Playing position Role Footballer Number 3 Height 1.82 m | 2000–2001 Coritiba Weight 78 kg Name Anselmo Junior Spouse Deborah Vendrechovski | |
Full name Anselmo Vendrechovski Junior Date of birth (1982-09-16) September 16, 1982 (age 33) Place of birth Wenceslau Braz, Parana, Brazil Current team Tigres UANL (#3 / Defender) Children Felipe Vendrechovski, Manuela Vendrechovski, Patrich Vendrechovski Similar People Guido Pizarro, Hugo Ayala, Damian Ariel Alvarez, Egidio Arevalo | ||
Tigres vs puebla 8 0 jornada 5 clausura 2014 copa mx hd goles
Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior (September 16, 1982), known as Juninho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for the Liga MX club Tigres UANL. He holds a Mexican passport.
Contents
A centre back, Juninho is considered as one of the top defenders of Liga MX praised for his quality and leadership. The captain of Tigres, he is a set-piece specialist with a powerful right shot and ability to score goals.
Career
His great-grandparents were from Poland. He spent his early career with Coritiba. On 2005, he was signed by Botafogo. He was transferred in 2008 to São Paulo after accepting a three-year offer on December 7, 2007. In January 2009 he was released to sign back with his former club Botafogo, but Tigres UANL from Mexico offered him a better contract, and since 2010 he has played in Mexico. In early 2010 he played for Suwon Bluewings on loan. His first goal with Tigres was against Santos Laguna, on a free kick, in the 8th minute, this was the only goal of the game, as it ended 1 - 0 for a Tigres' win. He became a key player for the Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015 and Apertura 2016 championships of Tigres. He is the current team captain.
Club
