Juan Silveira dos Santos

Juan

Personal information
Full name	Juan Silveira dos Santos
Date of birth	1 February 1979 (1979-02-01)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Roma
Number	4
Youth career
1989–1996	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–2002	Flamengo	75	(5)
2002–2007	Bayer Leverkusen	139	(10)
2007–	Roma	112	(7)
National team‡
1995–1996	Brazil U-17	6	(2)
1997–1999	Brazil U-20	5	(0)
2001–2010	Brazil	82	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 July 2010

Juan Silveira dos Santos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃ siɫˈvejɾɐ dus ˈsɐ̃tus]; born 1 February 1979 in Rio de Janeiro), commonly known as Juan is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a central defender for Italian side Roma.

Club career

Early career

Juan played for Flamengo in Brasil. He spent 6 years there. Than in 2002 he moved to Bayer Leverkusen. He played in Germany 5 years scoring 10 goals for Bayer. In 2007 he moved to Roma.

AS Roma

Juan is currently playing for Roma. In all competitions for Roma he scored 8 goal in more than 140 appearances. With Roma he won one Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana. He is first choice for center back.He wears jersey number 4. Juan scored his first goal for Roma against Reggina on September 16, 2007.From than, he scored five more goals in Serie A. He scored his last goal (a winner) against Bari in 2010.

In the 2011-12 season he usually plays alongside Heinze. He scored his seventh goal for Roma in a 5:1 win over Cesena on January 21, 2012.

International career

Juan plays for the Brazil national football team. Juan played on Brazil's tournament winning teams in the Copa América 2004 and the Copa América 2007. He is widely considered to be one of the most consistent players on the Brazilian national team, with generally solid performances. He was also part of the Brazil squad which participated in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. On 28 June 2010, Juan scored the first goal against Chile with a headed finish from a corner as Brazil won 3–0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flamengo	1996	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	1997	14	2	4	1	2	0	20	3
	1998	10	0	1	0	5	0	16	0
	1999	7	0	0	0	7	1	14	2
	2000	15	2	7	0	4	2	26	3
	2001	18	1	6	1	9	5	33	7
	2002	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
	Total	75	5	18	2	20	8	113	15
Bayer Leverkusen	2002–03	24	2	2	0	3	2	29	4
	2003–04	30	2	1	0	0	0	31	2
	2004–05	27	1	3	0	9	2	39	3
	2005–06	30	3	1	0	1	0	32	3
	2006–07	28	2	1	1	10	1	39	3
	Total	139	10	8	1	23	5	170	16
Roma	2007–08	22	2	1	0	8	1	31	3
	2008–09	21	2	1	0	4	1	26	2
	2009–10	29	0	2	0	5	0	36	0
	2010-11	31	2	3	0	3	0	37	2
	2011-12	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Total	109	6	8	0	20	2	139	6
Career totals		286	19	30	3	59	15	375	37

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
01.	11 July 2004	Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa, Peru	Costa Rica	2 – 0	4 – 1	2004 Copa América
02.	4 September 2005	Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil	Chile	1 – 0	5 – 0	World Cup Qualifying
03.	24 March 2007	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Chile	4 – 0	4 – 0	International Friendly
04.	7 July 2007	Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela	Chile	1 – 0	6 – 1	2007 Copa América
05.	6 June 2009	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	2 – 0	4 – 0	World Cup Qualifying
06.	15 June 2009	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa	Egypt	3 – 1	4 – 3	2009 Confederations Cup
07.	28 June 2010	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Chile	1 – 0	3 – 0	2010 World Cup

Honours

Flamengo

• Copa Mercosur: 1999
• Campeonato Carioca: 1999, 2000, 2001
• Copa dos Campeões: 2001

Roma

• Coppa Italia: 2008
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2007

International

• Copa América 2004, 2007
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005, 2009

External links

• A.S. Roma player profile
• Leverkusen who's who