Who is Juninho Pernambucano?
Juninho Pernambucano – referred to as simply Juninho – managed to spend his career collecting honours, individual and collective, for club and country, while remaining somewhat of an anomaly, and was overlooked when it came to Brazil’s most recent World Cup triumph.
What did Juninho say about Brazil’s establishment?
Juninho says Brazil’s establishment ‘does not have empathy and is teaching us not to have it too’. Photograph: Romain Lafabregue/AFP via Getty Images L ike so many other footballers and former professionals, Juninho Pernambucano could easily stay silent and not discuss the more important issues in life.
Who is Thiago Rabelo Juninho?
Photograph: Thiago Rabelo Juninho, a former Sport Club do Recife and Vasco da Gama midfielder who now lives in France and is working for Lyon as sporting director, felt in 2018 he could no longer stay in Brazil. He moved to Los Angeles to be with his daughter, who was pregnant, and a year later back to France.
^ “NY Red Bulls sign Juninho Pernambucano, former Brazilian international and free kick specialist”. New York Daily News. Associated Press. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018.
When did Juninho retire from football?
Having made his international debut in 1999, Juninho played 40 games for the Brazilian national team and scored six goals. He represented Brazil at the 2001 Copa América and was part of the squad which won the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup before retiring from international football after the 2006 World Cup.
Did Juninho play for New York Red Bulls?
On 17 December 2012, Juninho signed for Major League Soccer team New York Red Bulls. He made his first appearance for the team on a friendly match against Malmö, in which he was a starter. On 3 March 2013 Juninho made his official debut for Red Bulls, playing the full time in a 3–3 draw against Portland Timbers.
Is Juninho joining Al Gharafa?
^ “Soccer-Brazil’s Juninho joins Qatari champions Al Gharafa”. Reuters. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009. ^ “Edmundo marca duas vezes, ouve gritos de ‘fica’, e Vasco goleia: 9 a 1” (in Portuguese).