Juan (footballer, born 1979)
Brazilian footballer (born 1979)
Juan Silveira dos Santos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁuˈɐ̃ silˈvejɾɐ dus ˈsɐ̃tus]; born 1 February 1979), commonly known as Juan, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He currently works as Brasil national football team assistant under Carlo Ancelotti.
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
Born in Rio de Janeiro, 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.
Roma
Juan played for Roma between 2007 and 2012.
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