Roque Júnior

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Roque Júnior
Personnel
Surname José Vitor Roque Júnior
birthday August 31, 1976
place of birth Santa Rita do Sapucai ,  Brazil
size 186 cm
position Central defense
Juniors
Years station
São José EC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1993-1994 São José EC 47 (1)
1994-1999 Palmeiras São Paulo 65 (2)
1999-2004 AC Milan 44 (0)
2003 →  Leeds United  (loan) 5 (0)
2004 →  AC Siena  (loan) 4 (0)
2004-2007 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 35 (0)
2007-2008 MSV Duisburg 4 (0)
2008 al-Rayyan 3 (0)
2008 Palmeiras São Paulo 6 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1999-2005 Brazil 48 (2)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2014-2015 EC XV de Novembro
2016-2018 Lazio (youth)
1 Only league games are given.

José Vítor Roque Júnior (born August 31, 1976 in Santa Rita do Sapucai , Minas Gerais ) is a former Brazilian football player and coach.

Club career

Roque Júnior played for São José EC , Palmeiras São Paulo , AC Milan , Leeds United and AC Siena before moving to Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the 2004/05 season. He played 35 times in the Bundesliga for Leverkusen . However, it was very prone to injury and could rarely be used. After the 2006/07 season , Roque Júnior's contract with Bayer was not renewed. In October 2007, Bundesliga promoted MSV Duisburg signed him for the remainder of the 2007/08 season in order to strengthen the injury-ridden defense.

After four games for MSV, Roque Júnior announced that he was no longer mentally able to play in the Bundesliga. His contract in Duisburg , which ran until the summer, was not canceled, but he was no longer in the professional squad of the zebras . In April 2008 he finally moved to Qatar for Al-Rayyan SC , where he signed a one-year contract, but was not used due to his problems. In September 2008 he returned to Brazil, where he signed a contract with Palmeiras until the end of the year.

He won the Brazilian Cup in 1998 with Palmeiras. He celebrated his greatest successes in club football during his time at AC Milan, with which he won the Italian Cup and the Champions League in 2003 .

National team

Roque Júnior played 48 times for the Brazilian national team . He won the 2002 World Cup with the team . He did not take part in the 2006 World Cup. During his national team time, he was also their captain.

successes

In the club

In the national team

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personal data
SURNAME Roque Júnior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roque Júnior, José Vítor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Rita do Sapucai , Minas Gerais