Josué Anunciado de Oliveira (born 19 July 1979), known as simply Josué, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He played for the Brazil national team from 2007 to 2010, winning the 2007 Copa América and playing at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Josué started his career in Goiás before moving on to São Paulo in 2005. He won the Brazilian League, Copa Libertadores and FIFA Club World Cup during his stint at São Paulo. A resilient defensive midfielder, he helped the club claim Brazilian League gold in 2006 and 2007.[3]
He then joined VfL Wolfsburg in August 2007 and captained the team that won the 2008–09 Bundesliga, their first league title. As a result, they played in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League.
In March 2013, Josúe transferred to Atlético Mineiro on a free transfer after five years at Wolfsburg. On 31 March 2013, in his debut match, he scored his first goal for Atlético in a 4–1 victory over Tupi in the Minas Gerais State Championship.
Josué made his international debut on 27 March 2007 in a friendly match against Ghana. He was part of the Brazil squad that won the 2007 Copa América. His first international goal came during the tournament in a match against Chile, which Brazil went on to win 6–1.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goiás | 1997 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
| Total | 173 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 7 | |
| São Paulo | 2005 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 61 | 5 |
| 2006 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 63 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 34 | 1 | |
| Total | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 158 | 7 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2007–08 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | - | - | 45 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 164 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 3 | |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2013 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 2 |
| 2014 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 3 | |
| Total | 54 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 88 | 5 | |
| Career Total | 463 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 61 | 9 | 679 | 23 | |
| National team | Club | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | São Paulo | 2007 | 7 | 1 |
| Wolfsburg | 2007–2008 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2008–2009 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2009–2010 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 1 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 7 July 2007 | Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela |  Chile |
5–0 | 6–1 | 2007 Copa América |
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