Josué Anunciado de Oliveira

Josué Anunciado de Oliveira, or simply Josué (born 19 July 1979), is a former Brazilian defensive midfielder.

Josué

Josué lining up as captain of VfL Wolfsburg in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League
Personal information
Full name	Josué Anunciado de Oliveira
Date of birth	19 July 1979
Place of birth	Vitória de Santo Antão, Brazil
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1995–1996	Goiás
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2004	Goiás	190	(6)
2005–2007	São Paulo	61	(1)
2007–2013	VfL Wolfsburg	164	(2)
2013–2015	Atlético Mineiro	62	(1)
Total		477	(10)
National team
1999	Brazil U23	1	(0)
2007–2010	Brazil	28	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played for the Brazil national football team from 2007 to 2010, winning the 2007 Copa América and playing at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Josué started his career in Goiás before moving on to São Paulo in 2005. He won the Brazilian League, Copa Libertadores and FIFA Club World Cup during his stint at São Paulo. A resilient defensive midfielder that despite being an infrequent provider of assists or goals, the steel he provided in front of São Paulo's back four helped them claim Brazilian League gold in 2006 and 2007.[1]

He then joined VfL Wolfsburg in August 2007, and captained the team who won the 2008–09 Bundesliga, their first league title. As a result, they played in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League.

In March 2013 on free transfer after five years at Wolfsburg, Josúe transferred to Atlético Mineiro. On 31 March 2013 in his debut match, he scored his first goal for Atlético in a 4–1 victory over Tupi in the Minas Gerais State Championship.

International career

Josué made his international debut on 27 March 2007 in a friendly match against Ghana. He was also part of the Brazil squad which won the 2007 Copa América. His first international goal came during the tournament, in a match against Chile, which Brazil went on to win 6–1.

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 December 2014

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		State League		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goiás	1997	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	9	0
	1998	21	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	25	0
	1999	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	10	0
	2000	22	2	0	0	0	0	10	0	32	2
	2001	20	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	30	0
	2002	23	1	0	0	0	0	10	0	33	1
	2003	42	1	0	0	0	0	10	1	52	3
	2004	41	1	0	0	0	0	10	0	51	1
	Total	173	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	242	7
São Paulo	2005	31	1	0	0	15	0	15	4	61	5
	2006	30	0	0	0	15	0	18	1	63	1
	2007	11	0	0	0	8	0	15	1	34	1
	Total	72	1	0	0	38	0	48	6	158	7
VfL Wolfsburg	2007–08	30	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	30	1
	2008–09	33	0	0	0	7	0	-	-	40	0
	2009–10	31	1	2	0	12	0	-	-	45	1
	2010–11	26	0	3	1	0	0	-	-	29	1
	2011–12	28	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	29	0
	2012–13	16	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	19	0
	Total	164	2	9	1	19	0	0	0	192	3
Atlético Mineiro	2013	31	0	1	0	10	0	6	2	48	2
	2014	23	1	6	0	4	1	7	1	40	3
	Total	54	1	7	0	14	1	13	3	88	5
Career Total		463	9	16	1	71	1	61	9	679	23

International

As of 2 July 2010[2][3][4][5][6][7]

National team	Club	Season	Apps	Goals
Brazil	São Paulo	2007	7	1
	Wolfsburg	2007–2008	9	0
		2008–2009	9	0
		2009–2010	3	0
Total			28	1

Honours

Club

Goiás

• Campeonato Goiano: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1999
• Copa Centro-Oeste: 2000, 2001, 2002

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 2005
• Copa Libertadores: 2005
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2005
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2006, 2007

Wolfsburg

• Bundesliga: 2008–09

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 2013, 2015
• Copa Libertadores: 2013
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2014
• Copa do Brasil: 2014

International

Brazil

• Copa América: 2007
• Confederations Cup: 2009

References

1. "Player Profile". FIFA. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
2. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002–2003" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
3. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2004–2005" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
4. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2006–2007" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
5. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2008–2009" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
6. "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 2000–2003" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
7. "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 2004–2008" (in Portuguese). rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.

External links

• Josué at kicker.de (in German)