Roque Júnior
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José Vítor Roque Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʁɔki ˈʒunjoʁ]; born 31 August 1976), more commonly known as Roque Júnior, is a Brazilian football pundit [1] and former player who played as a defender.
In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is Roque. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
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Full name | José Vítor Roque Júnior | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1976-08-31) 31 August 1976 (age 47) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Santarritense | 31 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | São José | 47 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1995–2000 | Palmeiras | 192 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Milan | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | → Leeds United (loan) | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2004 | → Siena (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Bayer Leverkusen | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | MSV Duisburg | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Al-Rayyan | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2008 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2010 | Ituano | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 376 | (22) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2005 | Brazil | 48 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2015 | XV de Piracicaba | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Ituano | ||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He won 48 caps for Brazil and was part of the winning squad at the 2002 World Cup. He is one of five players that have won the Copa Libertadores, the Champions League and the World Cup; the others are Ronaldinho, Cafu, Dida and Julián Álvarez.[2]