Júnior Negão (beach soccer)

Not to be confused with Júnior Negrão.
Júnior Negão
Júnior Negão in 2008.
Personal information
Full name Hilton Santos Júnior
Date of birth (1964-03-29) 29 March 1964 (age 60)[a]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2008 Brazil 318[5] (318[b])
Managerial career
2012–2014, 2015 Brazil
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's Beach soccer
Beach Soccer World Championships
Winner 1995 Rio de Janeiro
Winner 1996 Rio de Janeiro
Winner 1997 Rio de Janeiro
Winner 1998 Rio de Janeiro
Winner 1999 Rio de Janeiro
Winner 2000 Rio de Janeiro
Winner 2002 Vitoria
Winner 2003 Rio de Janeiro
Winner 2004 Rio de Janeiro
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Third place 2005 Rio de Janeiro
Winner 2006 Rio de Janeiro
Winner 2007 Rio de Janeiro
Winner 2008 Marseille

Hilton Santos Júnior (born 29 March 1964),[a] better known as Júnior Negão, is a Brazilian former beach soccer player who played as a defender for the Brazil national team. He is considered to be one of the greatest players to play the sport, FIFA.com describing his career as "incomparable" upon his retirement;[13] Swiss coach Angelo Schirinzi named him as part of his all-time beach soccer dream team in 2021.[14] After retiring he undertook two spells as head coach of Brazil.

Career

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Júnior Negão battling for the ball versus Israel in 2008.

As a youth, Júnior Negão developed as an association football player. He was first on the books of Flamengo from 1981, having been spotted by Sebastião Lazaroni playing football on the beach, and later with Fluminense in 1984. However, he made he debut as a senior pro for América Mineiro, in 1985, for whom he played until 1988 when he then moved on to spend a series short spells with other clubs in multiple countries.[5]

In 1993, aged 29, Júnior Negão was invited to play for the newly formed Brazil beach soccer team, to complement aging former football stars also comprising the team such as Paulo Sérgio, Júnior (from whom his nickname was derived),[15] Cláudio Adão and Edinho;[5] the latter claimed he "bet everything" on mentoring Júnior Negão with the belief he would be a success.[16] He would go on to represent Brazil from the team's maiden international match against the United States (notably scoring Brazil's first ever goal), until his retirement in 2008 aged 44,[13] during which time he won over 40 trophies with the team.[9] By 1998, he was already on the verge of scoring 100 goals for Brazil,[17] and now ranks second for Brazil in terms of most goals scored and third in terms of most games played, with over 300 each.[10] He was world champion on 12 occasions (nine World Championships and three FIFA World Cups;[12] he is the third top scorer in the history of the former, and won the latter as Brazil's captain[5]). After making his landmark 300th appearance for Brazil in December 2007,[18] he initially planned to retire after the 2008 World Cup final against Italy,[11][13] but actually ended-up participating in that year's Mundialito the next month,[19][20] eventually playing his final match in December of that year, a testimonial to his 15-year career.[21]

Since retiring as a player, Júnior Negão has twice served as head coach of Brazil. He was first appointed in late 2012 as successor to Guga Zloccowick,[5][22] amid a time of chaos and confusion regarding the rightful governing body of the sport in Brazil.[23][24] Under his leadership, Brazil exited the 2013 World Cup at the semifinals for just the second time.[25] Júnior Negão was later dismissed from his post in late 2014.[26][27] However, his removal was short-lived; upon the governance disputes finally being resolved in June 2015, Júnior Negão was immediately reinstated as head coach by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).[28] However, this was a mere four weeks before the upcoming World Cup; Brazil then suffered their worst ever world cup result, as they were eliminated in the quarterfinals.[29] Júnior Negão was subsequently demoted to technical coordinator in late 2015, with Gilberto Costa replacing him as head coach.[30] Despite these results, he was responsible for bringing into the squad now celebrated talents such as Bruno Xavier,[31] Mauricinho[32] and Lucão,[33] and in his role as technical coordinator, he helped steer the team to a fifth World Cup title in 2017.

Statistics

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Player statistics
Competition Year Apps Goals Ref.
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Brazil 2005 5 3 [1]
Brazil 2006 6 9 [2]
Brazil 2007 6 4 [3]
France 2008 6 2 [4]
Total 23 18 —
Managerial statistics

Note: Dates below refer to the news of appointment and dismissal when reported in media, and record incorporates all matches played by the team within those dates.

Team From To Record Ref.
P W W+ L Win %
 Brazil 28 December 2012 27 October 2014 49 42 3 4 91.8% [5], [6]
 Brazil 15 June 2015 16 December 2015 7 6 0 1 85.7% [7]
Total 56 48 3 5 91.1%

Honours

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The following is not intended to be an exhaustive list

