I wasn’t at the same level, of course – I played with my arm in a sling – but I loved the experience
If I could go back in time and change one thing about my career, I wouldn’t have left England at this moment
I heard that there had been talks with Arsenal, but I didn’t ever get an offer from them
If it had been out on the street I think I’d call him names, punch him and run like I was running away from death
Then they put the razor on the grade zero setting and shaved all my hair off!
I was at the stage where I was a member of the first team and the reserves, so I was switching between the sides
We used to send out one team in the Premier League and another in the cups
The media heavily criticised me because they were expecting to see Juninho the playmaker
FACT FILE
- Full name: Osvaldo Giroldo Junior
- Date of birth: 22/02/1973
- Place of birth: Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Height: 5ft 5in
- Position: Attacking midfielder
CLUBS AND INTERNATIONAL
- 1993-95 Sao Paulo
- 1995-97 Middlesbrough
- 1997-2002 Atletico Madrid
- 1999-2000 Middlesbrough (loan)
- 2000-01 Vasco da Gama (loan)
- 2002 Flamengo (loan)
- 2002-04 Middlesbrough
- 2004-05 Celtic
- 2005-06 Palmeiras
- 2007 Flamengo
- 2007-08 Sydney FC
- Brazil 50 caps (5 goals)
HONOURS
- Copa Libertadores 1993
- Intercontinental Cup 1993
- CONMEBOL Cup 1994
- Confederations Cup 1997
- World Cup 2002
- League Cup 2004
PAL'S POSER - CRAIG HIGNETT
You once said you ‘adored’ fish and chips. But what did you make of the traditional Middlesbrough delicacy of ‘parmo’?
What’s parmo? Damn, I can’t remember, man! Perhaps I ate it, but I wasn’t aware of its name.
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