Júlio César (football goalkeeper, born 1979)
Júlio César Soares de Espíndola (born 3 September 1979) is a Brazilian former football player. He last played for Benfica and the Brazil national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Júlio César Soares de Espíndola | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1979 (aged 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997-2004 2005-2012 2005 | Flamengo Internazionale Milano →ChievoVerona (loan) | ||
| National team | |||
| 2004-2014 | Brazil | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
In July 2009, Julio Cesar was awarded by ESPN Brasil (the Brazilian division of ESPN) as the best player of the 2008/09 season. He received an important and highly regarded "Prêmio Futebol no Mundo" ("Worldwide Football award").[source?]
He won the treble with Inter in the 2009-10 season, playing 54 games in all competitions.
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | South America | Total | ||||||
| 1997 | Flamengo | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2002 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 37 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | 46 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 0 | - | 45 | 0 | |||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2004/05 | ChievoVerona | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005/06 | Internazionale Milano | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2007/08 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2008/09 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2009/10 | ||||||||||
| Country | Brazil | 130 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 163 | 0 | |
| Italy | 132 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Total | 262 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 328 | 0 | ||
International career statistics
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2009 | 17 | 0 |
| 2010 | ||
| Total | 46 | 0 |
Júlio César (football Goalkeeper, Born 1979) Media
- Júlio César in action with Inter.jpg
Júlio César in action with Inter Milan
- FC Internazionale 2011-2012.jpg
Júlio César (yellow shirt) and his teammates before a Champions League match against PFC CSKA Moscow on 27 September 2011
- Júlio Cesar after Brazil national team training at Randburg High School 2010-06-06.jpg
Júlio César with Brazil at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Júlio César lifting the Golden Glove award while wearing Iker Casillas' shirt as a token of respect
Júlio César (left) and Fernandinho (right) training for Brazil at 2014 FIFA World Cup
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References
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Júlio César". www.national-football-teams.com.
