 Júnior in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-03-14)14 March 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Feira de Santana, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Flamengo | 40 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | São Paulo | 17 | (6) |
| 1995–1996 | Werder Bremen | 32 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Flamengo | 31 | (6) |
| 1998–1999 | Palmeiras | 22 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | Vasco da Gama | 15 | (1) |
| 2002 | Shanghai Shenhua | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Internacional | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Flamengo | 42 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | América-RJ | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Brasiliense | 46 | (3) |
| 2009 | Volta Redonda | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Miami FC | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 260 | (26) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Brazil | 25 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Santa Helena | ||
| 2019 | Itumbiara | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior (born 14 March 1970), known asJúnior orJúnior Baiano as he comes from the state ofBahia, is a former Brazilian professionalfootballer who played as acentre-back.[2]
Born inFeira de Santana, Júnior began his career in the late 1980s, playing withFlamengo in theCampeonato Brasileiro. Over the course of the next 15 years, his career took him to Germany, China and all over Brazil. In Germany, he is best known for the ten-match ban that he received after punching an opponent in a match, which caused his clubWerder Bremen to cancel his four-year contract.[3] He won theCampeonato Carioca twice in two stints withFlamengo in 1991 and 2004, as well as theCopa do Brasil and theCampeonato Brasileiro. He also won theCopa CONMEBOL and theRecopa Sul-Americana withSão Paulo in 1994 and theCopa Libertadores withPalmeiras in 1999.
Júnior retired at the end of 2005 but in December 2006, he signed a professional contract withAmérica (RJ) to save the club from relegation in theCampeonato Carioca in the beginning of 2007. He left forBrasiliense in theSérie B that same year.
After a brief stint withVolta Redonda in 2009, Júnior went toMiami FC of theUSL First Division, which is coached by his former Brazilian national teammateZinho.
Júnior Baiano earned 25 caps with theBrazil national team in 1997 and 1998, and was a member of the Brazil squad which took part in the1998 World Cup, the1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and which won the1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. During the1998 World Cup Baiano played a key role in the Brazil squad which reached the1998 FIFA World Cup Final in Paris, although in the match against Norway which Brazil lost 2–1, he lost a "trial of strength" withTore André Flo immediately before the striker hit the ball beyond the reach ofClaudio Taffarel to equalize, and also fouled the same player a few minutes later, pulling his shirt inside the 18-yard box, which resulted in the awarding of a penalty kick, from which the Norwegians scored the decisive goal.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 August 1997 | Nagai Stadium,Osaka, Japan |  Japan | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 December 1997 | King Fahd II Stadium,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Mexico | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup |
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Júnior Baiano is brother of the also footballerJorginho Baiano, who played forBahia,Portuguesa andGrêmio in the 1990s.[6] His son Patrick also become a professional footballer.[7]
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