Josué (footballer, born 1979)
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Josué Anunciado de Oliveira[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 19 July 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vitória de Santo Antão, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1999 | Brazil U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Brazil | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Josué Anunciado de Oliveira, or simply Josué (born 19 July 1979), is a former Brazilian defensive midfielder.
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
[edit]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.[3]
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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 8 December 2014
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Goiás | 1997 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
1998 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
2000 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
2001 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
2002 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2003 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 3 | |
2004 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
Total | 173 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 7 | |
São Paulo | 2005 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 61 | 5 |
2006 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 63 | 1 | |
2007 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 34 | 1 | |
Total | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 158 | 7 | |
VfL Wolfsburg | 2007–08 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 1 |
2008–09 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 0 | |
2009–10 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | - | - | 45 | 1 | |
2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 1 | |
2011–12 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0 | |
Total | 164 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 3 | |
Atlético Mineiro | 2013 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 2 |
2014 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 3 | |
Total | 54 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 88 | 5 | |
Career Total | 463 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 61 | 9 | 679 | 23 |
International
[edit]National team | Club | Season | Apps | Goals |
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Brazil | São Paulo | 2007 | 7 | 1 |
Wolfsburg | 2007–2008 | 9 | 0 | |
2008–2009 | 9 | 0 | ||
2009–2010 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 28 | 1 |
International goals
[edit]- As of match played 2 July 2010 (Brazil score listed first, score column indicates score after each Josué goal)
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 July 2007 | Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela | Chile | 5–0 | 6–1 | 2007 Copa América |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Goiás
- Campeonato Goiano: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1999
- Copa Centro-Oeste: 2000, 2001, 2002
- São Paulo
- Campeonato Paulista: 2005
- Copa Libertadores: 2005
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2005
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2006, 2007
- Wolfsburg
- Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2013, 2015
- Copa Libertadores: 2013
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2014
- Copa do Brasil: 2014
International
[edit]- Brazil
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
- ^ "Player Profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002–2003" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2004–2005" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2006–2007" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2008–2009" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 2000–2003" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 2004–2008" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
External links
[edit]- Josué at kicker.de (in German)
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazil men's international footballers
- 2007 Copa América players
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Copa América–winning players
- Copa Libertadores–winning players
- FIFA Confederations Cup–winning players
- Goiás Esporte Clube players
- São Paulo FC players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Bundesliga players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Men's association football midfielders
- People from Vitória de Santo Antão