Rubens Rodrigues dos Santos Júnior or simply Rubens Júnior (born January 8, 1975) is a former Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a

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. On 25 January 2004, whilst playing for

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, he played in a 1–0 home loss against Benfica, a game overshadowed by the death of Benfica's Miklós Fehér.

Honours

Palmeiras *

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Atlético Paranaense * Paraná State League: 2000 Porto *

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: 1999–2000, 2000–01 * Portuguese SuperCup:

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1975 births Living people 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Taubaté Men's association football fullbacks Copa Libertadores–winning players Primeira Liga players Esporte Clube Taubaté players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Guarani FC players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players FC Porto players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Vitória S.C. players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players CR Vasco da Gama players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal {{Brazil-footy-defender-1970s-stub