Rubens Júnior

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Rubens Júnior
Personal information
Full name Rubens Rodrigues dos Santos Júnior
Date of birth (1975-01-08) January 8, 1975
Place of birth Taubaté, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
1994–1995 Taubaté
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Taubaté
1995 Palmeiras
1996 → Bragantino (loan)
1997 → Guarani (loan)
1998 → Coritiba (loan)
1999 Palmeiras
1999–2000 Porto
2000 → Atlético Paranaense (loan)
2001 Porto
2002 → Botafogo (loan)
2002–2004 → Vitória de Guimarães (loan)
2005 Coritiba
2006 Corinthians
2007 Vasco da Gama
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubens Rodrigues dos Santos Júnior or simply Rubens Júnior (born January 8, 1975) is a former Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. On 25 January 2004, whilst playing for Vitória de Guimarães, he played in a 1–0 home loss against Benfica, a game overshadowed by the death of Benfica's Miklós Fehér.

Honours

Palmeiras

Atlético Paranaense

Porto

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