Juninho Paulista

Juninho
Personal information
Full name Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior
Date of birth (1973-02-22) 22 February 1973
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Brazil (staff)
Youth career
1989–1992 Ituano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 São Paulo 44 (2)
1995–1997 Middlesbrough 57 (12)
1997–2002 Atlético Madrid 55 (14)
1999–2000Middlesbrough (loan) 28 (4)
2000–2001Vasco da Gama (loan) 47 (13)
2002Flamengo (loan) 0 (0)
2002–2004 Middlesbrough 35 (11)
2004–2005 Celtic 14 (1)
2005–2006 Palmeiras 63 (20)
2007 Flamengo 0 (0)
2007–2008 Sydney FC 14 (0)
2010 Ituano 2 (2)
Total 359 (79)
International career
1995–2003 Brazil 49 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner2002 Korea/Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner1997 Saudi Arabia
Copa América
Runner-up1995 Uruguay
Summer Olympics
1996 Atlanta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior (born 22 February 1973), known as Juninho or Juninho Paulista, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and is now the national team co-ordinator of the Brazil national football team. During his professional career, he played for Brazilian clubs São Paulo, Vasco da Gama, Palmeiras, Flamengo, as well as English club Middlesbrough, Spanish club Atlético Madrid, Celtic in Scotland and Sydney FC in Australia.

Juninho played 49 international matches for the Brazil national team from 1995 to 2003, winning the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the bronze medal at the 1996 Olympic tournament.