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| Juan |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Juan Silveira dos Santos |
| Date of birth |
February 1, 1979 (1979-02-01) (age 29) |
| Place of birth |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height |
1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Defender |
| Club information |
| Current club |
A.S. Roma |
| Number |
4 |
| Youth clubs |
|
Flamengo |
| Senior clubs1 |
| Years |
Club |
App (Gls)* |
1996–2002
2002–2007
2007– |
Flamengo
Bayer Leverkusen
A.S. Roma |
245 (29)
139 (10)
20 (2) |
| National team2 |
| 2002–present |
Brazil |
63 (4) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 28, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of March 14, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)
|
Juan Silveira dos Santos (pronounced [xwɐ̃ siwˈvɛiɾɐ duˈsɐ̃tuz], usually called Juan) (February 1, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is football player at the position of central defender that currently plays for A.S. Roma.
On June 21, 2007, he was bought by A.S. Roma for €6.3m[1]. Prior to signing for Roma, he previously played five years for German club Bayer Leverkusen and for Flamengo in Brazil.
He is part of the Brazil national football team which he captained in the 2004 Copa América and the 2007 Copa América final, both of which Brazil won. He is widely considered to be one of the most consistent players on the Brazil national football team, with generally solid performances.
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