Juliano Roberto Antonello

Juca
Personal information
Full name Juliano Roberto Antonello
Date of birth 19 November 1979 (1979-11-19) (age 32)
Place of birth Passo Fundo, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club Ceará
Number 26
Youth career
1998-2000 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Internacional 23 (3)
2002–2003 Criciúma [1]12 (0)
2003 Marília 20 (5)
2004 Fluminense 26 (0)
2005 Botafogo 29 (4)
2006 Guarani 1 (0)
2006–2007 Botafogo 13 (2)
2007–2009 Partizan 43 (7)
2009–2011 Deportivo La Coruña 24 (3)
2011– Ceará 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Juliano Roberto Antonello (born 19 November 1979 in Passo Fundo), commonly known as Juca, is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He plays with Ceará in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

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Club career

Juca's career began in Brazil, and he played in his homeland with Internacional, Criciúma, Marília, Fluminense, Botafogo and Guarani.

On 15 June 2007, Juca completed his move to Partizan on a two-year deal. He scored his first competitive goal on 26 September 2007 in a Serbian Cup match against Rad in a 4–1 home win. His first season in Serbia was a success with Juca helping Partizan win the Serbian SuperLiga and Serbian Cup titles. In his second season at Partizan, Juca appeared 18 times and scored two goals.

In early June 2009, he moved to Spain on a free transfer to play for Deportivo La Coruña. He has signed a contract which will keep him at the club until June 2011. Juca made his La Liga debut on 29 August 2009 against Real Madrid. He scored his first goal for the club against Xerez, and Deportivo won the game 3–0.

In summer 2011, after 4 seasons abroad, Juca returns to Brazilian Série A by signing with Ceará Sporting Club.

Career statistics

As of 30 January 2011
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil South America Total
2000 Internacional Série A 12 1 4 1 16 2
2001 11 2 1 0 12 2
2002 Criciúma Série B 2 0 2 0
2003 Série A 12 0 3 1 15 1
2003 Marília Série B 20 5 0 0 20 5
2004 Fluminense Série A 26 0 5 0 31 0
2005 Botafogo Série A 29 4 1 1 30 5
2006 Guarani Série B 1 0 3 1 4 1
2006 Botafogo Série A 11 2 0 0 11 2
2007 2 0 2 0 4 0
Serbia League Serbian Cup Europe Total
2007–08 Partizan SuperLiga 25 5 4 2 2 0 31 7
2008–09 18 2 2 0 8 1 28 3
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total
2009–10 Deportivo La Coruña La Liga 16 3 3 0 0 0 19 3
2010–11 8 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
Total Brazil 124 14 21 4 145 18
Serbia 43 7 6 2 10 1 59 10
Spain 24 3 6 0 0 0 30 3
Career total 191 24 33 6 10 1 234 31

Honours

Club

Criciúma

Partizan

Notes

  1. ^ Note: Missing the 2002 Série B stats

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