Lauro Júnior Batista da Cruz

Lauro Júnior Batista da Cruz, simply known as Lauro (born 3 September 1980), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Joinville Esporte Clube.

Career Born on 3 September 1980 in Andradina, Lauro began his career in the youth ranks of Radium, making his senior debut in 1999, where he stayed for two years, until 2001, when he signed for Ponte Preta. On 3 August 2003, the 22-year-old Lauro scored a last-minute header against Flamengo to salvage a 1–1 draw in Série A.

In 2006, the 26-year-old Lauro signed for Cruzeiro, but his career there was cut short by an injury sustained the following year, so he was loaned out to Sertãozinho. In 2008, he was sought after by Internacional, whose goalkeepers Renan and Muriel had caught hepatitis. Once Renan was sold to Valencia, Internacional bought Lauro from Cruzeiro for 500,000 reals. In his first months at the club, he won the 2008 Copa Sudamericana, starting in both legs of the final against Estudiantes LP, which ended in a 2–1 aggregate victory. Lauro thus replaced the 40-year-old Clemer as Internacional's new undisputed goalkeeper.

List of goals scored

Following, is the list with the goals scored by Clemer: Date Venue Host team Result Away team Competition Score Type Opponent goalkeeper 1 3 August 2003 Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, São Paulo Ponte Preta 1–1 Flamengo Série A 1–1 Header 2 7 August 2013 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Portuguesa 1–1 Flamengo Série A 1–1 Header

Honours Internacional Copa Sudamericana: 2008 Copa Libertadores: 2010