Manoel de Oliveira da Silva Júnior

Júnior

Personal information
Full name	Manoel Oliveira da Silva Júnior
Date of birth	(1976-09-24) 24 September 1976
Place of birth	Paulista, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Free agent
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Grêmio Inhumense
2002	Garanhuense
2002–2006	Paços Ferreira	111	(12)
2006–2012	Ergotelis	147	(14)
2012–2014	Panetolikos	56	(2)
2014	AEL	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:05, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

Manoel de Oliveira da Silva Júnior (born 24 September 1976 in Paulista, Pernambuco) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

In his country, Júnior played for modest clubs Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis and Associação Garanhuense de Atletismo. In 2002, at the age of 26, he moved abroad, signing with F.C. Paços de Ferreira from Portugal and making his debut in the top division on 25 August in a 3–1 home win against Varzim SC (90 minutes played); he suffered team relegation at the end of his second season.

In the 2005–06 campaign, Júnior scored a career-best nine goals in 33 games to help his team rank in 11th position, back in the top flight. In the summer he signed with Ergotelis F.C. in Greece, going to play in several Superleague seasons with the side and eventually reuniting with former Paços teammate Beto; he was released on 7 May 2012, at nearly 36.

In December 2012 Júnior joined another team in the country, second level's Panetolikos FC. He participated in 29 matches in his first year, which ended in promotion to the top division.

External links

• CBF data (Portuguese)
• Júnior at footballzz.co.uk
• Júnior profile at ForaDeJogo
• Júnior at Soccerway