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.

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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)

Origin

São Paulo, Brazil

Height

192 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rabbit

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jooficial7/
• Xhttps://x.com/jo7oficial
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B4
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314099

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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