Juan (footballer)

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Silveira and the second or paternal family name is Dos Santos.
Juan

Juan in 2010
Personal information
Full name Juan Silveira dos Santos
Date of birth (1979-02-01) 1 February 1979
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Flamengo
Number 4
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 117 (9)
2012–2015 Internacional 69 (5)
2016– Flamengo 8 (0)
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 28 November 2016.


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 footballer who plays as a central defender for Brazilian Série A side Flamengo.

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.[1]

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

On 16 July 2012, Roma and Juan agreed to cancel his contract by mutual consent, which was set to end on 30 June 2013.[2] 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.

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 1996 1100000110
1997 1424120203
1998 1001050160
1999 700071142
2000 1527042263
2001 1816195337
2002 00003030
Total 75518220811315
Bayer Leverkusen 2002–03 2422032294
2003–04 3021000312
2004–05 2713092393
2005–06 3031010323
2006–07 28211101393
Total 139108123517016
Roma 2007–08 2221081313
2008–09 2121041262
2009–10 2902050360
2010–11 3123030372
2011–12 1130000113
Total 11498020214411
Internacional 2012 61----61
2013 32470--394
2014 21020--230
2015 100--81181
Total 6959081866
Flamengo 2016 808030190
Total 808030190
Career totals 39828473701648743

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
01. 11 July 2004 Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa, Peru  Costa Rica
2 – 0
4 – 1
2004 Copa América
02. 4 September 2005 Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil  Chile
1 – 0
5 – 0
World Cup Qualifying
03. 24 March 2007 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Chile
4 – 0
4 – 0
International Friendly
04. 7 July 2007 Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela  Chile
1 – 0
6 – 1
2007 Copa América
05. 6 June 2009 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay
2 – 0
4 – 0
World Cup Qualifying
06. 15 June 2009 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa  Egypt
3 – 1
4 – 3
2009 Confederations Cup
07. 28 June 2010 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Chile
1 – 0
3 – 0
2010 World Cup

Honours

Flamengo
Roma
Internacional

International

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "JUAN DOS SANTOS SILVEIRA" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. ↑ O'Connor, Michael (26 July 2004). "Brazil snatch cup in late twist". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Fletcher, Paul (29 June 2010). "Brazil 3–0 Chile". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
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