{{Short description|Brazilian sports journalist}} {{Infobox journalist | name = Juca Kfouri | image = Juca Kfouri.jpg | alt = White middle aged man smiling at the camera | caption = Juca Kfouri at the 2008 [[Campus Party]] Brasil | birth_name = José Carlos Amaral Kfouri | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|3|4}} | birth_place = [[São Paulo]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] | alma_mater = [[University of São Paulo]] | occupation = Journalist and TV presenter | spouse = Leda Cristina Orosco (married 1977–present)<ref name=fatos_Juca/> | children = 4<ref name=fatos_Juca/> }} '''José Carlos Amaral Kfouri''', more commonly known as '''Juca Kfouri''', ([[São Paulo]], 4 March 1950) is a Brazilian sports journalist.
== Career == A descendant of Lebanese immigrants,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kfouri |first=Juca |date=18 December 2022 |title=Quem magoa não tem razão |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/colunas/juca-kfouri/2022/12/18/quem-magoa-nao-tem-razao.htm |access-date=20 July 2023 |website=Uol}}</ref> Juca Kfouri studied [[Social science|Social Sciences]] at the [[Faculty of Philosophy, Languages and Human Sciences, University of São Paulo|Faculty of Philosophy, Languages and Human Sciences]] of the [[University of São Paulo]] and was invited to work on the Department of Documentation (DEDOC) of [[Editora Abril]], in 1970. There, he rose to the position of director until 1974, when he was invited to be the chief of reporting at ''[[Placar]]'' magazine. He stayed there until 1978, when he worked for three months at [[TV Tupi São Paulo|TV Tupi]]. Due to delayed salaries, he quit and on the next day he was invited by Jairo Régis to be a special project editor.<ref>Entrevista com Juca Kfouri, 28/09/2007, págs. 3 e 4, http://www.alexandre.jor.br/br/jornais_e_revistas/mat/jucakfouri.pdf {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219232722/http://www.alexandre.jor.br/br/jornais_e_revistas/mat/jucakfouri.pdf}}</ref>
In 1982, he gained notability for exposing the a scandal related to the Sports Lottery, which generated several lawsuits against him.<ref>[http://www.conjur.com.br/2004-jun-03/jorge_kajuru_lidera_ranking_processos_justica Jornalistas esportivos disputam partida acirrada nos tribunais] - Conjur</ref>
=== Works on television === In January 2018, he was hired by [[TV dos Trabalhadores|TVT]] to present the interview show ''Entre Vistas''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 January 2018 |title=Juca Kfouri estreia como apresentador da TVT |url=http://portalimprensa.com.br/noticias/ultimas_noticias/80103/juca+kfouri+estreia+como+apresentador+da+tvt |access-date=24 January 2018 |publisher=Portal IMPRENSA}}</ref> On 14 August 2019, [[ESPN Brasil]] fired Kfouri and many others as part of a restructuring process.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESPN rescinde com João Palomino, Juca Kfouri e outros cinco comentaristas |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/ultimas-noticias/2019/08/14/espn-demite-vice-presidente-de-jornalismo-joao-palomino-e-3-comentaristas.htm |access-date=2020-05-22 |website=www.uol.com.br |language=pt-br}}</ref> In 2024, he guest appeared on ESPN Brasil during a tribute to journalist Antero Greco at the program he used to present, SportsCenter Brasil.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-17 |title=Com Amigão, Trajano e Juca Kfouri, SportsCenter presta homenagem a Antero Greco: 'A maior unanimidade da história' |url=https://www.espn.com.br/futebol/artigo/_/id/13670431/sportscenter-presta-homenagem-antero-greco-com-amigao-trajano-juca-kfouri |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=ESPN.com |language=pt}}</ref>
=== Newspapers and internet === When he worked at ''Lance!'', he was sued by coach [[Vanderlei Luxemburgo]] and ordered to pay him a compensation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Juca Kfouri perde recurso em ação movida pelo técnico Vanderlei Luxemburgo |url=https://portalimprensa.com.br/noticias/ultimas_noticias/34866/juca+kfouri+perde+recurso+em+acao+movida+pelo+tecnico+vanderlei+luxemburgo |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Portal IMPRENSA - Notícias, Jornalismo, Comunicação |language=en}}</ref>
Since May 2022, he works as a pundit at the [[Independent media|independent]] channel ICL Notícias, on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=PODER360 |date=2022-09-13 |title=Juca Kfouri faz apelo para eleitores de Ciro e Tebet votarem em Lula |url=https://www.poder360.com.br/eleicoes/juca-kfouri-faz-apelo-para-eleitores-de-ciro-e-tebet-votarem-em-lula/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Poder360 |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ICL Notícias |url=https://icleconomia.com.br/podcasts/icl-noticias/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=ICL Economia |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
