How tall is Júnior?

Júnior's listed height is 172 cm (5'8"). He is taller than about 64% of men in Brazil.

Where 172 cm sits among men in Brazil

Taller than about 64% of men in Brazil born in 1954 (average 169.4 cm).

Júnior next to his teammates

Tita is 2 cm taller than Júnior (174 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1979 to 1990.

Zico is the same height than Júnior (172 cm), teammate at Clube de Regatas do Flamengo from 1974 to 1983.

Carlos Mozer is 15 cm taller than Júnior (187 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1983 to 1992.

About Júnior

Júnior, whose full name is Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a left back or midfielder. He was born on 29 June 1954 in João Pessoa. He is also known as Maestro Júnior or Léo Júnior, and was nicknamed Capacete, Portuguese for helmet, because of his afro hairstyle. He now works as a television pundit for Rede Globo.

Júnior played for Flamengo during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, winning four Brazilian Championships in 1980, 1982, 1983 and 1992, the 1981 Copa Libertadores and the 1981 Intercontinental Cup. With 857 matches, he is the player with the most appearances for Flamengo. On 12 June 1984 he was bought by Torino for a fee of two million dollars, and he asked for and obtained a guarantee to play as a midfielder rather than a full-back.

At a listed 172 cm (5'8"), Júnior has the same listed height as Zico, his teammate at Clube de Regatas do Flamengo from 1974 to 1983. Tita, listed at 174 cm (5'9"), played with him for Brazil from 1979 to 1990 and is 2 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Júnior in feet and inches? Júnior is 5'8" tall, which is 172 cm, 67.7 inches or 1.72 m.

How tall is Júnior compared to Tita? Tita is 2 cm taller than Júnior: 174 cm (5'9") vs 172 cm (5'8").

How tall is Júnior compared to Zico? Zico is the same height than Júnior: 172 cm (5'8") vs 172 cm (5'8").

How tall is Júnior compared to Carlos Mozer? Carlos Mozer is 15 cm taller than Júnior: 187 cm (6'2") vs 172 cm (5'8").

Is Júnior tall for men in Brazil? At 172 cm he is taller than about 64% of men in Brazil born in 1954, whose average height is 169.4 cm.

Sources

• Júnior on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Júnior on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 172 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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