Team

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References

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Notes
  1. ^ a b Sources vary quoting both 1964 and 1965[1][2] as his year of birth; 1964 is shown here as this is the year of birth FIFA quoted in official competition documents.[3][4]
  2. ^ Sources vary. His goals figure before his last match was widely reported as 316[6][7] and he scored one goal in said match to seemingly take his final tally to 317.[8][9] However, the Brazilian Beach Soccer Confederation (CBSB) states his goals figure at 318.[10] FIFA.com quoted his figure at 315 goals prior to the start of the 2008 World Cup[11] in which he scored two goals; plus the one goal scored in his final game would also equal 318 goals. Meanwhile, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) states his goals figure at 319.[12]
Citations
  1. ^ "Hilton Santos Júnior". Confederação Brasileira de Beach Soccer (in Portuguese). 19 March 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Beach Soccer: Vascaíno, Júnior Negão completa 48 anos nesta sexta-feira". NetVasco (in Portuguese). 29 March 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2023. Há exatos 48 anos, no dia 29 de março de 1965, nascia no Rio de Janeiro o filho de Hilton Santos
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2016-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e "Artilheiro na praia, Jr. Negão é o novo técnico da seleção de futebol de areia". O Globo (in Portuguese). 28 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Vascaíno Júnior Negão se despede das areias com a presença de Dinamite". NetVasco (in Portuguese). 27 December 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Júnior Negão se despede da seleção de futebol de praia - Diário do Grande ABC". Diário do Grande ABC (in Portuguese). 26 December 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2023. sendo o segundo maior artilheiro com 316 gols
  8. ^ "Júnior Negão se despede da seleção com um gol durante empate". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 28 December 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2023. Deixou o seu nas redes de pênalti, o 317º de sua carreira.
  9. ^ a b "Aos 43 anos, Júnior Negão se despede do futebol de areia". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). 28 December 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2023. Em partida festiva realizada em Vitória, veterano atingiu a marca de 317 gols
  10. ^ a b "Artilheiros". CBSB - Confederação de Beach Soccer do Brasil (in Portuguese). 12 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Junior Negao's last quest". FIFA. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2023. Junior Negao has formed part of the Brazil squad since its inauguration in 1993, scoring 315 goals in an ever-present 307 games along the way.
  12. ^ a b "Baú da Seleção: Júnior Negão relembra conquista do Mundial de 95 com Zico, Júnior e companhia - Confederação Brasileira de Futebol". Brazilian Football Confederation (in Portuguese). 14 July 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  13. ^ a b c "Junior Negao: Now I feel complete". FIFA. 27 July 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  14. ^ Сегодня в нашей рубрике #КомандаМечты своим топовым составом делится Энджело Ширинци (in Russian). Beachsoccer.ru via Instagram. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  15. ^ Zanei, Ricardo (12 November 2006). "Capitão relembra Júnior e diz que título inédito corrige injustiça". Universo Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Jr. Negão reconhece valor de Edinho em sua carreira". 180graus (in Portuguese). 28 December 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Brasil vence copa do Principe Albert". Tribuna da Imprensa (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. 28 September 1998. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Júnior Negão usará camisa nº 300 contra Resto do Mundo". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 15 December 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  19. ^ "Madjer brilha frente ao Brasil". Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 4 August 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  20. ^ "Brasil luta até o fim, mas Portugal leva Mundialito". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 3 August 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  21. ^ "Show na areia no adeus de Júnior Negão" (in Portuguese). Imirante.com. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Júnior Negão é o novo treinador da Seleção de futebol de areia". Tribuna do Norte (in Portuguese). 28 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  23. ^ "Em novo capítulo da confusão entre CBF e CBBS, Negão convoca seleção". O Globo (in Portuguese). 5 August 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  24. ^ "CBF e CBBS seguem envolvidas em imbróglio pela gestão da Seleção de beach soccer". ND Mais (in Portuguese). 18 July 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  25. ^ "Brasil é terceiro na Copa do Mundo de Beach Soccer". Tribuna do Norte (in Portuguese). 30 September 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  26. ^ "Alexandre Soares volta a comandar a seleção brasileira no lugar de Negão". O Globo (in Portuguese). 28 October 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  27. ^ Barros, Leonardo (9 November 2014). "Júnior Negão, ex-técnico da seleção de beach soccer, acusa empresa de interferir em sua convocação". O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  28. ^ "CBF reconhece Confederação de Beach Soccer do Brasil como parceira oficial - Confederação Brasileira de Futebol". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Portuguese). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2023. CBSB já definiu a nova comissão técnica da Seleção Brasileira: Junior Negão será o treinador
  29. ^ "Brasil é eliminado da Copa do Mundo pela Rússia com gol na prorrogação". O Globo (in Portuguese). 16 July 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  30. ^ "Gilberto Costa é o novo técnico da seleção brasileira de futebol de areia". O Globo (in Portuguese). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  31. ^ Bruno Xavier: I love this game. FIFA.com. 20 September 2013.
  32. ^ Beach Soccer: Melhor jogador do mundo, Mauricinho é a arma do Vasco para conseguir o bi da Libertadores (in Portuguese). NetVasco. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  33. ^ "Craque da seleção brasileira no Mundial lembra passado no tráfico e se reinventa no esporte". O Globo (in Portuguese). 2 May 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2023. ele não tinha perspectivas de futuro até ser descoberto em 2012 por Júnior Negão
  34. ^ "Brasil é campeão das Eliminatórias com 9 a 2 sobre Uruguai". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 12 March 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  35. ^ "Brasil goleia Argentina e é campeão das eliminatórias". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 27 April 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2023. O quarto gol em cobrança de falta do veterano Júnior Negão
  36. ^ Uruguay, EE UU y Argentina ya tienen su billete (in Spanish). FIFA.com. 8 March 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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