=== Controversies === On 9 August 2021, during episode 150 of the [[podcast]] Posse de Bola at [[Universo Online|UOL]], Juca Kfouri criticized the Brazilian male football players after they won the gold medal at the [[Tokyo Olympics|Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games]] because they refused to wear the jacket provided by the [[Brazilian Olympic Committee]] during the medal ceremony. He called their attitude "scoundrel" and saw it as a display of disregard for fellow athletes from other sports.<ref>{{Cite web |last=UOL, SP |date=9 August 2021 |title=Juca Kfouri: Jogadores foram incapazes de ter empatia com outros atletas |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/videos/2021/08/09/jogadores-da-selecao-foram-incapazes-de-ter-empatia-com-outros-atletas-diz-juca-kfouri.htm |access-date=9 August 2021 |publisher=Portal UOL}}</ref>
On 9 April 2022, in a post-game essay on his blog at UOL, Kfouri called [[Santos FC]] "Ninguém FC" (Nobody FC) when analyzing its match against [[Fluminense FC]], which was poorly received by the club and its supporters; Santos announced it would cease communication with all UOL journalists until Kfouri apologized, which he refused to do.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lance! |title=Juca Kfouri se pronuncia após polêmica com o Santos e afirma que não pedirá desculpas ao clube - Lance! |url=https://www.lance.com.br/fora-de-campo/juca-kfouri-se-pronuncia-apos-polemica-com-o-santos-e-afirma-que-nao-pedira-desculpas-ao-clube.html |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Juca Kfouri se pronuncia após polêmica com o Santos e afirma que não pedirá desculpas ao clube - Lance! |language=pt-br}}</ref> About a month later, Santos lifted the ban after concluding that the opinion was exclusive to Kfouri.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-02 |title=Santos esquece o "Ninguém FC" e faz as pazes com o UOL {{!}} Metrópoles |url=https://www.metropoles.com/colunas/futebol_etc/santos-esquece-o-ninguem-fc-e-faz-as-pazes-com-o-uol |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=www.metropoles.com |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
=== Radio === In 2000, he became a presenter of the program ''[[Central Brasileira de Notícias|CBN]] Esporte Clube'', which lasted until 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eduardo Neco |date=6 December 2010 |title=Juca Kfouri deixa o "CBN Esporte Clube" e programa sai do ar no fim do ano |url=http://portalimprensa.com.br/noticias/ultimas_noticias/37149/juca+kfouri+deixa+o+cbn+esporte+clube+e+programa+sai+do+ar+no+fim+do+ano |access-date=24 December 2010 |publisher=Portal IMPRENSA}}</ref> Since then, he continued at CBN, but was eventually fired on 7 November 2023 among many other professionals of the station and related companies.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=7 November 2023 |title=Após mais de duas décadas, CBN demite Juca Kfouri |url=https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/futebol/apos-mais-de-duas-decadas-cbn-demite-juca-kfouri,d0201b9da55872c031fb7fad73f6a877h3hlaeiw.html |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=[[Terra (company)|Terra]] |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
== Personal life == Kfouri has been married to Leda Cristina Orosco since 1977 and has four children, including André Kfouri, a reporter at ESPN Brasil, and Daniel Kfouri, a freelance photographer.<ref name="fatos_Juca">{{Cite web |title=Sete fatos sobre a trajetória do jornalista Juca Kfouri |url=https://www.bol.uol.com.br/listas/fatos-sobre-a-trajetoria-do-jornalista-juca-kfouri.htm |access-date=2020-05-22 |website=www.bol.uol.com.br |language=pt-br}}</ref>
His aunt was Nadir Kfouri, rector of [[Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo|PUC-SP]] between 1976 and 1984 who became notable for publicly refusing to shake São Paulo State Secretary of Public Security Erasmo Dias's hand, calling him a murderer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juca Kfouri |date=13 September 2011 |title=Nadir Kfouri (1913-2011) – Uma mulher rara. E querida |url=http://blogdojuca.uol.com.br/2011/09/nadir-kfouri-97/ |access-date=24 January 2018 |publisher=Uol esporte}}</ref> Kfouri is also the brother of journalist and musicologist Maria Luiza Kfouri.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magnum Palestras {{!}} Juca Kfouri |url=http://www.magnumpalestras.com.br/produto/juca-kfouri/ |access-date=2020-05-22 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> In order to describe his experiences as a grandfather, he kept a column called "Vovô Juca" ("Grandpa Juca") on the ''Pais&Filhos'' magazine between 2013 and 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 January 2013 |title=Entrevista – Juca Kfouri – Pais&Filhos |url=https://paisefilhos.uol.com.br/noticias/entrevista-juca-kfouri/ |access-date=25 July 2020 |website=Entrevista – Juca Kfouri – Pais&Filhos |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
