Roque Júnior

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Personal information
Roque Júnior
Full name	José Vítor Roque Jr.
Date of birth	August 31, 1976 (1976-08-31) (age 31)
Place of birth	Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Al Rayyan
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994 1995–1999 2000–2004 2003–2004 2004 2004–2007 2007 2008-present	São José Palmeiras AC Milan → Leeds United (loan) → Siena (loan) Bayer Leverkusen MSV Duisburg Al Rayyan	47 (1) 65 (2) 44 (0) 05 (2) 05 (0) 35 (0) 04 (0) 00 (0)
National team²
1999–2006	Brazil	48 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31/10/2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 31/10/2006. * Appearances (Goals)

José Vítor Roque Jr. (born August 31, 1976) is a Brazilian footballer who was part of the 2002 World Cup winning team.

He has played for São José, Palmeiras, A.C. Milan, Leeds United F.C., A.C. Siena, Bayer Leverkusen and MSV Duisburg. His greatest success in club football came with playing for A.C. Milan, with whom he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League. Although successful on the international stage for Brazil, he did not make it on the Brazilian roster for the 2006 FIFA World Cup due to injury. He is devoted to helping São José Esporte Clube's youth players with a project called "Projeto Primeira Camisa" in English "Project First Jersey".

His loan spell at Leeds was extremely mixed. He played 7 games for the club, during which they conceded 24 goals. He also was sent off on his home debut against Birmingham City. However, he did score two goals in a Worthington Cup game against Manchester United (Leeds lost 3-2).

He has recently signed for Al Rayyan of the Q-league.

1 Honours
2 External links

[edit] Honours

[edit] National Team

FIFA World Cup: 2002

[edit] AC Milan

UEFA Champions League: 2003

[edit] Palmeiras

[edit] External links

v • d • e Brazil squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Winners (5th Title)

1 Marcos • 2 Cafu • 3 Lúcio • 4 Roque Júnior • 5 Edmílson • 6 Roberto Carlos • 7 Ricardinho • 8 Gilberto Silva • 9 Ronaldo • 10 Rivaldo • 11 Ronaldinho • 12 Dida • 13 Belletti • 14 Anderson Polga • 15 Kléberson • 16 Júnior • 17 Denílson • 18 Vampeta • 19 Juninho • 20 Edílson • 21 Luizão • 22 Rogério Ceni • 23 Kaká • Coach: Scolari