&sq=&lang=&file=File:Juninho_Tigres.jpg) Juninho with UANL in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | September 16, 1982 | ||
| 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) |
| 2010 | → Suwon 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "La evolución de Juninho. | Fútbol de Café". www.futboldecafe.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.