Roque Júnior

Roque Júnior
Roque Júnior playing for Brazil in 2002
Personal information
Full name José Vítor Roque Júnior
Date of birth (1976-08-31) 31 August 1976
Place of birth Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Santarritense 31 (3)
1994–1995 São José 47 (1)
1995–2000 Palmeiras 192 (15)
2000–2004 AC Milan 44 (0)
2003–2004Leeds United (loan) 5 (0)
2004Siena (loan) 5 (0)
2004–2007 Bayer Leverkusen 35 (0)
2007–2008 MSV Duisburg 4 (0)
2008–2009 Al-Rayyan 3 (0)
2008Palmeiras (loan) 7 (0)
2010 Ituano 3 (1)
Total 376 (20)
International career
1999–2005 Brazil 48 (2)
Managerial career
2015 XV de Piracicaba
2017 Ituano
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner2002 Korea/Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Vítor Roque Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʁɔki ˈʒuni.oʁ]; born 31 August 1976), more commonly known as Roque Júnior, is a Brazilian football pundit and former player who played as a defender.

He won 48 caps for Brazil and was part of the winning squad at the 2002 World Cup. He is one of five players that have won the Copa Libertadores, the Champions League and the World Cup; the others are Ronaldinho, Cafu, Dida and Julián Álvarez.