Juninho

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name = Juninho


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Juninho, Portuguese for "little Junior", is a common nickname for footballers whose full name includes "Junior". Sometimes the nickname is qualified with their native placename to distinguish one from another. Juninhos include:

*Juninho Fonseca (b. 1958, Alcides Fonseca Júnior) defender, Ponte Preta & Corinthians, 1982 World Cup
*Juninho Paulista (b. 1973, Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior) midfielder, Middlesbrough, Atletico Madrid, Sydney FC and 2002 World Cup
*Juninho Petrolina (b. 1974, Hamilton Timbira Dias Santos Júnior) offensive midfielder, SC Recife & Beira Mar
*Juninho Pernambucano (b. 1975, Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Júnior) attacking midfielder, Vasco da Gama & Olympique Lyonnais, 2006 World Cup
*Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Júnior (b. 1977), Kawasaki Frontale
*Fidelis Junior Santana da Silva, (b. 1981) Winterthur
*Tadeu de Jesus de Nogueira Júnior (b. 1981), goalkeeper, Santa Cruz
*Anselmo Vendrechovski Junior (b. 1982), central defender, Botafogo
*Júnior César Araujo (b. 1983), defensive midfielder, Fluminense
*Wilson Aparecido Xavier Júnior (b. 1984) Chievo & Domžale
*Juninho Pinheiro (b. 1985, Gilson Luiz Pinheiro Júnior) Chiasso & Perugia
*Júnior Juninho (b. 1986, Vitor Silva Assis de Oliveira Júnior) Sport Club do Recife

ee also

*Junior — also a common nickname for Brazilian footballers