Juliano Haus Belletti (born 20 June 1976) is a Brazilian

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and former player who mostly played as a right back. He is the current coach of São Paulo U21s. Belletti began his career in the

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with Cruzeiro,

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and

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, being awarded the Silver Ball by '' Placar'' for his performances on loan at the last of those clubs during the 1999 season. From 2002 to 2010 he played in Europe with Villarreal,

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and Chelsea, winning numerous honours; his only goal for Barcelona won them the

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. He then returned to Brazil, winning the national league with

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. He earned 23

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for

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from 2001 to 2005, scoring once. He was part of their teams that won the

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and competed at the 2001 Copa América and

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Early and personal life

Belletti was born in

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, Paraná. He is of Italian ancestry and his family has its origins in Longiano in the

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, and he holds an

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. He also has origins in

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in the Province of Modena and

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Club career

Early career

Belletti started his career playing as a central midfielder in Brazil for the youth team of Cruzeiro in 1992. His professional debut happened in November 1994. In March 1996, he was involved in a deal that sent him and Serginho to

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in exchange for five players: Aílton, Donizete, Gilmar, Palhinha and Vítor. Playing for São Paulo, he eventually became a right-back. Juliano Belletti 12sept2006

In 1999, he was loaned to

. Playing as an attacking-midfielder, Belletti helped the club to finish second in the Brazilian League and managed to win the Bola de Prata ("Silver Ball"), an award handed by '' Placar'' magazine to the players nominated to the Brazilian League Squad of the Year. After returning to São Paulo, he became a regular in the Brazil national team by playing in the right-back position once again.

Villarreal

In June 2002, prior to winning the World Cup with Brazil, Belletti moved to Spanish

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club Villarreal on a five-year deal for an estimated fee of US$3 million. He made his debut on 21 July in a 2–0 loss at

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in the

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first round, playing the final 21 minutes in place of Jorge López. Belletti was part of the squad that won the

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against Dutch club

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. On 15 February 2004, he scored twice at home to

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in a 6–3 victory.

Barcelona

In May 2004, Belletti transferred to

for €4 million on a three-year deal, with Barcelona also ceding their right to buy Pepe Reina back from Villarreal. He was signed to replace Michael Reiziger, whose contract was expiring. Belletti's first and only goal with Barcelona was the winner in the

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against

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on 17 May, when he came on as a substitute for Oleguer Presas. His third season was marked by injuries, and competition from new rival

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proved too much for him; he played very little as the campaign ended without silverware. Nonetheless, in March 2007, he extended his deal until 2009.

Chelsea

On 23 August 2007, Chelsea signed Belletti on a three-year deal for £4 million. The club had previously been trying to sign his compatriot Dani Alves, who went to Barcelona. He made his

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debut two days later as a 64th-minute substitute for

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in a 4–0 home win over

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, a 4–0 victory. He became the starting right-back, ahead of Paulo Ferreira. Juliano Belleti

In his first season at Chelsea, Belletti scored two goals, both from long-range, the first away at

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in November and the second at Stamford Bridge against

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on 12 January 2008. On 21 May, in the 2008 Champions League final against

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at the

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in Moscow, he came on as a substitute just before the penalty shootout, in which he scored though his team lost. Under compatriot new manager

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in 2008–09, Belletti was used as a

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, in the central midfield and

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positions. On 18 October, he from 30 yards into the top corner against

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in a 5–0 win at the

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, his fourth league goal for the club. The following 17 January, he scored a late equaliser as the team came from behind to win 2–1 at home to

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. A year later, in January 2010, Belletti was linked with a move to

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in his native Brazil, but the Blues rejected their offer. On 27 February, he was sent off for a professional foul on

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midfielder Gareth Barry to concede a penalty in a 4–2 loss at Stamford Bridge. Belletti came on as a substitute in the final game of the

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season, where a Chelsea win ensured they won the title. A week later, he came on as a substitute for the injured Michael Ballack in the

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against Portsmouth. He gave away a penalty with a foul on Kevin-Prince Boateng, which the Ghanaian missed as Chelsea won 1–0. On 9 June 2010, Chelsea announced that Belletti was one of three players whose contract would not be renewed at the end of the month, alongside

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and Ballack. He made a total of 94 appearances, scoring five goals.

Fluminense

Following his release from Chelsea, he signed a two-year contract for

back in Brazil on 14 July 2010. Struggling with several injuries and being unable to find a spot in the starting line-up, Belletti had his contract ended on 15 March 2011.Juliano Belletti released by Fluminense
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but just 12 days later, he retired due to an Achilles tendon injury.

International career

Belletti made his international debut for

on 28 March 2001 in a 1–0 loss away to Ecuador in

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. In July, he went to the 2001 Copa América in Colombia, where he scored in a 3–1 win against

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, but netted an

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in a shock defeat to last-minute invitees

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as the team suffered a quarter-final exit. The team bounced back to win the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, with Belletti playing the semi-final match against

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after replacing Kléberson for the final five minutes of the 1–0 win. Belletti's international career was limited by sharing his position with the team's

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, Cafú. Belletti played at the

but missed the 2005 edition, for which Cafú was absent. Suffering from a right

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injury, his place was taken by

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and Maicon, who dominated the position in the years to come by.

Coaching career

On 4 February 2021, Belletti was named assistant at his first club Cruzeiro, after previously working in the club's ''International Business'' section. On 31 July, he was in charge of the club's first team trainings after the departure of

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, but returned to previous duties on 3 August after the appointment of Vanderlei Luxemburgo.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

International

:''Score and result list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Belletti goal''.

Honours

São Paulo *

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Villarreal *

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Barcelona *

: 2004–05, 2005–06 *

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: 2005–06 Chelsea *

: 2009–10 *

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: 2008–09, 2009–10 *

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runner-up: 2007–08 Fluminense *

Brazil *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Belletti, Juliano 1976 births Living people People from Cascavel Brazilian footballers Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazil international footballers Expatriate footballers in England Association football fullbacks Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players São Paulo FC players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Villarreal CF players FC Barcelona players Chelsea F.C. players Fluminense FC players Ceará Sporting Club players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players La Liga players Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate footballers 2001 Copa América players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players FIFA World Cup-winning players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain UEFA Champions League winning players FA Cup Final players Sportspeople from Paraná (state)