Graciano Junior Gonçalves (born 8 October 1993), commonly known as Graxa, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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Club career

Graxa was born in

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, and represented

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, São José-SP and Náutico as a youth. Known as Graciano with the latter, he made his senior debut on 7 March 2012, coming on as a second half substitute for

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in a 2–0

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home win against

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. In January 2013 Graxa moved to

Bragantino Red Bull Bragantino () is a Brazilian football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. It competes in the Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the highest level ...

, but after being rarely used, moved on loan to União Barbarense ahead of the year's

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. He returned to his parent club on 3 October, making his Série B debut six days later by coming on in the 19th minute of a 3–5 away loss against

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. On 26 October 2013, Graxa appeared in a 0–3 loss at

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, and was suspended for 180 days after a heavy challenge on Héracles. Upon returning, he was sparingly used, and released in 2015. After leaving the ''Massa Bruta'', Graxa represented Caldas Esporte Clube and CRAC before moving abroad on 18 July 2016, after signing for

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. He left the club on 22 December 2016.El brasileño Graxa se convierte en la segunda baja del Marbella FC
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at ZeroZero {{DEFAULTSORT:Graxa 1993 births Living people Footballers from Contagem Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Clube Atlético Bragantino players União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube players Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano players Marbella FC players Esporte Clube Mamoré players Rio Branco Football Club players Central Sport Club players Santa Helena Esporte Clube players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Segunda División B players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen