Juan (footballer, born 1979)

Juan
Juan in 2010
Personal information
Full name Juan Silveira dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1979-02-01) 1 February 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
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 118 (9)
2012–2015 Internacional 69 (4)
2016–2019 Flamengo 27 (0)
Total 428 (28)
International career
1995–1996 Brazil U17 6 (2)
1997–1999 Brazil U20 5 (0)
2001–2010 Brazil 79 (7)
Managerial career
2020–2024 Flamengo (technical manager)
2024– Brazil (coordinator)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2005 Germany
Winner 2009 South Africa
Copa América
Winner 2004 Peru
Winner 2007 Venezuela
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Silveira dos Santos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁuˈɐ̃ silˈvejɾɐ dus ˈsɐ̃tus]; born 1 February 1979), commonly known as Juan, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He currently works as Brasil national football team assistant under Dorival Júnior.[2]

Having begun his career with Flamengo, he spent a decade playing in Europe[3] 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.[4] 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.

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2019.
  2. ^ https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/flamengo/noticia/2024/02/08/juan-deixa-o-flamengo-para-trabalhar-na-cbf.ghtml
  3. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (26 January 2022). "JUAN Silveira dos Santos - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (26 January 2022). "Juan Silveira dos Santos - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.