Júlio César (footballer, born November 1978)

Julio César
Personal information
Full name Julio César Santos Correia
Date of birth (1978-11-17) 17 November 1978
Place of birth São Luís, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
1995 Club América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Marathón 17 (0)
1996–1999 Valladolid 60 (4)
1999–2002 Real Madrid 21 (0)
2000-2001 → Milan (loan) 4 (0)
2000–2001 → Real Sociedad (loan) 16 (1)
2001–2002 → Benfica (loan) 20 (3)
2002–2003 Austria Wien 9 (1)
2003–2004 Valladolid 28 (1)
2004–2005 Bolton Wanderers 5 (0)
2005–2006 Tigres 33 (6)
2006–2008 Olympiacos 45 (9)
2008-2009 Dinamo Bucureşti 10 (0)
2009–2010 Gaziantepspor 29 (1)
2010 Marítimo 0 (0)
2011–2012 Sporting Kansas City 58 (3)
2013 Toronto FC 0 (0)
Total 355 (28)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Julio César Santos Correia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒulju ˈsɛzɐʁ]; born 17 November 1978), known as Julio César, is a retired professional footballer who mainly played as a central defender. Nowadays, he is a qualified UEFA PRO coach and an ambassador of the Real Madrid Foundation in Brazil.[1]

His professional career spanned almost two decades during which he played for 16 clubs in 12 different countries. In the Spanish La Liga, he amassed a total of 125 games and six goals during six seasons, winning one Champions League with Real Madrid.

Career as a Footballer

Youth Career

1995 - 1996

Julio César was born in São Luís, Maranhão. He finished his formation in Mexico with Club América,[2][3] making his professional debut in Honduras with C.D. Marathón.

At the age of only 17, Julio César signed with the Spanish club Real Valladolid. He immediately began playing regularly (25 La Liga matches in his first season, helping his team rank seventh and qualify for the UEFA Cup[4]), soon attracting interest from bigger clubs.

Senior Career

1999 - 2002

In the summer of 1999, Julio César was bought by Real Madrid, appearing regularly in his first year with a team that also included established stoppers such as Iván Helguera, Fernando Hierro, Aitor Karanka, and Iván Campo.[5][6][7] Real Madrid won during that year the UEFA Champions League.

In 2000 Julio César played for A.C. Milan and after a few months he returned to Spain to Real Sociedad. The following summer he joined S.L. Benfica.

2002 - 2005

In 2002, FK Austria Wien has signed several contracts of which the most important names were Julio César and Djalminha. It was a positive experience for Julio César taking into consideration that FK Austria Wien won the Austrian Football Bundesliga with a match day in advance, the Austrian Cup and they qualified in eighth in the UEFA Cup. It was a very strong team for the Austrian championship, but not strong enough for the UEFA level.

In 2003, he returned to Valladolid and one year after he signed with Bolton Wanderers, a Premiere League team from England, which was trained during that time by Sam Allardyce. Julio César's debut came on 14 August 2004, in a 4–1 home victory over Charlton Athletic.[8] It was a valuable experience for him because he could prove that he can play in other positions as well, in this case as a left wingback. He played along with great names within the football industry such as Jay-Jay Okocha, Khalilou Fadiga, El Hadji Diouf and Iván Campo.

2005 - 2010

Julio César joined Tigres UANL in 2005, and quickly became a key in the Mexican team's defense in both the Liga MX and the Copa Libertadores. Notably, he participated with one goal in the match dubbed "Aztecazo", a 4–1 turn-around win against Club América.

In July 2006, Julio César moved to Olympiacos FC. He scored five goals in 27 matches during his first year, being essential to the conquest of the Superleague Greece championship. On 31 October 2006, he helped to a 1–1 away draw against A.S. Roma for Champions League group stage,[9] but his team eventually ranked last.

In the following years, Julio César represented the Romanian team FC Dinamo Bucureşti and Gaziantepspor in Turkey. The last mentioned stage of his life meant more than a football experience to him. It was a period in which he lived in a country that embraces two continents and has a completely different culture - a valuable experience in which he grew as a person and footballer.

2010 - 2013

Julio César signed with Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City (2010) exactly when the sport's standards started to grow, more precisely when the team inaugurated the new stadium that was exclusively designed for practice sessions. The cheer that accompanied the club's growth was perfectly fitting with the magnificent structure of the management and methodology, which were ready to welcome the team's achievements. It was the push Julio César needed in order to start thinking about a professional career as a coach.

In January 2013, Julio César joined Toronto FC for a short period of time.[10]

Career as a Football Coach

Julio César was determined to end his career as a football player because he knew that it was the right moment to pursue a career as a football coach. Therefore, he went thorough a long training and educational process in order to strengthen his skills and acquire new competencies required to work at the highest level – Premiere League.

Nowadays, he is a specific coach within the Valdebedas Training Centre, doing individual and linear work with all the categories of the high quarry, more exactly from cadets to juveniles of Real Madrid. To be more precise, he applies what the methodology demands in the improvement of the players, both individually and as a whole.

Clubs

Club Country Year Goals
Club Deportivo Marathón Honduras 1995 - 1996 0
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol Spain 1996 - 1999 4
Real Madrid Spain 1999 - 2000 0
AC Milan Italy 2000 - 2001 0
Real Sociedad Spain 2000 - 2001 1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal 2001 - 2002 3
FK Austria Viena Austria 2002 - 2003 1
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol Spain 2003 - 2004 1
Bolton Wanderers Football Club England 2004 - 2005 0
Tigres de la UANL Mexico 2005 - 2006 6
Olympiacos Football Club Greece 2006 - 2008 9
Football Club Dinamo Bucuresti Romania 2008 - 2009 0
Gaziantepspor Turkey 2009 - 2010 1
Maritimo Portugal 2010 - 2011 0
Sporting Kansas City USA 2011 - 2013 3
Toronto FC Canada 2013 0

Titles Achieved

International Championships

Title Club Country Year
UEFA Champions League Real Madrid Spain 1999 - 2000

National Championships

Title Club Country Year
Austrian Football Bundesliga FK Austria Viena Austria 2002 - 2003
Austrian Cup FK Austria Viena Austria 2002 - 2003
Interliga Tigres de la UANL Mexico 2006
Superleague Greece Olympiacos FC Greece 2006 - 2007

2007 - 2008

Greek football Cup Olympiacos FC Greece 2007 - 2008
Greek Super Cup Olympiacos FC Greece 2007
Lamar Hunt U.S. Cup Sporting Kansas City USA 2012

References

  1. ↑ "Real Madrid: Julio César, embajador de los clinics de la Fundación Real Madrid en Brasil - Marca.com". Marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  2. ↑ "El jugador que debutó en Marathón y jugó en Real Madrid" [The player that made debuts in Marathón and played in Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Diez. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jugadores olvidados (XI): Júlio César Santos Correa" [Forgotten players (XI): Júlio César Santos Correa] (in Spanish). Fútbol Con Propriedad. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Vuelve el 'Europucela'" ['Europucela' is back]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 1997. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "El Arsenal se recrea en unos centrales de feria" [Arsenal has fun with carnival stoppers]. El País (in Spanish). 9 November 1999. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Julio César, el sustituto de Karanka, dice que no está bien" [Julio César, Karanka's replacement, says he is not well]. El País (in Spanish). 9 May 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Fichajes de paso" [Fleeting signings]. Marca (in Spanish). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bolton 4–1 Charlton". BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Roma 1–1 Olympiacos". UEFA. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Report: Toronto FC sign Brazilian Julio Cesar". CP24. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
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