Júnior (footballer, born 1973) explained

Júnior
Fullname:	Jenílson Ângelo de Souza
Birth Date:	20 June 1973
Birth Place:	Santo Antônio de Jesus, Brazil
Height:	1.70 m
Position:	Left back
Youthyears1:	1992–1994
Youthclubs1:	Vitória
Years1:	1994–1995
Years2:	1996–2000
Years3:	2000–2004
Years4:	2003–2004
Years5:	2004–2008
Years6:	2009–2010
Years7:	2010
Clubs1:	Vitória
Clubs2:	Palmeiras
Clubs3:	Parma
Clubs4:	→ Siena (loan)
Clubs5:	São Paulo
Clubs6:	Atlético Minero
Clubs7:	Goiás
Caps1:	18
Caps2:	98
Caps3:	89
Caps4:	12
Caps5:	89
Caps6:	26
Caps7:	16
Goals1:	0
Goals2:	3
Goals3:	3
Goals4:	0
Goals5:	4
Goals6:	3
Goals7:	1
Totalcaps:	348
Totalgoals:	14
Nationalyears1:	1996–2004
Nationalteam1:	Brazil
Nationalcaps1:	19
Nationalgoals1:	1

Jenílson Ângelo de Souza (born 20 June 1973), usually known as Júnior, is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a left back.

Club career

Júnior spent his early years playing for Brazilian clubs Vitória and Palmeiras before moving to Italy and playing for Parma and Siena from 2000 to 2004. He spent his later career at Goiás, in the Brazilian Série A. During his time at Parma he won the 2001–02 Coppa Italia and scored the decisive goal in the second leg of the final which allowed Parma to defeat Juventus on away goals.^[1] ^[2]

International career

With the Brazil national football team, Júnior obtained nineteen international caps between 1996 and 2004, scoring one goal, which came against Costa Rica in the nation's victorious 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign. He was also previously a member of the Brazilian squads that took part at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2001 Copa América.