Juninho

Juninho, Portuguese for "little Junior", is a common nickname in Brazil for those whose full name includes Júnior. It is often combined with an epithet, sometimes a demonym (a word derived from their place of origin). The following Brazilian football players are known by some derivation of the name:

• Alcides Fonseca Júnior (born 1958, known as Juninho Fonseca), central defender, formerly played for Ponte Preta, Corinthians & at the 1982 World Cup
• Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior (born 1973, known as Juninho Paulista), attacking midfielder, formerly played for Middlesbrough, Atletico Madrid & at the 2002 World Cup
• Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Júnior (born 1975, known as Juninho Pernambucano), attacking midfielder, formerly played for Olympique Lyonnais, Vasco da Gama & at the 2006 World Cup
• Hamilton Timbira Dias dos Santos Júnior (born 1974, known as Juninho Petrolina), attacking midfielder, formerly played for Sport Recife and Belenenses
• Edivaldo Sarafim-DaSilva (born 1974), midfielder, formerly played for Puerto Rico Islanders
• Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior (born 1977), striker, formerly played for Kawasaki Frontale and Kashima Antlers
• Regilson Saboya Monteiro Júnior (born 1980), midfielder
• Fidelis Júnior Santana da Silva, (born 1981), midfielder, formerly played for FC Winterthur & Sinop
• Tadeu Jesus Nogueira Júnior (born 1981), goalkeeper, formerly played for Vitória, currently playing for Grêmio Barueri
• Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior (born 1982), central defender, formerly played for Botafogo, currently playing for Tigres de la UANL
• Junio César Arcanjo (born 1983), attacking midfielder, formerly played for Atlético Mineiro, currently playing for Nacional
• Wilson Aparecido Xavier Júnior (born 1984), midfielder, formerly played for FC Baku, currently playing for NK Domžale
• Gilson Luís Pinheiro Júnior (born 1985), midfielder, formerly played for FC Chiasso, currently playing for Boa
• Júnior César Moreira da Cunha, (born 1985), forward, formerly played for Atlético Goianiense, currently playing for Atlético Mineiro
• Jose Carlos Nogueira Junior, (born 1985), forward, currently playing for Adana Demirspor
• Vitor Silva Assis de Oliveira Júnior (born 1986), attacking midfielder, formerly played for Kawasaki Frontale, currently playing for Corinthians
• José Artur de Melo Júnior, (born 1987), forward, formerly played for Itumbiara, currently playing for Guarani
• José Francisco da Silva Botelho Júnior (born 1987, known as Juninho Botelho) midfielder, formerly played for Cruzeiro, currently playing for Juventude
• Vitor Gomes Pereira Junior (born 1989), midfielder, formerly played for São Paulo and Los Angeles Galaxy, currently playing for Club Tijuana
• Evanildo Borges Barbosa Júnior (born 1990), left back, currently playing for Palmeiras
• Denilton Venturim Júnior (born 1992), defensive midfielder
• Júnior Aparecido Guimaro de Souza (born 1989), winger, currently playing for Sarawak

See also

• Junior – also a common nickname for Brazilian footballers