Josué Anunciado de Oliveira

Josué

Josué lining up as captain of VfL Wolfsburg in the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League
Personal information
Full name	Josué Anunciado de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1979-07-19) 19 July 1979
Place of birth	Vitória de Santo Antão, Brazil
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Atlético Mineiro
Number	28
Youth career
1995–1996	Goiás
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2004	Goiás	190	(6)
2005–2007	São Paulo	61	(1)
2007–2013	VfL Wolfsburg	140	(2)
2013–	Atlético Mineiro	54	(1)
National team‡
1999	Brazil U23	1	(0)
2007–2010	Brazil	28	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2010

Josué Anunciado de Oliveira, or simply Josué (born 19 July 1979 in Vitória de Santo Antão), is a Brazilian defensive midfielder who currently plays for Atlético Mineiro.

He played for the Brazil national football team from 2007 to 2010, winning the 2007 Copa América and playing at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Josué started his career in Goiás before moving on to São Paulo in 2005. He won the Brazilian League, Copa Libertadores and FIFA Club World Cup during his stint at São Paulo. A resilient defensive midfielder that despite being an infrequent provider of assists or goals, the steel he provided in front of São Paulo's back four helped them claim Brazilian League gold in 2006 and 2007.^[1]

He then joined VfL Wolfsburg in August 2007, and captained the team who won the 2008-09 Bundesliga, their first league title. As a result, they played in the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League.

In March 2013 on free transfer after five years at Wolfsburg, Josúe transferred to Atlético Mineiro. On 31 March 2013 in his debut match, he scored his first goal for Atlético in a 4–1 victory over Tupi in the Minas Gerais State Championship.

Career statistics

As of 8 December 2014

International career

He made his international debut on 27 March 2007 in a friendly match against Ghana. He was also part of Brazil squad which won 2007 Copa América. His first international goal came during the tournament, in a match against Chile, which Brazil went on to win 6–1.

As of 2 July 2010^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Honours

Goiás

• Campeonato Goiano: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1999
• Copa Centro-Oeste: 2000, 2001, 2002

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 2005
• Copa Libertadores: 2005
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2005
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2006, 2007

Wolfsburg

• Bundesliga: 2008–09

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 2013
• Copa Libertadores: 2013
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2014
• Copa do Brasil: 2014

Brazil

• Copa América: 2007
• Confederations Cup: 2009

References

External links

• Josué at kicker.de (German)
• Josué at zerozero.pt (Portuguese)

Brazil squad Brazil squad – 2007 Copa América Winners (8th title) 1 Helton 2 Maicon 3 Alex 4 Juan 5 Mineiro 6 Gilberto 7 Elano 8 Gilberto Silva (c) 9 Vágner Love 10 Diego 11 Robinho 12 Doni 13 Dani Alves 14 Alex Silva 15 Naldo 16 Kléber 17 Josué 18 Fernando 19 Júlio Baptista 20 Anderson 21 Afonso Alves 22 Fred Coach: Dunga Brazil squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (3rd title) 1 Júlio César 2 Maicon 3 Lúcio (c) 4 Juan 5 Felipe Melo 6 Kléber 7 Elano 8 Gilberto Silva 9 Luís Fabiano 10 Kaká 11 Robinho 12 Victor 13 Dani Alves 14 Luisão 15 Miranda 16 André Santos 17 Josué 18 Ramires 19 Júlio Baptista 20 Kléberson 21 Pato 22 Nilmar 23 Gomes Coach: Dunga Brazil squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Júlio César 2 Maicon 3 Lúcio (c) 4 Juan 5 Felipe Melo 6 Michel Bastos 7 Elano 8 Gilberto Silva 9 Luís Fabiano 10 Kaká 11 Robinho 12 Gomes 13 Dani Alves 14 Luisão 15 Thiago Silva 16 Gilberto 17 Josué 18 Ramires 19 Júlio Baptista 20 Kléberson 21 Nilmar 22 Doni 23 Grafite Coach: Dunga