| Juca Baleia | |
| Fullname: | Juvenal Marinho dos Passos |
| Birth Date: | 3 May 1959 |
| Birth Place: | São Luís, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthyears1: | 1976–1978 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sampaio Corrêa |
| Years1: | 1979 |
| Clubs1: | Expressinho |
| Years2: | 1980 |
| Clubs2: | Tupan |
| Years3: | 1981–1988 |
| Years4: | 1989 |
| Years5: | 1990–1993 |
| Years6: | 1994 |
| Clubs6: | Expressinho |
| Manageryears1: | 2014 |
| Managerclubs1: | Expressinho |
| Manageryears2: | 2017 |
| Managerclubs2: | Santa Quitéria (youth sectors) |
| Manageryears3: | 2019 |
| Managerclubs3: | Santa Quitéria (director of football) |
| Pcupdate: | 11 September 2023 |
Juvenal Marinho dos Passos (born 3 May 1959), better known by the nickname Juca Baleia, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper.[1]
Juca started in the youth teams of Sampaio Corrêa, but it was at rival Maranhão where he played most of the 1980s. Due to the problems he faced with being overweight (weighed around 120 kg), he gained the nickname "Juca Baleia" (English: Whale). At this time, he claimed that his good performance in goal decreased whenever he tried to lose weight. In 1990 he left folklore to shine at the club that revealed him, Sampaio Corrêa, becoming three-time state champions.[2]
In 1992, he became nationally known after a great performance in a match against Palmeiras, at the 1992 Copa do Brasil. Juca treasures goalkeeper Carlos Gallo's shirt, received as a gift on that occasion.
Juca was coach of Expressinho in the 2014 Second Level conquest, and in the following years he started working at Santa Quitéria.
1990, 1991, 1992
2014[3]