Júnior Baiano é um ex-zagueiro brasileiro nascido em 1970, vice-campeão mundial com a Seleção em 1998 e campeão da Libertadores de 1999 pelo Palmeiras.
Júnior Baiano
Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior, known as Júnior Baiano, was born in Feira de Santana, Bahia, on March 14, 1970. A tall and strong defender, he rose to prominence at Flamengo, where he won the São Paulo Cup in 1990, the Brazilian Cup in 1990 and the Brazilian Championship in 1992. After playing for São Paulo, he played in Germany for Werder Bremen and was included in Kicker magazine's Bundesliga Team of the Year for 1995/96. Returning to Flamengo, he won the Placar Silver Ball in 1997. At Palmeiras, he won the Brazilian Cup and the Mercosul Cup in 1998 and the Copa Libertadores in 1999. For Vasco, he was Brazilian champion and Mercosul Cup champion in 2000. He also played in China for Shanghai Shenhua and at Internacional, among other clubs, until he retired in 2009. For the Brazilian National Team, he played 25 matches and scored 2 goals between 1992 and 1998. He was champion of the Confederations Cup in 1997 and was in the starting lineup for the runner-up campaign at the 1998 World Cup.