CARLÃO SANTOS EMIRATES BJJ TEAM HEAD COACH,
CAFU BRAZILIAN AND MILAN FUTEBOL PLAYER AND
JUNINHO PERNAMBUCANO KING OF FRANCE !
PARIS - THE Brazilian middle-field Juninho Pernambucano, of Lyon, sportsman of the year was chosen in France by the journalists of the country. As voting done for the adopted to the Syndical Union of Sporting Journalists (USJS, in French), the player overcame swimmer Laure Manaudou and the ralis pilot Sébastien Loeb - both French ones.
The prize was given Juninho " not only for your quality as player, but mainly for the excellent relationship with the press ", it informed USJS in official report.
To the 31 years, Juninho Pernambucano, plays your sixth season in Lyon, having conquered the last five titles of the French Championship. The Brazilian, revealed in Sport Recife, it arrived in France coming of Vasco and, along the years, he/she became indispensable piece of Lyon.