Jose Carlos Junior
Encyclopedia
Jose Carlos Nogueira Junior or simply Jose Junior (born 18 July 1985) is a Brazil
ian footballer
. He currently plays as a forward
for Slavia Sofia
.
.
In July 2009, after short trial period, he was bought by Bulgarian A PFG club Slavia Sofia. He made his competitive debut on 10 August, during a A PFG match against Sportist Svoge
. Jose proved crucial for many Slavia matches, making his famous runs down the left wing, and quickly became a first choice for the left winger or second striker. On 29 August he scored his first goal for the club against Levski Sofia but Slavia went on to lose the game 1–3. On 22 November Jose Junior scored three goals against Chernomorets Burgas
and became a second foreign player after Ljubomir Vorkapić
, who scored a hat trick for Slavia in the team's history.
On 20 August 2010 Junior was loaned to the end of the year to Armenian side Banants.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. He currently plays as a forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
for Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia is a Bulgarian football club founded on 10 April 1913 in Sofia. Slavia's ground is Slavia Stadium with a capacity of 15,992. The team's colours are white and black....
.
Career
Junior's playing career began in Duque de CaxiasDuque de Caxias Futebol Clube
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Duque de Caxias, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state, currently playing in the Brazilian Série B which is the second division level of the Brazilian football...
.
In July 2009, after short trial period, he was bought by Bulgarian A PFG club Slavia Sofia. He made his competitive debut on 10 August, during a A PFG match against Sportist Svoge
FC Sportist Svoge
FC Sportist Svoge is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Svoge, which currently competes in the West B PFG, the second level of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 1924. Sportist's home ground is the Chavdar Tsvetkov Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 3,500 spectators...
. Jose proved crucial for many Slavia matches, making his famous runs down the left wing, and quickly became a first choice for the left winger or second striker. On 29 August he scored his first goal for the club against Levski Sofia but Slavia went on to lose the game 1–3. On 22 November Jose Junior scored three goals against Chernomorets Burgas
PFC Chernomorets Burgas
PSFC Chernomorets Burgas or simply Chernomorets is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Burgas, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was restored in 2005 by the local municipality and is the official successor of the traditions and successes of the...
and became a second foreign player after Ljubomir Vorkapić
Ljubomir Vorkapic
Ljubomir Vorkapić is a former Serbian football player.Vorkapić won the national champions twice...
, who scored a hat trick for Slavia in the team's history.
On 20 August 2010 Junior was loaned to the end of the year to Armenian side Banants.