Juninho

His great-grandparents were from Poland. He spent his early career with Coritiba. On 2005, he was signed by Botafogo. He was transferred in 2008 to São Paulo after accepting a three-year offer on December 7, 2007. In January 2009, he was released to sign back with his former club Botafogo, but Tigres UANL from Mexico offered him a better contract, and since 2010 he has played in Mexico. In early 2010 he played for Suwon Bluewings on loan. His first goal with Tigres was against Santos Laguna on a free kick in the 8th minute. This was the only goal of the game as it ended 1 - 0 for a Tigres' win. He became a key in the defense for the Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016 and Apertura 2017 championships of Tigres. After the departure of Lucas Lobos, he became the team's captain. Juninho retired at the end of the Apertura 2018 season and began a coaching role at Tigres' youth teams. Juninho joined the Monterrey Flash of the Major Arena Soccer League in June 2022. Nowadays, he works with Tigres' head coach Marco Antonio Ruiz.

Juninho grew up in the city of São Paulo and played for the São Paulo youth team, winning the U-17 Paulista Championship side in 2006. He made one appearance for the São Paulo senior side in 2007. He was sent out on loan to Major League Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy in 2010 along with fellow Brazilians from the club Alex Cazumba and Leonardo. He made his debut for the team on 27 March 2010, in Galaxy's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against New England Revolution, and scored his first goal for the Galaxy in a 2-0 win over AC St. Louis in the 2010 U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 game on 29 June 2010. Juninho scored his first goal in a league game against Seattle Sounders FC on 4 July 2010, shooting from over 30 yards out. The goal was named the Goal of the Week for week 13. Juninho helped Galaxy win the Supporters' Shield in both 2010 and 2011. He was also a key player in the Galaxy's 2011 MLS Cup championship and played the full 90 minutes in the final victory over the Houston Dynamo. At the conclusion of the 2011 MLS season, Juninho left Los Angeles and signed a three-year contract with boyhood club São Paulo. However, in February 2012 Juninho returned to Los Angeles on loan for the 2012 MLS season. Juninho eventually made his stay at Los Angeles a permanent one when he signed with the club in January 2013 following his release from São Paulo. In his six seasons with LA Galaxy, Juninho made 180 starts and 187 regular season appearances, recording 18 goals and 23 assists…

Juninho holds a U.S. green card which qualified him as a domestic player in MLS. Juninho's brother Ricardo Goulart is also a former footballer best known for playing with former Chinese Super League champion Guangzhou Evergrande, he came back to Brazil playing for Santos FC and Esporte Clube Bahia, before retiring in 2023.

Club

Coritiba Paraná State League (2): 2003, 2004 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro State League (1): 2006 Taça Rio (1): 2007 Taça Guanabara (1): 2009 São Paulo Brazilian Série A (1): 2008 Tigres UANL Liga MX (4): Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017 Copa MX (1): Clausura 2014 Campeón de Campeones (3): 2016, 2017, 2018 Campeones Cup (1): 2018

Club

São Paulo Reserves U-17 Paulista Championship: 2006 Los Angeles Galaxy MLS Cup (3): 2011, 2012, 2014 Supporters' Shield (2): 2010, 2011 Individual MLS All-Star: 2011, 2015