Juan Silveira dos Santos
Juan in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Juan Silveira dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Flamengo | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1996 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2002 | Flamengo | 75 | (5) |
| 2002–2007 | Bayer Leverkusen | 139 | (10) |
| 2007–2012 | Roma | 117 | (9) |
| 2012–2015 | Internacional | 69 | (5) |
| 2016– | Flamengo | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | Brazil U-17 | 6 | (2) |
| 1997–1999 | Brazil U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2010 | Brazil | 79 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2017. |
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Juan Silveira dos Santos (Portuguese pronunciation: [huˈɐ̃ siɫˈvejɾɐ dus ˈsɐ̃tus]; born 1 February 1979 in Rio de Janeiro), commonly known as Juan, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Brazilian Série A side Flamengo.
Having begun his career with Flamengo, he spent a decade playing in Europe in service of Bayer Leverkusen and Roma before returning to Brazil with Internacional in 2012.
Juan earned 79 caps and scored seven international goals for Brazil. He represented the nation at two FIFA World Cups, three FIFA Confederations Cups and three Copa América tournaments, winning two apiece of the latter two events.
Juan played for six years for Flamengo in Brazil. In 2002, he moved to Bayer Leverkusen. He played five years in Germany scoring ten goals for Bayer. In 2007, he moved to Roma for €6.3 million.
Juan played for Roma between 2007 and 2012. In all competitions for Roma he scored 11 goals in more than 140 appearances. With Roma he won one Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana. He was a first-choice centre-back for Roma, and wore the number four jersey. Juan scored his first goal for Roma against Reggina on 16 September 2007.
In the 2011–12 season, he usually played alongside Gabriel Heinze. He scored his seventh goal for Roma in a 5–1 win over Cesena on 21 January 2012. He scored again in Roma's 4–2 loss Cagliari in Sardinia, followed by his third goal of the season, and the opening goal, in Roma's 4–0 demolition of Internazionale at the Stadio Olimpico. He scored nine goals for Roma during his time there.
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