Juninho (footballer, born 1977)

Juninho is one of those players who found his true home far from where he started, and watching him dominate Japanese football was genuinely something special. Born in Salvador, Bahia in 1977, this Brazilian striker made his name at Kawasaki Frontale, where he became a beloved institution — top scorer in the J2 League in 2004, then top scorer in the J1 League in 2007, earning a spot in the J.League Team of the Year that same season. He had the kind of clinical finishing and positioning that made you wonder why he never got a bigger stage in Europe, but honestly, Japan got the best version of him, and Frontale fans knew exactly what they had. A quiet legend who let the goals do the talking.

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Name (English)

Juninho (footballer, born 1977)

Name (Japanese)

カルロス・アルベルト・カルヴァリョ・ドス・アンジョス・ジュニオル

Reading

かるろす・あるべると・かるゔぁりょ・どす・あんじょす・じゅにおる

Born

September 15, 1977 (age 49)

Origin

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Height

174 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Snake

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juninho%20(footballer%2C%20born%201977)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1344142

Tags

• Bahia
• association football player

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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