PLAYER PROFILE

Juliano Belletti

Position: Defence

Height: 5'9

Weight: 10st 12lbs

Date of Birth: 1976-06-20 Cascavel, Brazil

Juliano Belletti

Brazilian full-back Juliano Belletti started his career with Cruzeiro before moving to Sao Paulo in 1995 and he went on to be a key member of their defence until 2002 when he made the move to Europe with Spanish side Villarreal.

After impressing for them in La Liga, he moved to Barcelona and made his mark there in the 2006 Champions League final, scoring the winning goal against Arsenal.

In August 2007 he moved to England, signing for Chelsea. He struggled to find a place in the team under Jose Mourinho though, and it wasn't until Avram Grant took over as boss that he managed to gain regular football.

This allowed him the chance to shine, but he was back on the sidelines in 2008/09 following the arrival of Jose Bosingwa. He is a valuable member of the Chelsea squad though, and scored a handful of stunning long-range efforts in 08/09.