Historical profile
Career overview
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 football players are known by some derivation of the name: Juninho Fonseca (born 1958), full name Alcides Fonseca Júnior, Brazil international centre-back Juninho Paulista (born 1973), full name Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior, Brazil international attacking midfielder Juninho da Silva (born 1974), full name Edivaldo Sarafim da Silva Júnior, Brazilian football midfielder Juninho Petrolina (born 1974), full name Hamilton Timbira Dias dos Santos Júnior, Brazilian attacking midfielder Juninho Pernambucano (born 1975), full name Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Júnior, Brazil international attacking midfielder Juninho (footballer, born 1977), full name Carlos Alberto Carvalh