Juninho (footballer, born September 1982)

Juninho
Juninho with UANL in 2011
Personal information
Full name Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior
Date of birth (1982-09-16) September 16, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Wenceslau Braz, Paraná, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
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)
2009–2010 Botafogo 34 (7)
2010Suwon Bluewings (loan) 11 (3)
2010–2018 UANL 288 (31)
Total 418 (55)
Managerial career
2020 UANL Reserves and Academy
2020–2021 UANL (assistant)
2023 UANL (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior (September 16, 1982), known as Juninho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen.[1]

A centre back, Juninho was known for his quality and leadership.[2] The former captain of Tigres UANL, was a set-piece specialist with a powerful right shot and ability to score goals.

After his retirement, he stayed attached to Tigres and worked with the youth teams and with the first team's head coach Ricardo Ferretti between 2020 and 2021. In February 9, 2023, he joined as an assistant for at the time head coach Marco Antonio Ruiz.

  1. ^ "Especial: Crece el número de naturalizados en la Liga MX | Futbol Mexicano | TelevisaDeportes.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  2. ^ "La evolución de Juninho. | Fútbol de Café". www.futboldecafe.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.