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Football · Midfielder · Brazil

Juninho Pernambucano

1993–2013 · 77 free-kick goals — the most ever recorded — and seven straight titles at Lyon.

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Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
78.4
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 74.7
Ligue 1 titles
7
Free-kick goals
77
Career goals
176
Appearances for Lyon
344
Brazil caps
40
Confederations Cups
1

Category profile

Dominance
70
Peak
82
Longevity
82
Honours
74
Statistics
82

Career timeline · Goals per season

SeasonGoals per seasonShare of career
19958
199610
199712
19989
199911
200012
200114
200215
200313
200411
20059
20068
20076
20085
20094
20103

Data sources

  • Ligue 1
  • UEFA
  • Transfermarkt

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Juninho Pernambucano ranks #123 in Football

Juninho Pernambucano ranks 123rd among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 687th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 82, Longevity 82, Honours 74, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 875 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1993–2013 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2002, which sets the Peak component at 82. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes ligue 1 titles 7, free-kick goals 77, career goals 176, appearances for lyon 344.

Immediately ahead sits Eden Hazard on 80.3, a gap of 2.9 points. Directly behind is Günter Netzer on 79.6. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Juninho Pernambucano GOAT Score explained

Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Juninho stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Football cohort.
Peak82/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2002. Scored 82/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours74/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.

Juninho Pernambucano — frequently asked

Is Juninho Pernambucano the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Juninho Pernambucano ranks 123rd in Football with a GOAT Score of 77.4, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
What is Juninho Pernambucano's GOAT Score?
77.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Juninho Pernambucano rank all time?
687th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 123rd within Football.
Juninho Pernambucano vs Eden Hazard: who ranks higher?
Eden Hazard, on 80.3 against Juninho Pernambucano's 77.4 — a margin of 2.9 points.
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