Juninho (footballer, born 1977)

{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Juninho

| image = Juninho Kawasaki Frontale.jpg

| fullname = Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|9|15}}

| birth_place = Salvador, Brazil

| height = {{height|m=1.74|precision=0}}

| currentclub = Juazeirense

| clubnumber =

| position = Striker

| years1 = 1996–1998 | years2 = 1999 | years3 = 2000 | years4 = 2000–2002 | years5 =2003–2011 | years6 = 2012–2013 | years7 = 2015–2017

| clubs1 = Bahia | clubs2 = Vila Nova | clubs3 = União São João | clubs4 = Palmeiras | clubs5 =Kawasaki Frontale | clubs6 = Kashima Antlers | clubs7 = Juazeirense

| caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = | goals3 = | caps4 = 55 | goals4 = 6 | caps5 = 285 | goals5 = 175 | caps6 = 57 | goals6 = 6 | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 1996

| nationalteam1 = Brazil U-20

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = ?

| pcupdate = 12 March 2017

}}

Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior "Juninho" (born September 15, 1977) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

In 2008, he said his intention to stay in Japan for the rest of his life and become a naturalized Japanese citizen.{{cite web |url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/2010worldcup/japan/news/20080311-OHT1T00121.htm |script-title=ja:Ｊ１得点王ジュニーニョ、帰化へ！岡田日本Ｗ杯へ追い風 |publisher=Supōtsu Hōchi |language=ja |date=2008-03-11 |access-date=2009-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823004818/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/2010worldcup/japan/news/20080311-OHT1T00121.htm |archive-date=2008-08-23 }} However, he gave up on obtaining Japanese nationality since he found it difficult due to a lack of Japanese language ability.{{cite web |url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/soccer/japan/news/20080926-OHT1T00094.htm |script-title=ja:ジュニーニョ帰化断念…岡田ジャパン"切り札"消えた |publisher=Supōtsu Hōchi |language=ja |date=2008-09-26 |access-date=2009-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722140137/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/soccer/japan/news/20080926-OHT1T00094.htm |archive-date=2009-07-22 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.sanspo.com/soccer/news/080926/sca0809260500001-n1.htm |script-title=ja:言葉の問題で…川崎・ジュニーニョ帰化消滅 |publisher=Sankei Supōtsu |language=ja |date=2008-09-26 |access-date=2009-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929053312/http://www.sanspo.com/soccer/news/080926/sca0809260500001-n1.htm |archive-date=September 29, 2008 }}