Juliano Belletti

  • Sport: soccer
  • Team: Chelsea FC
  • Position: defender
  • Nationality: Brazil
  • Birth date: 1976-06-20 (32 years)
  • Place of birth: Cascavel, Brazil
Juliano Haus Belletti is a Brazilian international football player of Italian descent who currently features for the Premier League giants Chelsea. He plays as a right back but has a propensity to go forward. He struck the second and winning goal for FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League final against Arsenal in 2006.

Juliano Belletti commenced his footballing career at Brazilian giants Cruzeiro in 1993 and after two season and 52 league matches moved to Sao Paulo where he played until the summer of 2002.

In 2002, Belletti moved to Spanish side Villarreal and featured prominently for the Valencian side for two seasons and was signed by Spanish and European giants FC Barcelona. He played for the Catalans for three seasons and won back to back Spanish league titles in 2005 and 2006 and also won the Champions League in 2006. He played 71 league matches.

In the summer of 2007 Belletti was signed by Chelsea on a three-year contract. He played 23 league matches and scored twice.

Juliano Belletti made his international debut for Brazil in 2001 and won the 2002 World Cup with Brazil. He has played 23 matches for his nation but has yet to receive a call-up since 2005.
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