Denilton Venturim Júnior known as his diminutive name Juninho (born 5 August 1992) is a Brazilian footballer of Italian descent.

Biography

Juninho is a youth product of São Paulo club Paulista F.C. He was a player for Palmeiras B in 2012

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and 2013

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(second and third division of São Paulo state). He also played for Palmeiras B in 2012

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Europe

In summer 2013 he was signed by Italian third division club

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. He was transformed from defensive midfielder to centre-back in pre-season camp. In January 2014 he was loaned back to Brazil for Ivinhema. Later that year he returned to Paulista F.C. In July 2014 Juninho returned to Italy for Lumezzane. He was a player in pre-season friendlies. In mid-August 2014 he was linked to

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. On 29 August 2014 Juninho was signed by Slovenian club

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in a 2-year contract. The deal was completed on 2 September and announced on 4 September. He was excluded from the squad on 22 January 2015, despite his contract was not yet terminated.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Juninho Brazilian men's footballers Paulista Futebol Clube players SE Palmeiras players FC Lumezzane players ND Gorica players Men's association football midfielders Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Slovenian PrvaLiga players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Brazilian people of Italian descent Footballers from São Paulo (state) 1992 births Living people People from Presidente Bernardes, São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen