Juninho Fonseca

Alcides Fonseca Júnior (born 29 August 1958), known as Juninho Fonseca or just Juninho, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a central defender.

In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is Fonseca. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Juninho Fonseca

Personal information
Full name	Alcides Fonseca Júnior
Date of birth	(1958-08-29) August 29, 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Olímpia, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1983	Ponte Preta
1983–1986	Corinthians
1986	Juventus
1986	Vasco da Gama
1987	Cruzeiro
1988	XV de Piracicaba
1988	Atlético Paranaense
1989	São José (SP)
1989	Ponte Preta
1990	Nacional (SP)
1991	Olímpia (SP)
1991–1992	Yomiuri
International career
1980–1982	Brazil
Managerial career
1999	Portuguesa
2000	Mogi Mirim
2000	São José (SP)
2000	Comercial
2001	Sampaio Corrêa
2002	Treze
2003–2004	Corinthians
2004	Caxias
2004–2005	Noroeste
2012	Botafogo-SP (U-20)
2014–	Ivinhema
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In career he played for clubs Ponte Preta (1974–1983 and 1989), Corinthians (1983–1986), Juventus and Vasco da Gama (1986), Cruzeiro (1987),^[1] XV de Piracicaba and Atlético Paranaense (1988), São José (1989), Nacional (1990), Olímpia (1991), and closed his career in Japan Japan Soccer League in 1992 with Yomiuri FC.

He won one São Paulo State League (1983), one Guanabara Cup (1986), and two Japanese League (1991, 1992).

For Brazil national football team he got in 1980-81 four international caps, never scored a goal. He was in the squad for 1982 FIFA World Cup, without playing any game.^[2]

Honours

Player

Corinthans

• Campeonato Paulista: 1983

Vasco da Gama

• Taça Guanabara: 1986

Yomiuri

• J1 League: 1990-91, 1991-92
• JSL Cup: 1991, 1992

Manager

Treze

• Campeonato Paraibano: 2001