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Júnior

Júnior playing for São Paulo in 2008

Personal information

Full name

Jenílson Ângelo de Souza

Date of birth

20 June 1973 (age 51)

Place of birth

Santo Antônio de Jesus, Brazil

Height

1.70 m

Playing position

Left back

Youth career

1992–1994

Vitória

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps^†

(Gls)^†

1994–1995

Vitória

(0)

1996–2000

Palmeiras

(3)

2000–2004

Parma

(3)

2003–2004

→ Siena (loan)

(0)

2004–2008

São Paulo

(4)

2009–2010

Atlético Minero

(3)

2010

Goiás

(1)

Total

348

(14)

National team

1996–2004

Brazil

(1)

Honours

Men's Football

Representing Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner	2002 Korea/Japan

Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

Jenílson Ângelo de Souza (born 20 June 1973), usually known as Júnior, is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a left back.

Club career
International career
Career statistics
- International
- International goal
Honours
See also

Club career

Júnior spent his early years playing for Brazilian clubs Vitória and Palmeiras before moving to Italy and playing for Parma and Siena from 2000 to 2004. He spent his later career at Goiás, in the Brazilian Série A. During his time at Parma he won the 2001–02 Coppa Italia and scored the decisive goal in the second leg of the final which allowed Parma to defeat Juventus on away goals.

International career

With the Brazil national football team, Júnior obtained nineteen international caps between 1996 and 2004, scoring one goal, which came against Costa Rica in the nation's victorious 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign. He was also previously a member of the Brazilian squads that took part at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2001 Copa América.