Role Football midfielder 1995–1996 Goias Height 1.69 m | Years Team Weight 66 kg Name Josue de Career start 1997 | |
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Full name Josue Anunciado de Oliveira Date of birth (1979-07-19) 19 July 1979 (age 36) Place of birth Vitoria de Santo Antao, Brazil Current team Clube Atletico Mineiro (#28 / Midfielder) Similar People Leandro Donizete, Gilberto Silva, Julio Baptista, Dunga, Leonardo Silva | ||
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Josué Anunciado de Oliveira, or simply Josué (born 19 July 1979 in Vitória de Santo Antão), is a Brazilian defensive midfielder.
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He played for the Brazil national football team from 2007 to 2010, winning the 2007 Copa América and playing at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Josué started his career in Goiás before moving on to São Paulo in 2005. He won the Brazilian League, Copa Libertadores and FIFA Club World Cup during his stint at São Paulo. A resilient defensive midfielder that despite being an infrequent provider of assists or goals, the steel he provided in front of São Paulo's back four helped them claim Brazilian League gold in 2006 and 2007.
He then joined VfL Wolfsburg in August 2007, and captained the team who won the 2008-09 Bundesliga, their first league title. As a result, they played in the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League.
In March 2013 on free transfer after five years at Wolfsburg, Josúe transferred to Atlético Mineiro. On 31 March 2013 in his debut match, he scored his first goal for Atlético in a 4–1 victory over Tupi in the Minas Gerais State Championship.
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As of 8 December 2014International career
He made his international debut on 27 March 2007 in a friendly match against Ghana. He was also part of Brazil squad which won 2007 Copa América. His first international goal came during the tournament, in a match against Chile, which Brazil went on to win 6–1.
As of 2 July 2010