Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Junior (born January 30, 1975 in Recife), commonly known as Juninho or Juninho Pernambucano, is a Brazilian football player, who plays as an attacking midfielder for French club Olympique Lyonnais. He scored seven goals in 44 games for the Brazilian national team, before retiring from international football after the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Free Kicks:
Juninho has been described as "one of the world's most feared strikers of a static ball".As of September 13, 2007, Juninho has scored 39 goals from direct free kicks for Olympique Lyonnais.The method he uses for hitting long range free kicks is frequently "knuckle balling," where the ball has almost no spinning motion during flight. A successful knuckle ball will "move" or "wobble" in the air unpredictably, making it difficult for the goal keeper to save. He has scored from free-kicks beyond 40 yards in three occasions: a 41 meter screamer against AC Ajaccio in 2006, a 45 meter goal against F.C.Barcelona in 2007. and a 48 meter goal against OGC Nice in 2008. Even before Lyon, he showcased his talent in Vasco, scoring several free kick goals for the club. Juninho has also scored memorable free kick goals for Brazil the most famous been a curling shot from 27 metres against Greece in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. Brazil would go on to win the match 3-0.
Honours:
Sport Recife
Campeonato Pernambucano: 1994
Copa do Nordeste: 1994
CR Vasco da Gama
Brazilian championship: 1997 and 2000
Rio de Janeiro State championship: 1998
Copa Libertadores: 1998
Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1999
Mercosur Cup: 2000
Olympique Lyonnais
French Ligue 1 championship: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Trophée Des Champions: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Coupe de France: 2008
Brazil national team
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
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(read less)Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Junior (born January 30, 1975 in Recife), commonly known as Juninho or Juninho Pernambucano, is a Brazilian football player, who plays as an attacking midfielder for French club Olympique Lyonnais. He scored seven goals in 44 games for the Brazilian national team, before retiring from international football after the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Free Kicks:
Juninho has been described as "one of the world's most feared strikers of a static ball".As of September 13, 2007,...
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