Paulo Roberto Jamelli Júnior
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Paulo Roberto Jamelli Júnior, known as Jamelli (born July 22, 1974 in São Paulo
), is a retired Brazil
ian footballer, who played mainly as a forward.
games. He first made his presence felt with Santos Futebol Clube, scoring 13 goals during two seasons.
Having attracted the attention of clubs abroad, Jamelli moved to Kashiwa Reysol
in Japan
but, in January 1998, switched to Spain
's Real Zaragoza
, as the Aragon
ese had lost in the previous summer Dani García and Fernando Morientes
, both to Real Madrid
. Never an undisputed starter, he was almost always a very important offensive element, netting a career-best 13 La Liga
goals in 2000–01, precisely the year of the side's domestic cup
conquest, where he scored in the final against Celta de Vigo
(3–1).
After Zaragoza's relegation, Jamelli started off in the second division
, but eventually returned to Brazil in January 2003, teaming up with Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
. He ended his career in 2006, after one-season spells with Shimizu S-Pulse
, UD Almería
, Corinthians, Clube Atlético Mineiro
and Grêmio Prudente Futebol.
Jamelli joined Coritiba Foot Ball Club
as a technical coordinator. However, on April 1, 2009, he left the post, due to personal problems with coach Ivo Wortmann
.
|1994||São Paulo||Série A
||7||0||||||||||7||0
|-
|1995||rowspan="2"|Santos||rowspan="2"|Série A
||22||8||||||||||22||8
|-
|1996||19||5||||||||||19||5
|-
|1997||Kashiwa Reysol
||J. League 1||28||14||2||1||7||1||37||16
|-
|1997/98||rowspan="6"|Real Zaragoza
||rowspan="5"|La Liga
||16||4||||||||||16||4
|-
|1998/99||23||4||||||||||23||4
|-
|1999/00||15||1||||||||||15||1
|-
|2000/01||33||13||||||||||33||13
|-
|2001/02||15||1||||||||||15||1
|-
|2002/03||Segunda División
||5||1||||||||||5||1
|-
|2003||Corinthians Paulista||Série A
||19||3||||||||||19||3
|-
|2004||Shimizu S-Pulse
||J. League 1||3||0||0||0||1||0||4||0
|-
|2004/05||Almería
||Segunda División
||26||2||||||||||26||2
67||16||||||||||67||16
31||14||2||1||8||1||41||16
133||26||||||||||133||26
231||56||2||1||8||1||241||58
|}
|1996||5||2
|-
!Total||5||2
|}
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
), is a retired Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer, who played mainly as a forward.
Football career
Jamelli made his professional debuts with hometown side São Paulo Futebol Clube, appearing in seven first divisionCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
games. He first made his presence felt with Santos Futebol Clube, scoring 13 goals during two seasons.
Having attracted the attention of clubs abroad, Jamelli moved to Kashiwa Reysol
Kashiwa Reysol
is a J. League Division 1 team. Its home town is Kashiwa, Chiba, about an hour northeast of Tokyo.-History:Founded in 1940 as Hitachi, Ltd. Soccer Club in Koganei, Tokyo, the team was a founding member of the Japan Soccer League...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
but, in January 1998, switched to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
's Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...
, as the Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
ese had lost in the previous summer Dani García and Fernando Morientes
Fernando Morientes
Fernando Morientes Sánchez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.His main asset was his aerial and strong goalscoring abilities. He played for a number of clubs throughout his career, including Real Madrid, Monaco, Liverpool, and Valencia...
, both to Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
. Never an undisputed starter, he was almost always a very important offensive element, netting a career-best 13 La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
goals in 2000–01, precisely the year of the side's domestic cup
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
conquest, where he scored in the final against Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...
(3–1).
After Zaragoza's relegation, Jamelli started off in the second division
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
, but eventually returned to Brazil in January 2003, teaming up with Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
. He ended his career in 2006, after one-season spells with Shimizu S-Pulse
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...
, UD Almería
UD Almería
Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1989 as Almería Club de Fútbol, it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, with a 22,000-seat...
, Corinthians, Clube Atlético Mineiro
Clube Atlético Mineiro
Clube Atlético Mineiro , are a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte, the oldest in the city. Founded in 1908, they play in the Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão. Atlético Mineiro have been Brazilian champions once, state winners a record 40 times and...
and Grêmio Prudente Futebol.
Jamelli joined Coritiba Foot Ball Club
Coritiba Foot Ball Club
Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. It's the state's oldest football team and the best classified in the CBF and FIFA classifications. Coritiba has been champion in Paraná State for 35 times, more times than the sum of all the...
as a technical coordinator. However, on April 1, 2009, he left the post, due to personal problems with coach Ivo Wortmann
Ivo Wortmann
Ivo Ardais Wortmann, better known as Ivo Wortmann , is a former professional soccer player and currently a professional soccer coach in Brazil.Ivo Wortmann was a defensive midfielder as a player...
.
Club career statistics
|-|1994||São Paulo||Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
||7||0||||||||||7||0
|-
|1995||rowspan="2"|Santos||rowspan="2"|Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
||22||8||||||||||22||8
|-
|1996||19||5||||||||||19||5
|-
|1997||Kashiwa Reysol
Kashiwa Reysol
is a J. League Division 1 team. Its home town is Kashiwa, Chiba, about an hour northeast of Tokyo.-History:Founded in 1940 as Hitachi, Ltd. Soccer Club in Koganei, Tokyo, the team was a founding member of the Japan Soccer League...
||J. League 1||28||14||2||1||7||1||37||16
|-
|1997/98||rowspan="6"|Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...
||rowspan="5"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
||16||4||||||||||16||4
|-
|1998/99||23||4||||||||||23||4
|-
|1999/00||15||1||||||||||15||1
|-
|2000/01||33||13||||||||||33||13
|-
|2001/02||15||1||||||||||15||1
|-
|2002/03||Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
||5||1||||||||||5||1
|-
|2003||Corinthians Paulista||Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
||19||3||||||||||19||3
|-
|2004||Shimizu S-Pulse
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...
||J. League 1||3||0||0||0||1||0||4||0
|-
|2004/05||Almería
UD Almería
Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1989 as Almería Club de Fútbol, it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, with a 22,000-seat...
||Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
||26||2||||||||||26||2
67||16||||||||||67||16
31||14||2||1||8||1||41||16
133||26||||||||||133||26
231||56||2||1||8||1||241||58
|}
International career statistics
|-|1996||5||2
|-
!Total||5||2
|}