Juliano Belletti

What stays with me about Juliano Belletti is the romance of a defender writing himself into history with one unforgettable strike. A right-back out of Cascavel, Brazil, he embodied the blend of resilience and flair that the Brazilian school produces so well. I admire that he never drifted from the game after hanging up his boots, moving into coaching and journalism instead. To me that signals someone genuinely in love with football, not just a man who happened to play it. There is something quietly inspiring about a role player who rises, just once, to the very center of the stage.

Name (English)

Juliano Belletti

Name (Japanese)

ジュリアーノ・ベレッチ

Reading

じゅりあーの・べれっち

Born

June 20, 1976 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dragon

Origin

Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil

Height

179 cm

Occupation

association football player / journalist / association football coach

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/julianobelletti/
• Xhttps://x.com/julianobelletti
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliano%20Belletti
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q237561

Tags

• Paraná
• association football player
• journalist
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-21

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