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Juninho, real name Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Junior, also known as Juninho Pernambucano (born January 30, 1975 in Recife) is a football (soccer) player from Brazil. He plays with Olympique Lyonnais and the Brazilian national team.

Clubs

Juninho played 110 games with Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, scoring 24 goals. He won the Copa Libertadores with Vasco and, in 2000, won the Brazilian silver Ball trophy.

He is especially famous for his accurate, powerful and varied set pieces, having scored 23 free kicks for Olympique Lyonnais. He is amongst the world’s best in this area. In addition, he is a technically and mentally gifted player, although he lacks the pace of other midfielders (such as Kaká). His leadership abilities have caused Gerard Houllier to give him the captain's armband, as well.

Juninho has proved an influential force at the club. Before his arrival at Olympique Lyonnais, the club had never won the championship, but since his arrival, they have won it four seasons in a row, and are on pace to win a fifth consecutive title.

Juninho's exploits at Lyon earned him the admiration of clubs around Europe, most notably Aston Villa in the English Premier League. Other rumours suggest that he could be the first of many big name signings for Aston Villa come the possible takeover by an Irish Consortium.

National Team

He has 37 caps with the Brazilian national team. He received his first cap on march 28 1999.

Honours

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