Juninho joins Qatari champions Al Gharafa
Reuters - Thursday 18 June 2009, 06:30
DOHA - Former Brazilian international
midfielder Juninho has joined Qatar League champions Al Gharafa
after eight successful season with French club Lyon.
The 34-year-old signed a two-year contract worth 2.5
million euro with the Qatari club on Wednesday,
making Al Gharafa his fourth club after stints with Recife and
Vasco da Gama in his native Brazil before he moved to France in
2001.
One of the most feared free-kick takers in modern football,
Juninho represented Brazil 40 times and played at the 2006
World Cup.
Al Gharafa official Mahmoud Al Ghazal said Juninho's talent
and experience would help his team retain the league title and
launch a serious assault on next season's Asian Champions
League.