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Juliano Belletti
Name: Juliano Belletti
Nationality: Brazilian
Date of Birth: 20/06/1976
Height:5' 10" (179cm)
Weight:11st 9lbs (74.0kg)
Previous  
Clubs:Barcelona, Villarreal
Position: Defender

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Juliano Belletti signed a three-year contract at Stamford Bridge on the 23rd August 2007.The right-back moved from FC Barcelona for an undisclosed fee.

Belletti said on joining :'It has all been a great surprise,' he said. 'Just yesterday I talked with Chelsea. We reached an agreement and so did Chelsea and Barcelona with no problem.

'I am a typical Brazilian full-back,' he added. 'I like to get forward up the wing.'

The 31-year-old is most famous for scoring the winning goal in the 2006 Champions League Final against Arsenal when he came on as a second-half substitute. It was his first goal for Barcelona.

He was signed by the Catalan giants in 2004 from Villarreal, having moved from his native Brazil to Spain two years earlier. At Villarreal he was a UEFA Cup semi-finalist.

In his first season at Barça he played in both legs of the epic Champions League knockout tie between Chelsea and Barcelona when José Mourinho's side went through with a 4-2 second-leg win at Stamford Bridge.

In the first-leg at Camp Nou, Belletti had the misfortune to score an own-goal as his side won 2-1.

In addition to his Champions League winners' medal, he won two Spanish league titles and two Spanish Supercups during his time with Barcelona.

Following on from the signing of Alex, Chelsea now have two Brazilian international defenders in our squad. Belletti has been capped 23 times by his country and has scored one goal at international level.

He began his career in his homeland with Cruzeiro where he spent two years before moving to Sao Paulo in 1995. He also spent a year on loan with Atlético MG between 1998-1999.

 


Season 2007 - 08

Competition Apps
(as sub)
Goals Yellow
Cards
Red
Cards
League 20  (3) 2 5 0
FA Cup 2  (0) 0 0 0
League Cup 6  (0) 0 2 0
Euro Cups 4  (2) 0 1 0
 

Career History:
Club Season Comp. Apps
(as sub)
Goals
Barcelona 2006 - 07League 9  (4) 0
  FA Cup 1  (1) 0
  Euro Cups 3  (0) 0
Barcelona 2005 - 06League 20  (7) 0
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
  Euro Cups 7  (3) 1
Barcelona 2004 - 05League 28  (2) 0
  Euro Cups 8  (0) 0
Villarreal 2003 - 04League 25  (3) 3
  Euro Cups 10  (1) 1
Villarreal 2002 - 03League 31  (0) 3
  Euro Cups 2  (1) 0
 
Chelsea's Alex
Alex
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Chelsea's Alex Alex, Chelsea
1 Petr Cech Goalkeeper  
3 Ashley Cole Defender  
4 Claude Makelele Midfielder  
5 Michael Essien Midfielder  
6 Ricardo Carvalho Defender  
7 Andriy Shevchenko Striker  
8 Frank Lampard Midfielder  
9 Steve Sidwell Midfielder  
10 Joe Cole Midfielder  
11 Didier Drogba Striker  
12 John Mikel Obi Midfielder  
13 Michael Ballack Midfielder  
14 Claudio Pizarro Striker  
15 Florent Malouda Midfielder  
18 Wayne Bridge Defender  
20 Paulo Ferreira Defender  
21 Salomon Kalou Striker  
22 Tal Ben-Haim Defender  
23 Carlo Cudicini Goalkeeper  
24 Shaun Wright-Phillips Midfielder  
26 John Terry Defender  
27 Ben Sahar
(on loan to Sheff W )
Striker  
30 Rhys Taylor Goalkeeper  
33 Alex Defender  
35 Juliano Belletti Defender  
39 Nicolas Anelka Striker  
40 Henrique Hilario Goalkeeper  
42 Lee Sawyer Midfielder  
44 Michael Mancienne Defender  
46 Jimmy Smith Midfielder  
48 Michael Woods Midfielder  
51 Sam Hutchinson Defender  
Khalid Boulahrouz
(on loan to SvlFtbl )
Defender  
Jack Cork Midfielder  
Anthony Grant
(on loan to Southnd )
Midfielder  
Branislav Ivanovic Defender  
James Simmonds
(on loan to Cardiff )
Midfielder