Place of birth Sao Paulo, Brazil Name Jose de Playing position Role Footballer | Years Team Height 1.83 m 1997 Juventus (SP) Position Midfielder | |
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Full name Jose Cristiano de Souza Jr. Date of birth (1977-08-11) 11 August 1977 (age 38) | ||
José Cristiano de Souza Jr. or known as Júnior (born 11 August 1977) is a Brazilian footballer .
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Júnior briefly played in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and also played in Série B and Série C.
Biography
Born in Indianópolis neighbourhood of São Paulo city, he started his professional career in Juventus (SP), at that time known as Juninho. He then played for Guarani and Santa Cruz. In 2000 he left for Russia and stayed in Qatar for 1 month.
Palmeiras
In November 2000 he was signed by Palmeiras as the club bought 50% rights and the other retained by investor. However he was injured and he left for Londrina in 2001 season. In 2002 he signed a 6 months contract with Figueirense. He then returned to Guarani and made his Série A debut. In 2003 he left for Internacional, at that time already known as Júnior and teammate Luiz António Gaino Júnior known as "Júnior Paulista" instead, in although they both came from São Paulo state.
In 2004 he remained in Rio Grande do Sul, but for Caxias. He played 20 out of 23 Série B games of that season.
In January 2005 he left for fellow Campeonato Paulista team União São João, which the team relegated. In May he extended his contract with Palmeiras to December 2005 and left for Vila Nova until the end of 2005 Série B, however he only played 3 times. After the team failed to qualify to stage two, he left for Pelotas in September, finished as the losing side of the second stage (round of 16) of 2005 Copa FGF.
Série C
In January 2006 he left for Polish side Pogoń Szczecin. After the end of 2005–06 Ekstraklasa he left for Bolivian side Oriente Petrolero.
He returned to Brazil in January 2007, signed a contract with Tupi until the end of 2007 Campeonato Mineiro. In April he left for Atlético de Alagoinhas for 2007 Campeonato Baiano. In June he was signed by Joinville until the end of 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.
He then returned to Rio Grande do Sul, played for São José de Porto Alegre in 2008 Campeonato Gaúcho. In June he left for Brasil de Pelotas until the end of 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C first stage, which he known as Júnior Paulista at that time. He extended his contract in August. That season Brasil de Pelotas finished as the sixth.
In December he returned to São José de Porto Alegre for 2009 Campeonato Gaúcho.