José Júnior
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José Luiz Guimarães Sanabio Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | June 15, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Fortaleza, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Jacuipense | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Ferroviário | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Fortaleza | ||
| 1999 | Unión Española | ||
| 1999–2000 | Córdoba | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Beveren | 29 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | AC Ajaccio | 9 | (2) |
| 2002 | Treze | ||
| 2002–2003 | Walsall | 36 | (15) |
| 2003–2005 | Derby County | 30 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2005 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | OB | 16 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Malmö FF | 38 | (17) |
| 2008–2009 | F.C. Copenhagen | 17 | (6) |
| 2009 | → FC Nordsjælland (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| 2009 | → Randers FC (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2010 | Vitória | 31 | (8) |
| 2011 | Ceará | 4 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Bahia | 47 | (9) |
| 2013 | ABC | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Tiradentes | 6 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Juazeirense | 7 | (3) |
| 2016 | Jacuipense | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2016. |
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José Luiz Guimarães Sanabio Júnior, nicknamed Júnior Pipoca (Junior Popcorn), Diabo Loiro (Blonde Devil), or simply Júnior, (born June 15, 1976 in Fortaleza) is a Brazilian football striker playing for Jacuipense of the Brazilian Bahia State Championship.
Júnior has represented many clubs, including Derby County and Rotherham United, and has, to date, played in eight different countries. He arrived in Europe and at English First Division side Walsall from Brazilian side Treze at the beginning of the 2002/03 season. Júnior and Jorge Leitão formed a Portuguese speaking front-line that was envied by most clubs in the league. Between them they scored 29 goals during the course of the season, Júnior scoring 16 of them, for a side which many believe was the most talented Walsall team since the club's golden era under Bill Moore in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Despite the best efforts of Walsall manager Colin Lee to sign him permanently, Júnior moved on to Derby County in August 2003; in his final game at Bescot Stadium, he had demonstrated his skills perfectly by scoring a hat-trick against the Rams. Júnior got off to a good start at Derby, forming a talented partnership up front with Charlton loanee Mathias Svensson, but Svensson was recalled by Charlton. Júnior then injured a cruciate knee ligament in September, and, when he had recovered, he did not get much of a chance to play. He moved to Rotherham United (on loan) and to Watford, who sold him due to a problem with legal paperwork and his apparent lack of correct personal permits.
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