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Juninho Pernambucano

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Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Júnior (born 30 January 1975), commonly known as Juninho Pernambucano or simply Juninho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who was most recently the sporting director of Ligue 1 club Lyon. A dead-ball specialist noted for his bending free kicks, in particular the knuckleball technique which he developed, Juninho holds the record for the highest number of goals scored through free kicks (77) and is considered by many to be the greatest free-kick taker of all time. Juninho began his professional career in 1993 with Brazilian club Sport Recife. Two years later, he joined Vasco da Gama where he played over 100 matches and won six titles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juninho Pernambucano is the 499th most popular soccer player (down from 380th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 107th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Juninho Pernambucano ranks 499 out of 21,273. Before him are Michio Yasuda, Shigemi Ishii, Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório, Tomáš Rosický, Claudio Caniggia, and José Santamaría. After him are Hans Schäfer, Jan Ceulemans, Kiyoshi Tomizawa, Tadahiko Ueda, Gianfranco Zola, and Roberto Boninsegna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Juninho Pernambucano ranks 25. Before him are Will.i.am, Tobey Maguire, Sean Lennon, M.I.A., Shilpa Shetty, and Jack White. After him are DJ Khaled, Denys Shmyhal, Peter Pellegrini, Eiichiro Oda, Eva Longoria, and John Higgins.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Juninho Pernambucano ranks 115 out of 2,236. Before him are Leonardo Araújo (1969), Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), Artur da Costa e Silva (1899), Bernardino Machado (1851), Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921), and Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (1943). After him are Osvaldo Moles (1913), Robinho (1984), Tiradentes (1746), Everaldo (1944), Diego Costa (1988), and Loalwa Braz (1953).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Juninho Pernambucano ranks 51. Before him are Pepe (1935), Deco (1977), Cláudio Taffarel (1966), Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921), and Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (1943). After him are Robinho (1984), Everaldo (1944), Diego Costa (1988), Zé Roberto (1974), Bauer (1925), and Maicon Sisenando (1981).

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