Juninho Paulista

**Juninho Paulista** (born 22 February 1973) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for the Brazil national team.

### Club

|colspan="3"|Club performance|colspan=2|League|colspan=2|Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Continental|colspan=2|Total|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="3"|São Paulo|1993|Série A|16|1|||||||||
|1994|19|2||||||||||||
|1995|9|0||||||||||||
|rowspan="2"|Middlesbrough|1995–96|Premier League|21|2|0|0|0|0|-|-|21|2|
|1996–97|35|12|6|2|7|1|-|-|48|15||||
|rowspan="2"|Atlético Madrid|1997–98|La Liga|23|6|2|1|-|-|6|2|31|9|
|1998–99|32|8|6|1|-|-|9|4|44|13||||
|Middlesbrough|1999–2000|Premier League|28|4|1|0|6|1|-|-|35|5||
|rowspan="2"|Vasco da Gama|2000|Série A|22|4|||||||||
|2001|15|4||||||||||||
|Flamengo|2002|Série A|0|0||||||||||
|rowspan="2"|Middlesbrough|2002–03|Premier League|10|3|0|0|0|0|-|-|10|3|
|2003–04|31|8|1|0|6|1|-|-|38|9||||
|Celtic|2004–05|Premier League|14|1|2|0|2|0|4|0|22|1||
|rowspan="2"|Palmeiras|2005|Série A|37|14|||||||||
|2006|26|6||||||||||||
|Sydney|2007–08|A-League|14|0||||||||||

### International

**Appearances and goals by national team and year**
|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="9"|Brazil|1995|15|1|
|1996|0|0|||
|1997|9|0|||
|1998|0|0|||
|1999|1|0|||
|2000|3|1|||
|2001|11|2|||
|2002|9|1|||
|2003|1|0|||

## Honours

**São Paulo**
- Supercopa Libertadores: 1993
- Intercontinental Cup: 1993
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1993, 1994
- Copa CONMEBOL: 1994

**Vasco da Gama**
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2000
- Copa Mercosur: 2000

**Middlesbrough**
- Football League Cup: 2003–04

**Flamengo**
- Campeonato Carioca: 2007

**Brazil**
- FIFA World Cup: 2002
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997

**Individual**
- Premier League Player of the Month: March 1997
- Premier League Player of the Season: 1996–97
- Middlesbrough Player of the Year: 1996–97
- North-East FWA Player of the Year: 1997
- Bola de Prata: 2000, 2005
- South American Team of the Year: 2000, 2001

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Juninho
- **fullname**: Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior
- **birth place**: São Paulo, Brazil
- **currentclub**: Brazil national football team, Brazil (staff)
- **position**: Attacking midfielder
- **youthyears1**: 1989–1992
- **youthclubs1**: Ituano FC, Ituano
- **years1**: 1993–1995
- **years2**: 1995–1997
- **years3**: 1997–2002
- **years4**: 1999–2000
- **years5**: 2000–2001
- **years6**: 2002
- **years7**: 2002–2004
- **years8**: 2004–2005
- **years9**: 2005–2006
- **years10**: 2007
- **years11**: 2007–2008
- **years12**: 2010
- **years13**: 2011
- **clubs1**: São Paulo FC, São Paulo
- **clubs2**: Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough
- **clubs3**: Atlético Madrid
- **clubs4**: → Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough (loan)
- **clubs5**: → CR Vasco da Gama, Vasco da Gama (loan)
- **clubs6**: → Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Flamengo (loan)
- **clubs7**: Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough
- **clubs8**: Celtic F.C., Celtic
- **clubs9**: Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Palmeiras
- **clubs10**: Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Flamengo
- **clubs11**: Sydney FC
- **clubs12**: Ituano FC, Ituano
- **caps1**: 44
- **goals1**: 2
- **caps2**: 57
- **goals2**: 12
- **caps3**: 55
- **goals3**: 14
- **caps4**: 28
- **goals4**: 4
- **caps5**: 47
- **goals5**: 13
- **caps6**: 0
- **goals6**: 0
- **caps7**: 35
- **goals7**: 11
- **caps8**: 14
- **goals8**: 1
- **caps9**: 63
- **goals9**: 20
- **caps10**: 0
- **goals10**: 0
- **caps11**: 14
- **goals11**: 0
- **caps12**: 2
- **goals12**: 2
- **totalcaps**: 359
- **totalgoals**: 79
- **nationalyears1**: 1995–2003
- **nationalteam1**: Brazil national football team, Brazil
- **nationalcaps1**: 49
- **nationalgoals1**: 5