Tadeu de Jesus Nogueira Júnior (born 9 July 1981), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian

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who plays as

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for Audax São Paulo.

Vitória

Juninho started his career at

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club Vitória. In 2005 season he became an understudy of

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but both players left the club after the club relegated to Série C.

Cruzeiro

In 2006, he was signed by Cruzeiro in 2-year contract. He was the third keeper, behind

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and Lauro. In May 2006 he was loaned to fellow Série A team Santa Cruz. In January 2007 he left for América (MG) until the end of

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(which he was the first choice from round 4 to 10), and on 1 June left for América (RN) until the end of

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Atlético Mineiro

In July 2007 he was signed by

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in 1-year contract. At first he was an understudy of Édson and then played 12 league matches since September. In 2008 season, he also played 15 league matches as second choice. In 2008 Campeonato Mineiro, he played 11 matches ahead Edson, except round 2 to 5. In March 2008 he signed a new 3-year contract.

Série B clubs

On 9 July 2009 he left for Juventude until the end of 2009 season, after becoming the third choice behind Aranha and Édson. Soon after, Atlético Mineiro also signed Fabián Carini. In December 2009 he left for

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. He played almost all the games for the team. In January 2011 he signed an annual deal with Portuguesa. He was the understudy of Weverton. In May 2011, Série B club

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attempted to sign him, but eventually failed. Instead, he joined Grêmio Barueri.

International career

Juninho was the second keeper behind

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. He capped once for Brazil U-23 team on 18 November 2003, an unofficial friendly with

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Career statistics

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and

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³0 games in

2006 Campeonato Mineiro The 2006 Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol do Módulo I was the 92nd season of Minas Gerais's top-flight professional football league. The season began on January 22 and ended on April 2. Cruzeiro won the title for the 32th time. Participating te ...

⁴7 games in 2007 Campeonato Mineiro
⁵11 games in 2008 Campeonato Mineiro
⁶17 games in

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⁷20 games in 2010

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⁸

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⁹ See note 1 to 8.

Honours

;regional * Brazilian North-East League: 2003 ;state * League of Bahia State: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 * League of Minas Gerais state: 2006

References

External links

Futpedia
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CBF Contract Record
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Juninho (footballer 1981 07) Brazilian men's footballers Esporte Clube Vitória players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players América Futebol Clube (MG) players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Esporte Clube Juventude players Paraná Clube players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Grêmio Barueri Futebol players Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Ribeirão Preto 1981 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen