Who is better, Juninho or Tardelli?
Juninho Pernambucano leads with a GOAT score of 77.4 against 77.3 for Marco Tardelli — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Juninho vs Tardelli
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Juninho Pernambucano above Marco Tardelli: 77.4 vs 77.3. Juninho Pernambucano leads on Statistics, Peak, Longevity. Marco Tardelli leads on Honours, Dominance.
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JuninhoWinner
77.4Juninho wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Tardelli
77.3Tardelli wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Juninho Pernambucano
77.4
Juninho leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Juninho Pernambucano
2. Marco Tardelli
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇮🇹 Marco Tardelli8 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 2 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Juninho — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | JuninhoRetired | TardelliRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 titles | 7 | — |
| Free-kick goals | 77 | — |
| Career goals | 176 | — |
| Appearances for Lyon | 344 | — |
| Brazil caps | 40 | — |
| Confederations Cups | 1 | — |
| Career league goals | — | 40 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Serie A titles | — | 5 |
| European Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Italy caps | — | 81 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 70 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Juninho77.4
Tardelli77.3
FAQ
Where does Tardelli beat Juninho?
Tardelli scores higher on dominance, honours. Juninho leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Juninho vs Tardelli score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Juninho: 77.4, Tardelli: 77.3.
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