 Juninho withUANL in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-09-16)September 16, 1982 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Wenceslau Braz,Paraná, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Coritiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Coritiba | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Botafogo | 64 | (14) |
| 2008 | São Paulo | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Botafogo | 34 | (7) |
| 2010 | →Suwon Bluewings (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2010–2018 | UANL | 288 | (31) |
| Total | 418 | (55) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | UANL Reserves and Academy | ||
| 2020–2021 | UANL (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | UANL (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior (September 16, 1982), known asJuninho, is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen.[1]
A centre back, Juninho was known for his quality and leadership.[2] The formercaptain ofTigres UANL, was aset-piece specialist with a powerful right shot and ability to score goals.
After his retirement, he stayed attached to Tigres and worked with the youth teams and with the first team's head coachRicardo Ferretti between 2020 and 2021. In February 9, 2023, he joined as an assistant for at the time head coachMarco Antonio Ruiz.
His great-grandparents were fromPoland.[3] He spent his early career withCoritiba. On 2005, he was signed byBotafogo. He was transferred in 2008 toSão Paulo after accepting a three-year offer on December 7, 2007.[4] In January 2009, he was released to sign back with his former clubBotafogo, butTigres UANL from Mexico offered him a better contract, and since 2010 he has played in Mexico. In early 2010 he played forSuwon Bluewings on loan. His first goal with Tigres was againstSantos Laguna on a free kick in the 8th minute. This was the only goal of the game as it ended 1 - 0 for a Tigres' win. He became a key in the defense for the Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016 and Apertura 2017 championships of Tigres. After the departure ofLucas Lobos, he became the team's captain.Juninho retired at the end of the Apertura 2018 season and began a coaching role at Tigres' youth teams. Juninho joined theMonterrey Flash of theMajor Arena Soccer League in June 2022.[5] Nowadays, he works with Tigres' head coachMarco Antonio Ruiz.
