Josué Anunciado de Oliveira

Josué Anunciado de Oliveira, or simply Josué (born 19 July 1979), is a former Brazilian defensive midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Anunciado and the second or paternal family name is Da Silva.
Josué
Josué lining up as captain of VfL Wolfsburg in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League
Personal information
Full name Josué Anunciado de Oliveira
Date of birth (1979-07-19) 19 July 1979
Place of birth Vitória de Santo Antão, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1995–1996 Goiás
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2004 Goiás 190 (6)
2005–2007 São Paulo 61 (1)
2007–2013 VfL Wolfsburg 164 (2)
2013–2015 Atlético Mineiro 62 (1)
Total 477 (10)
National team
1999 Brazil U23 1 (0)
2007–2010 Brazil 28 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played for the Brazil national football team from 2007 to 2010, winning the 2007 Copa América and playing at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Josué started his career in Goiás before moving on to São Paulo in 2005. He won the Brazilian League, Copa Libertadores and FIFA Club World Cup during his stint at São Paulo. A resilient defensive midfielder that despite being an infrequent provider of assists or goals, the steel he provided in front of São Paulo's back four helped them claim Brazilian League gold in 2006 and 2007.[1]

He then joined VfL Wolfsburg in August 2007, and captained the team who won the 2008–09 Bundesliga, their first league title. As a result, they played in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League.

In March 2013 on free transfer after five years at Wolfsburg, Josúe transferred to Atlético Mineiro. On 31 March 2013 in his debut match, he scored his first goal for Atlético in a 4–1 victory over Tupi in the Minas Gerais State Championship.

International career

Josué made his international debut on 27 March 2007 in a friendly match against Ghana. He was also part of the Brazil squad which won the 2007 Copa América. His first international goal came during the tournament, in a match against Chile, which Brazil went on to win 6–1.

Career statistics

Club
As of 8 December 2014
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goiás 1997 4000005090
1998 210000040250
1999 000000100100
2000 2220000100322
2001 2000000100300
2002 2310000100331
2003 4210000101523
2004 4110000100511
Total 17350000002427
São Paulo 2005 31100150154615
2006 30000150181631
2007 1100080151341
Total 721003804861587
VfL Wolfsburg 2007–08 3010000--301
2008–09 3300070--400
2009–10 31120120--451
2010–11 2603100--291
2011–12 2801000--290
2012–13 1603000--190
Total 164291190001923
Atlético Mineiro 2013 3101010062482
2014 231604171403
Total 54170141133885
Career Total 463916171161967923

International
As of 2 July 2010[2][3][4][5][6][7]
National teamClubSeasonAppsGoals
Brazil São Paulo 200771
Wolfsburg 2007–200890
2008–200990
2009–201030
Total281

Honours

Club
Goiás
São Paulo
Wolfsburg
Atlético Mineiro

International
Brazil

References
  1. "Player Profile". fifa.com. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  2. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002–2003" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2004–2005" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  4. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2006–2007" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  5. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2008–2009" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  6. "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 2000–2003" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  7. "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 2004–2008" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  • Josué at kicker.de (in German)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Marcelinho Paraíba		 VfL Wolfsburg captain
2008–2013		 Succeeded by
Diego Benaglio
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