| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Antônio de Godoy Alves Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | September 20, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ? | São Paulo | – | |
| 2003 | União Barbarense | – | |
| 2003–2006 | Tavriya Simferopol | 70 | (11) |
| 2006–2007 | Legia Warsaw | 13 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | FC Zorya Luhansk | 14 | (4) |
| 2009-2012 | FC Metalurh Zaporizhia | 36 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| Brazil | 0 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Junior Godoi – full name : Luiz Antônio de Godoy Alves Júnior – (born on September 20, 1978 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer (midfielder or striker) playing currently for FC Metalurh Zaporizhia . He joined Legia from SC Tavriya Simferopol. His Brazilian clubs were São Paulo FC and União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube. Junior Godoi scored a goal in the game versus FK Austria Wien in the first round of UEFA Cup 2006-07. After being absent from football for 6 months due to a serious left knee injury, Junior returned to play again in the Ukrainian Premier League, joining Zorya Luhansk on September 8, 2008.[1]
He started playing football in Brazil at the age of 13. He then played for the nursery school "Palmeiras". There is also information that he was involved in the club, "Sao Paulo". At age 19, he signed a professional contract with "Palmeiras". Then defended the colors of the club, "Unian Barbarense."
In the winter season 2003/04 Junior moved to Simferopol "Tavria", with him playing with compatriot Edmar. In the Ukrainian Premier League debut March 14, 2004 in a match against Kiev "Dynamo" (0:0). November 6, 2005 in a match against the "Volyn" (1:2), Junior scored a goal and thus became the author of the 500th goal "Tavria" in the championships of Ukraine. The team has become a major player in the Premier League and has played 70 matches and scored 11 goals in the Ukrainian Cup held 8 matches and scored 1 goal. Junior left "Tavria" because of disagreements with the coach Mikhail Fomenko.
In late August 2006, he moved on a free transfer to Warsaw, "Lehi" by signing a four-year contract. The club paid him 500 000 euros. Although the Internet also has information that Junior can go to the Romanian "Steaua" or "Rapid". In extra-debuted September 8, 2006 in a match against the "Arch" (1:1). September 14, 2006 he made his debut in a UEFA Cup match in UEFA against the "Austrii" (1:1), on the 44th-minute Junior scored a goal on Szabolcs Shafar. "Austriyu" "Lehi" failed to pass in the next game after losing (1-0). In the "Legia" he suffered a knee injury, the recovery took 7 months. In the 2006/07 season, "Lehi" was the bronze medalist, losing to "Belchatow" and Liublinska "Zaglembe." Junior had 13 matches and scored 1 goal in the Polish championship, also played in a Cup match in Poland and spent 2 extra-matches cup and scored 1 goal.
In September 2008, he signed a contract with the Lugansk "Zorya". The team debuted September 20, 2008 in match against the "Kharkov" (2:3), in the 27th minute he scored a goal against Dmitry Stojko. In 2008/09 Junior has become a major player on the team, playing 14 games and scoring 4 goals. In the summer of 2009 left the club and began to train young men in Brazil, and maintain game form. In January 2010, received the status of free agent.
After playing for Brazilian club "Vila Nova" from the city of Goiania in Serie B, had 20 matches and scored 1 goal.
In September 2010, signed a contract with Zaporozhian "Metallurg". He debuted September 26, 2010 in an away match against the Poltava "Vorskla" (2:1), Junior started the match at the base, but the break was replaced by Sergei Sidorchuk. In October 2010, together with the team won the Cup Kucherevskogo in the final of "Metallurg" has beaten the Dnipropetrovsk "Dnipro" (2:3). November 21, 2010 in a match against Lviv "Carpathians" (0:0) Junior after a collision with goalkeeper Vitaly Rudenko guests received a serious injury, he carried off the field on a stretcher and taken to the ambulance to the hospital. There, they straightened his shoulder under general anesthesia, after which he could not play for several months.
In the "Metallurg" Junior became a major player and team leader, he also the captain . As a result of the 2010/11 season, "Metallurg" took place last 16 and flew to the first league of Ukraine. This season, he scored 3 goals in 19 matches.