Júnior Baiano
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Jr. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Miami FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Flamengo | 40 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | São Paulo | 17 | (6) |
| 1995–1996 | Werder Bremen | 32 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Flamengo | 31 | (6) |
| 1998–1999 | Palmeiras | 22 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | Vasco da Gama | 15 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Shanghai Shenhua | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Internacional | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Flamengo | 42 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | América | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Brasiliense | 24 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Volta Redonda | 0 | (0) |
| 2009– | Miami FC | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2002 | Brazil | 25 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 9, 2010 | |||
Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Jr. (also known as Júnior or Júnior Baiano [by adding the demonym of Bahia, his home state]) (born 14 March, 1970 in Feira de Santana) is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Miami FC in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.
Career
Club
Júnior Baiano began his career in the late 1980s, playing with Flamengo in the Campeonato Brasileiro. Over the course of the next 15 years Júnior Baiano's career took him to Germany, China, and all over Brazil. He won the Campeonato Carioca twice in two stints with Flamengo in 1991 and 2004, as well as the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Brasileiro. He also won the Copa Conmebol and the Recopa Sul-Americana with São Paulo in 1994m and the Copa Libertadores with Palmeiras in 1999.
He retired in the end of 2005, but in December 2006 he signed a professional contract with América from Rio de Janeiro to defend the club in Rio State Championship in the beginning of 2007. Baiano signed a contract with Brasiliense to play Série B Brazilian League in 2007.
After a brief stint with Volta Redonda in 2009, he signed with Miami FC of the USL First Division, which is coached by his former Brazilian national team teammate Zinho.
International
Júnior Baiano earned 25 caps with the Brazilian national team between 1997 and 1998, and was a member of the Brazil squad which took part in the 1998 World Cup, the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and which won the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Honours
- Club
- Campeonato Carioca: 1991, 2004
- Copa do Brasil: 1990
- Campeonato Brasileiro: 1992, 2000
- Copa Conmebol: 1994
- Recopa Sul-Americana: 1994
- Copa Mercosul: 1998, 2000
- Copa Libertadores: 1999
- International
- Individual
- Bola de Prata: 1997
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football defenders
- América Football Club players
- Brasiliense Futebol Clube players
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo players
- Sport Club Internacional players
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
- São Paulo Futebol Clube players
- Shanghai Shenhua players
- Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama players
- Werder Bremen players
- Miami FC players
- USL First Division players
- First Bundesliga footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players
- Brazil international footballers
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Brazilian expatriates in China