Juninho_(footballer,_born_1977)

Juninho (footballer, born 1977)

Juninho (footballer, born 1977)

Brazilian footballer

Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior "Juninho" (born September 15, 1977 in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian professional football striker. He played as an offensive midfielder in Brazil. But after moving to Japan from Palmeiras, he was converted to a striker. In the 2007 season, he won the J1 League top scorer.

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In 2008, he said his intention to stay in Japan for the rest of his life and become a naturalized Japanese citizen.[1] However, he gave up on obtaining Japanese nationality since he found it difficult due to a lack of Japanese language ability.[2][3]

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  1. [1]
    Ｊ１得点王ジュニーニョ、帰化へ！岡田日本Ｗ杯へ追い風 (in Japanese). Supōtsu Hōchi. 2008-03-11. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
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    ジュニーニョ帰化断念…岡田ジャパン"切り札"消えた (in Japanese). Supōtsu Hōchi. 2008-09-26. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
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    言葉の問題で…川崎・ジュニーニョ帰化消滅 (in Japanese). Sankei Supōtsu. 2008-09-26. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
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