Brazil 2002 World Cup winning squad: Where are they now?

#16 Junior

Then

Jenilson Angelo de Souza usually known as Junior was the back-up left-back in Scolari’s 2002 Brazil side. He played 22 times for the Brazil senior squad and has scored one goal which came in Brazil’s 5-2 victory over Costa Rica in the 2002 World Cup. Junior was playing for Parma in 2002.

Now

Junior last played for Brazil before he left Italy to move to back to his home country of Brazil. After playing for Sao Paulo and Atletico Minero, Junior finally retired in 2010 at Goias. What Junior is doing now is a bit unclear as there are no media reports about the 2002 World Cup winning left-back.

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#17 Denilson

Then

A creative and technically gifted left-winger, Denilson was mainly known for his dribbling skills and caused opposition defenders plenty of problems with this feints and stepovers. Appearing as a substitute 5 times in the tournament, Denilson had some moments of magic in the 2002 World Cup. The tricky winger was playing for Real Betis in 2002.

Now

Denilson made 61 appearances for the Brazil national team and last played for them in 2003. After his spell at Betis, Denilson played for Bordeaux and FC Dallas among others before finally retiring at Nea Kavala in 2010. It was a sad end for the player who once had the world at his feet. He was even the most expensive player for a small period of time when Bets made a £21 million bid to sign him in 1998.