Manoel de Oliveira da Silva Júnior

Júnior
Personal information
Full nameManoel Oliveira da Silva Júnior
Date of birth24 September 1976
Place of birthPaulista, Brazil
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Free agent
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2002Grêmio Inhumense
2002Garanhuense
2002–2006Paços Ferreira111(12)
2006–2012Ergotelis139(14)
2012–2014Panetolikos56(2)
2014AEL6(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:05, 22 December 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Manoel de Oliveira da Silva Júnior (born 24 September 1976 in Paulista, Pernambuco) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

In his country, Júnior played for modest clubs Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis and Associação Garanhuense de Atletismo. In 2002, at the age of 26, he moved abroad, signing with F.C. Paços de Ferreira from Portugal and making his debut in the top division on 25 August in a 3–1 home win against Varzim SC (90 minutes played); he suffered team relegation at the end of his second season.

In the 2005–06 campaign, Júnior scored a career-best nine goals in 33 games to help his team rank in 11th position, back in the top flight. In the summer he signed with Ergotelis F.C. in Greece, going to play in several Superleague seasons with the side and eventually reuniting with former Paços teammate Beto; he was released on 7 May 2012, at nearly 36.[1]

In December 2012 Júnior joined another team in the country, second level's Panetolikos FC.[2] He participated in 29 matches in his first year, which ended in promotion to the top division.

References

  1. ↑ ΟΛΟΚΛΗΡΩΘΗΚΕ Η ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΙΑ ΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΤΖΟΥΝΙΟΡ [Junior concluded his spell] (in Greek). Ergotelis' official website. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Τα νούμερα των νέων ποδοσφαιριστών [New players' numbers] (in Greek). Panetolikos' official website. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

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