Juan (footballer, born 1979)
Juan Silveira dos Santos (Portuguese pronunciation: [huˈɐ̃ siɫˈvejɾɐ dus ˈsɐ̃tus]; born 1 February 1979 in Rio de Janeiro), commonly known as Juan, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Silveira dos Santos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1979 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1996 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2002 | Flamengo | 75 | (5) |
| 2002–2007 | Bayer Leverkusen | 139 | (10) |
| 2007–2012 | Roma | 118 | (9) |
| 2012–2015 | Internacional | 69 | (4) |
| 2016–2019 | Flamengo | 27 | (0) |
| Total | 428 | (28) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | Brazil U-17 | 6 | (2) |
| 1997–1999 | Brazil U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2010 | Brazil | 79 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2018 | |||
Having begun his career with Flamengo, he spent a decade playing in Europe in service of Bayer Leverkusen and Roma before returning to Brazil with Internacional in 2012.
Juan earned 79 caps and scored seven international goals for Brazil. He represented the nation at two FIFA World Cups, three FIFA Confederations Cups and three Copa América tournaments, winning two apiece of the latter two events.
Club career
Early career
Juan played for six years for Flamengo in Brazil. In 2002, he moved to Bayer Leverkusen. He played five years in Germany scoring ten goals for Bayer. In 2007, he moved to Roma for €6.3 million.[2]
Roma
Juan played for Roma between 2007 and 2012. In all competitions for Roma he scored 11 goals in more than 140 appearances. With Roma he won one Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana. He was a first-choice centre-back for Roma, and wore the number four jersey. Juan scored his first goal for Roma against Reggina on 16 September 2007.
In the 2011–12 season, he usually played alongside Gabriel Heinze. He scored his seventh goal for Roma in a 5–1 win over Cesena on 21 January 2012. He scored again in Roma's 4–2 loss Cagliari in Sardinia, followed by his third goal of the season, and the opening goal, in Roma's 4–0 demolition of Internazionale at the Stadio Olimpico. He scored nine goals for Roma during his time there.
Internacional
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On 16 July 2012, Roma and Juan agreed to cancel his contract by mutual consent, which was set to end on 30 June 2013.[3] On the same day, Juan signed a two-year contract with the club of Porto Alegre Internacional, with a one-year option.
Return to Flamengo
On 11 November 2015, Juan and Internacional agreed to cancel his contract by mutual consent, almost a month later on 8 December 2015, Juan confirmed his return to Flamengo.
Juan announced his retirement after winning the 2019 Campeonato Carioca and played his farewell match on 27 April 2019, in Flamengo's 3–1 win over Cruzeiro.[4]
International career
Juan played on Brazil's Copa América-winning teams in 2004 and 2007, also winning the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2005 and 2009. He scored the winning goal in the penalty shootout at the end of the 2004 Copa América Final against Argentina in Lima.[5] In the quarter-finals of the same competition in 2007, he opened the scoring in a 6–1 thrashing of Chile in Puerto La Cruz.[6]
On 28 June 2010, Juan scored the first goal against Chile with a headed finish from a corner as Brazil won 3–0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 April 2019.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 1996 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 3 | ||
| 1998 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2000 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2001 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - | - | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 75 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 15 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2002–03 | Bundesliga | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 29 | 4 |
| 2003–04 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2005–06 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2006–07 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 39 | 4 | ||
| Total | 139 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 16 | ||
| Roma | 2007–08 | Serie A | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 31 | 3 |
| 2008–09 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 118 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 11 | ||
| Internacional | 2012 | Série A | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| 2013 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 52 | 5 | ||
| 2014 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | - | - | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Total | 69 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 114 | 8 | ||
| Flamengo | 2016 | Série A | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 16[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 5] | 2 | 6[lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 83 | 3 | ||
| Career totals | 428 | 28 | 53 | 3 | 89 | 18 | 56 | 4 | 626 | 53 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
- 12 appearances in Campeonato Carioca, four appearances in Primeira Liga.
- One appearance in Copa Libertadores, nine appearances and two goals in Copa Sudamericana.
- Four appearances and one goal in Campeonato Carioca, two appearances in Primeira Liga.
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
International
| Brazil[8] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 13 | 1 |
| 2005 | 9 | 1 |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 |
| 2007 | 15 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 79 | 7 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | 11 July 2004 | Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa, Peru |  |
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| 02. | 4 September 2005 | Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil |  |
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| 03. | 24 March 2007 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | |
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| 04. | 7 July 2007 | Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela | |
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| 05. | 6 June 2009 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  |
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| 06. | 15 June 2009 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa |  |
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| 07. | 28 June 2010 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
Honours
Club
Flamengo
- Campeonato Carioca (6): 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2017, 2019
- Copa dos Campeões: 2001
- Copa Mercosur: 1999
- Copa de Oro: 1996
Roma
Internacional
International
Brazil
Individual
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2003–04[9]
References
- "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2019.
- "Aquisizione a titolo definitivo del diritto alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Juan Silveira dos Santos" (PDF). asroma.it (in Italian). AS Roma. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- "JUAN DOS SANTOS SILVEIRA" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 16 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- "Bruno Henrique dá show, Fla vira na despedida de Juan e encerra invencibilidade do Cruzeiro em 2019" (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- O'Connor, Michael (26 July 2004). "Brazil snatch cup in late twist". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- "El baile fue ahora en la cancha: Brasil goleó 6-1 a Chile" [The dance was on the pitch: Brazil thrash Chile 6–1]. Emol (in Spanish). 7 July 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- Fletcher, Paul (29 June 2010). "Brazil 3–0 Chile". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- "Juan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- "Bundesliga Historie 2003/04" (in German). Kicker.
External links
- Juan at Soccerway
- Leverkusen who's who
