How tall is Juninho Pernambucano?

Juninho Pernambucano's listed height is 179 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 71% of men in Spain.

Where 179 cm sits among men in Spain

Taller than about 71% of men in Spain born in 1975 (average 175.1 cm).

Pernambucano next to his teammates

Edmílson is 6 cm taller than Juninho Pernambucano (185 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 2000 to 2006.

Romario is 12 cm shorter than Juninho Pernambucano (167 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1999 to 2005.

Fred is 5 cm taller than Juninho Pernambucano (184 cm), teammate at Olympique Lyonnais from 2005 to 2009.

About Juninho Pernambucano

Juninho Pernambucano, full name Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Júnior, is a Brazilian former professional footballer, born on 30 January 1975 in Recife. He is a dead-ball specialist noted for his bending free kicks, in particular the knuckleball technique he developed, and has scored 77 goals from free kicks.

Juninho began his professional career in 1993 with Sport Recife and joined Vasco da Gama two years later, winning six titles. In 2001 he joined Lyon, where he spent eight years, winning seven consecutive league titles and scoring 100 goals in 343 official appearances. He later played for Al-Gharafa in Qatar and the New York Red Bulls, with two spells back at Vasco, where he retired in 2013. He played 40 games for Brazil and scored six goals, and was in the squad that won the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup.

At a listed 179 cm (5'10"), Juninho is 6 cm shorter than Edmílson, listed at 185 cm (6'1"), his teammate with the Brazil men's national football team from 2000 to 2006. Romario, a teammate there from 1999 to 2005, is listed at 167 cm (5'6"), which is 12 cm shorter.

Frequently asked

How tall is Juninho Pernambucano in feet and inches? Juninho Pernambucano is 5'10" tall, which is 179 cm, 70.5 inches or 1.79 m.

How tall is Juninho Pernambucano compared to Edmílson? Edmílson is 6 cm taller than Juninho Pernambucano: 185 cm (6'1") vs 179 cm (5'10").

How tall is Juninho Pernambucano compared to Romario? Romario is 12 cm shorter than Juninho Pernambucano: 167 cm (5'6") vs 179 cm (5'10").

How tall is Juninho Pernambucano compared to Fred? Fred is 5 cm taller than Juninho Pernambucano: 184 cm (6'0") vs 179 cm (5'10").

Is Juninho Pernambucano tall for men in Spain? At 179 cm he is taller than about 71% of men in Spain born in 1975, whose average height is 175.1 cm.

Sources

• Juninho Pernambucano on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Juninho Pernambucano on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 179 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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