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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Juliano Haus Belletti | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1976-06-20)20 June 1976 (age 49) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cascavel, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Barcelona B (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Cruzeiro | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Cruzeiro | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2002 | São Paulo | 54 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | →Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Villarreal | 59 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Barcelona | 71 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Chelsea | 54 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Fluminense | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 286 | (21) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Brazil | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | São Paulo U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Barcelona U19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Barcelona B | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Juliano Haus Belletti (born 20 June 1976) is a Brazilianfootballcoach and former player who mostly played as aright-back. He is currently the head coach atBarcelona Atlètic.
Belletti began his career in theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A withCruzeiro,São Paulo andAtlético Mineiro, being awarded the Silver Ball byPlacar for his performances on loan at the last of those clubs during the1999 season.[2] From 2002 to 2010 he played in Europe withVillarreal,Barcelona andChelsea, winning numerous honours; his only goal for Barcelona won them theUEFA Champions League in2006. He then returned to Brazil, winning the national league withFluminense in2010.
He earned 23caps forBrazil from 2001 to 2005, scoring once. He was part of their teams that won the2002 FIFA World Cup and competed at the2001 Copa América and2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Belletti was born inCascavel,Paraná. He is of Italian ancestry and his family has its origins inLongiano in theProvince of Forlì-Cesena, and he holds anItalian passport.[3] He also has origins inBastiglia in theProvince of Modena andMantua.[4]
Belletti started his career playing as a central midfielder in Brazil for the youth team ofCruzeiro in 1992.[citation needed] His professional debut happened in November 1994.[citation needed] In March 1996, he was involved in a deal that sent him andSerginho toSão Paulo in exchange for five players: Aílton, Donizete, Gilmar,Palhinha and Vítor.[citation needed] Playing for São Paulo, he eventually became a right-back.[citation needed]
In 1999, he was loaned toAtlético Mineiro.[citation needed] Playing as an attacking-midfielder, Belletti helped the club to finish second in the Brazilian League and managed to win theBola de Prata ("Silver Ball"), an award handed byPlacar magazine to the players nominated to the Brazilian League Squad of the Year.[citation needed]
After returning to São Paulo, he became a regular in theBrazil national team by playing in the right-back position once again.[citation needed]
In June 2002, prior to winning the World Cup with Brazil, Belletti moved to SpanishLa Liga clubVillarreal on a five-year deal for an estimated fee of US$3 million.[5][6] He made his debut on 21 July in a 2–0 loss atTorino in theUEFA Intertoto Cup first round, playing the final 21 minutes in place ofJorge López.[7]
Belletti was part of the squad that won the2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup against Dutch clubHeerenveen.[8] On 15 February 2004, he scored twice at home toRacing Santander in a 6–3 victory.[9]
In May 2004, Belletti transferred toBarcelona for €4 million on a three-year deal, with Barcelona also ceding their right to buyPepe Reina back from Villarreal. He was signed to replaceMichael Reiziger, whose contract was expiring.[10]
Belletti's first and only goal with Barcelona was the winner in the2006 UEFA Champions League final againstArsenal on 17 May, when he came on as a substitute forOleguer Presas.[11] His third season was marked by injuries, and competition from new rivalGianluca Zambrotta proved too much for him;[12][13] he played very little as the campaign ended without silverware.[13] Nonetheless, in March 2007, he extended his deal until 2009.[14]
On 23 August 2007,Chelsea signed Belletti on a three-year deal for £4 million. The club had previously been trying to sign his compatriotDani Alves, who went to Barcelona.[15] He made hisPremier League debut two days later as a 64th-minute substitute forMikel John Obi in a 4–0 home win overPortsmouth, a 4–0 victory.[16] He became the starting right-back, ahead ofPaulo Ferreira.[17]
In his first season at Chelsea, Belletti scored two goals, both from long-range, the first away atWigan Athletic in November and the second atStamford Bridge againstTottenham Hotspur on 12 January 2008.[18] On 21 May, in the2008 Champions League final againstManchester United at theLuzhniki Stadium in Moscow, he came on as a substitute just before the penalty shoot-out,[19] in which he scored though his team lost.[20]
