Tadeu Jesus Nogueira, Jr.

Tadeu de Jesus Nogueira Júnior, better known by his nickname Juninho ( born July 9, 1981 in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil ) is a Brazilian footballer. He is currently the player with the Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro tradition in which he is under contract since July 2007. The goalkeeper is 1,86 m tall and weighs 85 kg.

Originally Juninho was obliged to replace the UD Almería transferred Diego Alves as a goalkeeper, but what he initially did not succeed. Only after Edson made ​​several weak Games Juninho got the then new coach Emerson Leão, the chance to prove himself. Atlético had not won more games in a row at this time and so it was the danger of falling into the relegation battle. After Juninho was holding in his first match against Paraná Clube with numerous brilliant saves the 3-1 victory, he was allowed to stand again at the next game against FC Santos between the posts. Although Atlético lost the home game with 1:2, Juninho again showed a very strong performance with several excellent saves. Since then, he is the goalkeeper of the club.

Achievements

  • Campeonato Baiano ( State Championship of Bahia): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Copa Nordeste: 2003
  • Campeonato Mineiro ( Minas Gerais State Championship ): 2006
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