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At the end of the 2004 season, he moved to Scottish club Celtic on a free transfer.

Juninho made his debut in an Old Firm derby against Celtic's rivals Rangers FC, Celtic won 1 – 0.

Juninho struggled to get in the team during his time with Celtic and he said that manager Martin O ' Neill didn't play him enough.

Instead of playing in his usual position in the middle of the pitch, Juninho was often deployed on the right by O ' Neill, due to the presence of already established Celtic midfielders Stiliyan Petrov and Neil Lennon.

Juninho scored once in his spell at Celtic, in a 3 – 0 win over Hearts in October 2004.