Juliano Belletti

He made his Premier League debut two days later as a 64th-minute substitute for Mikel John Obi in a 4–0 home win over Portsmouth, a 4–0 victory.

He became the starting right-back, ahead of Paulo Ferreira.

Juliano Haus Belletti (born 20 June 1976) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who mostly played as a right-back.

He is currently an assistant coach at Barcelona Atlètic.

Belletti started his career playing as a central midfielder in Brazil for the youth team of Cruzeiro in 1992.

His professional debut happened in November 1994.

In March 1996, he was involved in a deal that sent him and Serginho to São Paulo FC in exchange for five players: Aílton, Donizete, Gilmar, Palhinha and Vítor.

Playing for São Paulo, he eventually became a right-back.

Belletti began his career in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with Cruzeiro, São Paulo and Atlético Mineiro, being awarded the Silver Ball by Placar for his performances on loan at the last of those clubs during the 1999 season.

In 1999, he was loaned to Atlético Mineiro.

Playing as an attacking-midfielder, Belletti helped the club to finish second in the Brazilian League and managed to win the Bola de Prata ("Silver Ball"), an award handed by Placar magazine to the players nominated to the Brazilian League Squad of the Year.

After returning to São Paulo, he became a regular in the Brazil national team by playing in the right-back position once again.

He earned 23 caps for Brazil from 2001 to 2005, scoring once.

From 2002 to 2010 he played in Europe with Villarreal, Barcelona and Chelsea, winning numerous honours; his only goal for Barcelona won them the UEFA Champions League in 2006.

He was part of their teams that won the 2002 FIFA World Cup and competed at the 2001 Copa América and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Belletti was born in Cascavel, Paraná.

He is of Italian ancestry and his family has its origins in Longiano in the Province of Forlì-Cesena, and he holds an Italian passport.

He also has origins in Bastiglia in the Province of Modena and Mantua.

In June 2002, prior to winning the World Cup with Brazil, Belletti moved to Spanish La Liga club Villarreal on a five-year deal for an estimated fee of US$3 million.

He made his debut on 21 July in a 2–0 loss at Torino in the UEFA Intertoto Cup first round, playing the final 21 minutes in place of Jorge López.

Belletti was part of the squad that won the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup against Dutch club Heerenveen.

On 15 February 2004, he scored twice at home to Racing Santander in a 6–3 victory.

In May 2004, Belletti transferred to Barcelona for €4 million on a three-year deal, with Barcelona also ceding their right to buy Pepe Reina back from Villarreal.

He was signed to replace Michael Reiziger, whose contract was expiring.

Belletti's first and only goal with Barcelona was the winner in the 2006 UEFA Champions League final against Arsenal on 17 May, when he came on as a substitute for Oleguer Presas.

His third season was marked by injuries, and competition from new rival Gianluca Zambrotta proved too much for him; he played very little as the campaign ended without silverware.

Nonetheless, in March 2007, he extended his deal until 2009.

On 23 August 2007, Chelsea signed Belletti on a three-year deal for £4 million.

The club had previously been trying to sign his compatriot Dani Alves, who went to Barcelona.

In his first season at Chelsea, Belletti scored two goals, both from long-range, the first away at Wigan Athletic in November and the second at Stamford Bridge against Tottenham Hotspur on 12 January 2008.

On 21 May, in the 2008 Champions League final against Manchester United at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, he came on as a substitute just before the penalty shoot-out, in which he scored though his team lost.

Under compatriot new manager Luiz Felipe Scolari in 2008–09, Belletti was used as a utility player, in the central midfield and defensive midfield positions.

On 18 October, he from 30 yards into the top corner against Middlesbrough in a 5–0 win at the Riverside Stadium, his fourth league goal for the club.

The following 17 January, he scored a late equaliser as the team came from behind to win 2–1 at home to Stoke City.

Belletti came on as a substitute in the final game of the 2009–10 Premier League season, where a Chelsea win ensured they won the title.

He then returned to Brazil, winning the national league with Fluminense in 2010.

A year later, in January 2010, Belletti was linked with a move to Flamengo in his native Brazil, but the Blues rejected their offer.

On 27 February, he was sent off for a professional foul on Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry to concede a penalty in a 4–2 loss at Stamford Bridge.

A week later, he came on as a substitute for the injured Michael Ballack in the 2010 FA Cup final against Portsmouth.

He gave away a penalty with a foul on Kevin-Prince Boateng, which the Ghanaian missed as Chelsea won 1–0.