Jô

Jô's career reads like a passport stamped across continents: Corinthians, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, Everton, Galatasaray, Internacional, Atlético Mineiro and Nagoya Grampus. What interests me is the resilience required to score in such wildly different leagues, languages and climates. A towering Brazilian forward adapting to Russian winters and Japanese pitches is no small feat. He never quite became a global superstar, but that journeyman path is its own kind of achievement. For Japanese fans especially, his name carries warm memories, and I find that lasting local affection more meaningful than fleeting fame.

Name (English)

Jô

Name (Japanese)

ジョアン・アウヴェス・デ・アシス・シウヴァ

Reading

じょあん・あうゔぇす・で・あしす・しうゔぁ

Born

March 20, 1987 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rabbit

Origin

São Paulo, Brazil

Blood type

Private

Height

189 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jooficial7/
• Xhttps://x.com/jo7oficial
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.