== Awards == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Award !Category !Outcome !Ref. |- |1996 |Troféu ACEESP (Associação dos Cronistas Esportivos do Estado de São Paulo) |Newspaper/Magazine||{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ganhadores do Troféu Ford ACEESP |url=http://www.aceesp.org.br/trofeuaceesp_ganhadores_1996.asp |access-date=2021-07-23 |website=www.aceesp.org.br}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2004 | rowspan="3" |Prêmio Comunique-se |Sports: Written Media||{{Won}} | |- |Sports: Spoken Media||{{Won}} | |- |2006 |Sports: Written Media||{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jornalistas brincam na entrega do Prêmio Comunique-se |url=https://virgula.com.br/famosos/jornalistas-brincam-na-entrega-do-ipremio-comunique-sei/ |access-date=2021-07-22 |website=Virgula |language=pt-BR}}</ref> |- |2008 | rowspan="2" |Troféu ACEESP (Associação dos Cronistas Esportivos do Estado de São Paulo) |Newspaper Columnist||{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ganhadores do Troféu Ford ACEESP |url=http://www.aceesp.org.br/trofeuaceesp_ganhadores_2008.asp |access-date=2021-07-23 |website=www.aceesp.org.br}}</ref> |- |2009 |Newspaper Columnist||{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ganhadores do Troféu Ford ACEESP |url=http://www.aceesp.org.br/trofeuaceesp_ganhadores_2009.asp |access-date=2021-07-23 |website=www.aceesp.org.br}}</ref> |- |2009 |Prêmio Comunique-se |Sports: Written Media||{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinco jornalistas da Folha recebem prêmio - 30/09/2009 - Poder - Folha de S.Paulo |url=https://m.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2009/09/631385-cinco-jornalistas-da-folha-recebem-premio.shtml |access-date=2021-07-22 |website=m.folha.uol.com.br}}</ref> |- |2010 | rowspan="5" |Troféu ACEESP (Associação dos Cronistas Esportivos do Estado de São Paulo) |Newspaper Columnist |{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foram divulgados os vencedores do Troféu Ford- Aceesp 2010 |url=http://www.portalmidiaesporte.com/2010/12/foram-divulgados-os-vencedores-do.html |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=Portal Mídia Esporte {{!}} Notícias da Mídia Esportiva}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2011 |Newspaper Columnist |{{Won}} | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jornalistas do 'Estado' estão entre os vencedores do Troféu Ford ACEESP 2011 |url=https://www.estadao.com.br/esportes/jornalistas-do-estado-estao-entre-os-vencedores-do-trofeu-ford-aceesp-2011/ |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=Estadão |language=pt-br}}</ref> |- |Sports Blog |{{Won}} |- | rowspan="2" |2012 |Newspaper Columnist |{{Won}} | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Festa da ACEESP escolhe melhores de 2012 e presta homenagem a Joelmir Beting - Notícias |url=https://terceirotempo.uol.com.br/noticias/festa-da-aceesp-escolhe-melhores-de-2012-e-presta-homenagem-a-joelmir-beting |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=Terceiro Tempo |language=pt-BR}}</ref> |- |Sports Blog |{{Won}} |- |2012 |Prêmio Comunique-se |Sports: Written Media||{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=G1 |first=Do |last2=Paulo |first2=em São |date=2012-09-26 |title=Prêmio Comunique-se divulga lista de vencedores |url=http://g1.globo.com/economia/midia-e-marketing/noticia/2012/09/premio-comunique-se-divulga-lista-de-vencedores.html |access-date=2021-07-22 |website=Midia e Marketing |language=pt-br}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2013 | rowspan="2" |Troféu ACEESP (Associação dos Cronistas Esportivos do Estado de São Paulo) |Newspaper Columnist |{{Won}} | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Troféu Ford Aceesp reúne os melhores do jornalismo esportivo paulista - Notícias |url=https://terceirotempo.uol.com.br/noticias/trofeu-ford-aceesp-reune-os-melhores-do-jornalismo-esportivo-paulista |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=Terceiro Tempo |language=pt-BR}}</ref> |- |Sports Blog |{{Won}} |- |2014 | rowspan="2" |Prêmio Comunique-se | rowspan="2" |Sports: Written Media||{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mônica Bergamo e Juca Kfouri, da Folha, vencem prêmio de jornalismo - 24/09/2014 - Poder - Folha de S.Paulo |url=https://m.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2014/09/1521571-monica-bergamo-e-juca-kfouri-da-folha-vencem-premio-de-jornalismo.shtml |access-date=2021-07-22 |website=m.folha.uol.com.br}}</ref> |- |2021 |{{Nominated}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=UOL tem 15 jornalistas indicados ao Prêmio Comunique-se 2021 |url=https://economia.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2021/06/15/uol-tem-15-jornalistas-indicados-ao-premio-comunique-se-2021.htm |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=economia.uol.com.br |language=pt-br}}</ref> |}
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