Julio Lopez
Julio Lopez (born November 4, 1978) is a former Chilean footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio Gabriel Lopez Venegas | ||
| Date of birth | November 4, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Quillota, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | San Luis de Quillota | 27 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | PSIS Semarang | 25 | (16) |
| 2002–2003 | Persib Bandung | 16 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | FC St. Gallen | 14 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | FC Vaduz | 8 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | C.F. Universidad de Chile | 11 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Potros Neza | 12 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | PSIS Semarang | 26 | (20) |
| 2008–2009 | PSM Makassar | 21 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | Persiba Balikpapan | 33 | (15) |
| 2010–2011 | Persisam Putra Samarinda | 28 | (14) |
| 2011–2012 | Persijap Jepara | 22 | (12) |
| 2012–2013 | Persikabo Bogor | 21 | (11) |
| Total | 264 | (131) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Lopez started his career with a local club, San Luis de Quillota. In 2001, he joined PSIS Semarang, he scored 16 goals for PSIS Semarang in a season.
2004 season, Lopez moved to Bandung following the invitation from fellow Chielan Persib coach, Juan Páez. Lopez shone in first round together with Adrian Colombo as duet. He scored 7 goals for the Persib in the first round of Liga Indonesia 2004. In the second half of the season, Lopez's name disappeared from the player roster Persib Bandung because of his lack of discipline factor.
Lopez then joined PSM Makassar. Despite being a new player, then coach Raja Isa did not hesitate to give him the captain's armband to replace Syamsul Bachri Chaeruddin. At Club PSM Makassar, Lopez did not take long to adapt to the environment and new friends. The proof he was able to show increased performance in every appearance with PSM Makassar.
Entering the 2009 - 2010 season of ISL, Lopez joined in Persiba Balikpapan.
Personal life
Lopez played in Indonesia since 2003. He had played in Europe and Mexican League since 2004 before went back to Indonesia in 2008,he decided to quit the League of Indonesia due of personal reason. While living in Indonesia, he was called "J-Lo" by fans of Persib Bandung during his spell there.