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(1983), one

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(1986), and two Japanese League (1991, 1992). For

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he got in 1980-81 four international caps, never scored a goal. He was in the squad for

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, without playing any game.

References

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