Under compatriot new managerLuiz Felipe Scolari in 2008–09, Belletti was used as autility player, in thecentral midfield anddefensive midfield positions.[21] On 18 October, he scored from 30 yards into the top corner againstMiddlesbrough in a 5–0 win at theRiverside Stadium, his fourth league goal for the club.[22] The following 17 January, he scored a late equaliser as the team came from behind to win 2–1 at home toStoke City.[23]
A year later, in January 2010, Belletti was linked with a move toFlamengo in his native Brazil, but the Blues rejected their offer.[24] On 27 February, he was sent off for a professional foul onManchester City midfielderGareth Barry to concede a penalty in a 4–2 loss at Stamford Bridge.[25] Belletti came on as a substitute in the final game of the2009–10 Premier League season, where a Chelsea win ensured they won the title. A week later, he came on as a substitute for the injuredMichael Ballack in the2010 FA Cup final against Portsmouth. He gave away a penalty with a foul onKevin-Prince Boateng, which the Ghanaian missed as Chelsea won 1–0.[26]
On 9 June 2010, Chelsea announced that Belletti was one of three players whose contract would not be renewed at the end of the month, alongsideJoe Cole and Ballack. He made a total of 94 appearances, scoring five goals.[27]
Following his release from Chelsea, he signed a two-year contract forFluminense back in Brazil on 14 July 2010.[28]
Struggling with several injuries and being unable to find a spot in the starting line-up, Belletti had his contract ended on 15 March 2011.[29] He played nine matches with Fluminense, starting only three.[29]
On 15 June 2011, Belletti signed a one-year contract withCeará[30] but just 12 days later, he retired due to an Achilles tendon injury.[31]
Belletti made his international debut forBrazil on 28 March 2001 in a 1–0 loss away to Ecuador in the2002 FIFA World Cup qualification. In July, he went to the2001 Copa América in Colombia, where he scored his first, and only international goal in a 3–1 win againstParaguay,[32] but netted anown goal in a shock defeat to last-minute inviteesHonduras as the team suffered a quarter-final exit.[33] The team bounced back to win the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, with Belletti playing the semi-final match againstTurkey after replacingKléberson for the final five minutes of the 1–0 win en route to thetitle.[34] Belletti's international career was limited by sharing his position with the team'scaptain,Cafu.[35]
Belletti played at the2003 FIFA Confederations Cup but missed the2005 edition due to a rightAchilles tendon injury. As Cafu also did not play at this tournament, their places on the team were given toCicinho andMaicon who later became dominant players at this position.[36]
On 4 February 2021, Belletti was named assistant at his first club Cruzeiro, after previously working in the club'sInternational Business section.[37] On 31 July, he was in charge of the club's first team trainings after the departure ofMozart,[38] but returned to previous duties on 3 August after the appointment ofVanderlei Luxemburgo.
Belletti had his first experience as a head coach in 2023, with São Paulo FC under-20 team, when he arrived to replaceAlex.[39] He remained in the position until June 2023, when he claimed family adjustment problems upon his return to Brazil.[40] In July 2024, he was announced for the same role, in the Barcelona U19 team.[41] Belletti's first season in charge of Barcelona U19 was successful, with his team winning theCopa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol on 16 March 2025, and later winning theUEFA Youth League on 28 April.[42][43]
On 30 May 2025, Belletti was appointed manager ofFC Barcelona Atlètic,freshly relegated toSegunda Federación.[44]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal | 2002–03 | La Liga | 31 | 3 | — | — | 6[a] | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2003–04 | La Liga | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 15[b] | 0 | — | 44 | 4 | |||
| Total | 59 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | 0 | — | 81 | 7 | ||||
| Barcelona | 2004–05 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | — | — | 8[c] | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | La Liga | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10[c] | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 102 | 1 | |||
| Chelsea | 2007–08 | Premier League | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | 94 | 5 | |||
| Fluminense | 2010 | Série A | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 193 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 286 | 13 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 July 2001 | Estadio Pascual Guerrero,Cali,Colombia |  Paraguay | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2001 Copa América |
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