Juninho (footballer, born 1992)

Denilton Venturim Júnior known as his diminutive name Juninho (born 5 August 1992) is a Brazilian footballer of Italian descent.[3]

Juninho
Personal information
Full name Denilton Venturim Júnior
Date of birth (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Presidente Bernardes (SP), Brazil[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
ND Gorica
Youth career
2011 Paulista FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Palmeiras B
2013–2014 Lumezzane 0 (0)
2014Ivinhema (loan)
2014Paulista FC (loan)
2014–2015 Gorica[2] 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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Juninho is a youth product of São Paulo club Paulista F.C.[4] He was a player for Palmeiras B in 2012 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 and 2013 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 (second and third division of São Paulo state). He also played for Palmeiras B in 2012 Copa Paulista.[5][6]

Europe

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In summer 2013 he was signed by Italian third division club Lumezzane. He was transformed from defensive midfielder to centre-back in pre-season camp.[7][8] In January 2014 he was loaned back to Brazil for Ivinhema.[9] Later that year he returned to Paulista F.C.[10]

In July 2014 Juninho returned to Italy for Lumezzane.[11] He was a player in pre-season friendlies.[12][13] In mid-August 2014 he was linked to Padova.[3] On 29 August 2014 Juninho was signed by Slovenian club ND Gorica in a 2-year contract.[14] The deal was completed on 2 September[15] and announced on 4 September.[16] He was excluded from the squad on 22 January 2015, despite his contract was not yet terminated.[14][17]

References

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  1. ^ "Ivinhema foi destaque em Portal de esportes". Nova Noticias (in Portuguese). 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ prvaliga.si profile (in Slovene)
  3. ^ a b "Fanini junior in porta nel nome del fratello". Il Mattino di Padova (in Italian). 7 August 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Copa São Paulo Júnior 2011 Artilharia" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  5. ^ PALMEIRAS x JUVENTUS (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ PALMEIRAS x SAO BENTO (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ "TORREGROSSA E MANDELLI FIRMANO I PRIMI GOL UFFICIALI" (in Italian). A.C. Lumezzane. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  8. ^ "LUME, BUON DOPPIO TEST A DESENZANO" (in Italian). A.C. Lumezzane. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Ivinhema F.C. apresenta três reforços para se reabilitar no campeonato" (in Portuguese). ivinoticias.com.br. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Tony assina com o Galo até 2016". Jornal de Jundiaí. Portuguese. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  11. ^ "CONVOCATI PER IL RITIRO PRE-CAMPIONATO 2014-2015" (in Italian). A.C. Lumezzane. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  12. ^ "PESCARA vs LUMEZZANE 3-1. BUONA PROVA DEI ROSSOBLU" (in Italian). A.C. Lumezzane. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  13. ^ "CONCLUSO IL RITIRO A BORNO E AMICHEVOLE VINTA PER 3 A 2 CONTRO IL PIANCAMUNO" (in Italian). A.C. Lumezzane. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  14. ^ a b "PREGLED POGODB MED IGRALCI IN KLUBI 1. SNL NA DAN 08.05.2015" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Nogometna zveza Slovenije (NZS). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  15. ^ "ZAPISNIK 59. seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 02.09.2014" (PDF) (in Slovenian). NZS. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  16. ^ "Kadrovske novosti: štirje novi igralci" (in Slovenian). N.D. Gorica. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  17. ^ "V petek prva trening tekma v letošnjem letu" (in Slovenian). N.D. Gorica. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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