Juca (footballer, born 1979)

Juliano Roberto Antonello (born 19 November 1979), commonly known as Juca, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current assistant coach of Athletico Paranaense.

Juca
Juca in 2022
Personal information
Full name Juliano Roberto Antonello
Date of birth (1979-11-19) 19 November 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Passo Fundo, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Athletico Paranaense (assistant)
Youth career
Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Internacional 23 (3)
2002–2003 Criciúma 40 (5)
2003 Marília 20 (5)
2004 Fluminense 26 (0)
2005 Botafogo 29 (4)
2006 Guarani 1 (0)
2006–2007 Botafogo 13 (2)
2007–2009 Partizan 43 (7)
2009–2011 Deportivo La Coruña 24 (3)
2011–2012 Ceará 25 (2)
2013 Dubai 12 (0)
2014 Novo Hamburgo 0 (0)
Total 256 (31)
Managerial career
2014 Ceará U17
2015 Internacional U17
2017–2020 Resende (assistant)
2021–2022 Ceará U20
2022 Ceará (assistant)
2022 Ceará (interim)
2023 Athletico Paranaense U20
2023– Athletico Paranaense (assistant)
2024 Athletico Paranaense (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juca is best known for his tackling, great teamwork and powerful shooting ability.

Career

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Born in Passo Fundo (RS), Juca came through the youth categories of Internacional, making his senior debuts in 2000. He later went on to play for several clubs in his homeland, namely Criciúma, Marília, Fluminense, Botafogo (two spells), and Guarani.

On 15 June 2007, Juca completed his move to Partizan on a two-year deal,[1] becoming the first ever Brazilian player to join the club. He made his official debut for Partizan on 19 July 2007, helping his team to a 6–1 away win over Zrinjski in the first leg of the UEFA Cup first qualifying round. Juca scored his first competitive goal for the club on 26 September 2007 in a 4–1 Serbian Cup win over Rad. His first season in Serbia was a success with Juca helping Partizan win the national league and cup titles. In his second season at Partizan, Juca appeared 18 times and scored two goals, winning another double.

In June 2009, Juca moved to Spain on a free transfer to play for Deportivo La Coruña.[2] He signed a contract which would keep him at the club until June 2011.[3] Juca made his La Liga debut on 29 August 2009, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–3 loss against Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabéu. He scored his first goal for the club on 23 September 2009, as Deportivo won 3–0 against Xerez.

In September 2011, after four years abroad, Juca returned to Brazil and signed with Ceará. He played there until the end of the 2012 season. In January 2013, Juca moved to the United Arab Emirates and joined Dubai until the end of the 2012–13 season.

On 2 January 2014, after six months without a club, Juca made another return to his country and joined Novo Hamburgo.[4] He was eventually released by the club only two weeks later, without making his official debut.[5]

Statistics

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Club Season League State League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Internacional 2000 12 1 4 1 16 2
2001 11 2 1 0 12 2
Criciúma 2002 28 5 15 4 2 0 45 9
2003 12 0 8 0 3 1 23 1
Marília 2003 20 5 0 0 20 5
Fluminense 2004 26 0 5 0 31 0
Botafogo 2005 29 4 1 1 30 5
Guarani 2006 1 0 6 0 3 1 10 1
Botafogo 2006 11 2 0 0 0 0 11 2
2007 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Partizan 2007–08 25 5 4 2 2 0 31 7
2008–09 18 2 2 0 8 1 28 3
Deportivo La Coruña 2009–10 16 3 3 0 19 3
2010–11 8 0 3 0 11 0
Ceará 2011 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2012 20 2 13 1 0 0 33 3
Dubai 2012–13 12 0 0 0 3 1 15 1
Club performance League State League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Brazil 177 21 42 5 21 4 0 0 240 30
Serbia 43 7 6 2 10 1 59 10
Spain 24 3 6 0 30 3
United Arab Emirates 12 0 0 0 3 1 15 1
Career total 256 31 42 5 33 6 3 1 10 1 344 44

Honours

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Criciúma
Partizan
Ceará

References

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  1. ^ "Partizan predstavio Brazilca Žuku" (in Serbian). b92.net. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Deportivo seal Juca deal". Sky Sports. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  3. ^ "El Deportivo cierra el fichaje de Juca". Marca (in Spanish). 3 June 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Novo Hamburgo anuncia contratação do volante Juca, ex-Inter e Botafogo" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Meio-campista Juca não faz mais parte do elenco anilado" (in Portuguese). ecnh.com.br. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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  • Juca at BDFutbol
  • Juca at Soccerway
  • Juca at Sambafoot (archived)