Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior
Juninho playing for UANL in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | September 16, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Wenceslau Braz, Paraná, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
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Current team
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UANL | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Coritiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Coritiba | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Botafogo | 64 | (14) |
| 2008 | São Paulo | 8 | (0) |
| 2009 | Botafogo | 34 | (7) |
| 2010 | → Suwon Bluewings (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2010– | UANL | 205 | (25) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2016. |
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Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior (September 16, 1982), known as Juninho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for the Liga MX club Tigres UANL. He holds a Mexican passport.
A centre back, Juninho is considered as one of the top defenders of Liga MX praised for his quality and leadership. The captain of Tigres, he is a set-piece specialist with a powerful right shot and ability to score goals.
His great-grandparents were from Poland. He spent his early career with Coritiba. On 2005, he was signed by Botafogo. He was transferred in 2008 to São Paulo after accepting a three-year offer on December 7, 2007. In January 2009 he was released to sign back with his former club Botafogo, but Tigres UANL from Mexico offered him a better contract, and since 2010 he has played in Mexico. In early 2010 he played for Suwon Bluewings on loan. His first goal with Tigres was against Santos Laguna, on a free kick, in the 8th minute, this was the only goal of the game, as it ended 1 - 0 for a Tigres' win. He became a key player for the Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015 and Apertura 2016 championships of Tigres. He is the current team captain.
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