Juninho Paulista
Be the first in the stands
BrazilCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior, known as Juninho or Juninho Paulista, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. During his professional career, Juninho played for Brazilian clubs São Paulo, Vasco da Gama, Palmeiras and Flamengo, as well as Middlesbrough in England, Atlético Madrid in Spain, Celtic in Scotland and Sydney FC in Australia. He is particularly associated with Middlesbrough, where he had three spells and became a popular figure among the club's supporters. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-06
In the line-ups
6 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1995–2002The archive holds 6 team sheets naming Juninho Paulista in Brazil's starting line-up, from 1995-07-23 to 2002-06-17.
6 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
1 goal across 1 scoring match · 1 tournament · 2000
VenezuelaHonours
11 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours11 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 2002 | Brazil | |
| Recopa Sudamericana | ×2 | 1993, 1994 | São Paulo | |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | ×1 | 2000 | Vasco da Gama | |
| Campeonato Carioca | ×1 | 2007 | Flamengo | |
| Copa CONMEBOL | ×1 | 1994 | São Paulo | |
| Copa Mercosur | ×1 | 2000 | Vasco da Gama | |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | ×1 | 1997 | Brazil | |
| Football League Cup | ×1 | 2003–04 | Middlesbrough | |
| Intercontinental Cup | ×1 | 1993 | São Paulo | |
| Supercopa Libertadores | ×1 | 1993 | São Paulo | |
| Individual honours8 | ||||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| Middlesbrough Player of the Year | 1996–97 | |||
| North-East FWA Player of the Year | 1997 | |||
| Premier League Player of the Season | 1996–97 | |||
| Teams of the season · 2 | ||||
| South American Team of the Year | ×2 | 2000, 2001 | ||
| Monthly awards · 1 | ||||
| Premier League Player of the Month | 1997 | |||
| More honours · 2 | ||||
| Bola de Prata | ×2 | 2000, 2005 | ||