JULIANO BELLETTI “MY DAD SAW ME HIT THE WINNER IN A CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL – I CAN’T DESCRIBE HOW THAT FEELS”
You spent the early years of your career in Brazil, then won the 2002 World Cup. What did that mean to you?
The funny thing is that until 1992 I was just a futsal goalkeeper in my home of Cascavel. That was the year I had a successful trial at Cruzeiro – 10 years later I was representing my country at the World Cup, which is crazy. I began my career as an attacking midfielder and became a full-back only in 2000. My role in the national side was to not allow Cafu to feel comfortable as a regular starter, as he knew there was a shadow right behind him. It’s an honour to be among the 94 Brazilians who are world champions, in a nation whose
