Júlio César (soccer player, 1979)

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Júlio César
Júlio César FC Internazionale.jpg
Júlio César as goalkeeper at Inter Milan (2011)
Personnel
Surname Júlio César Soares de Espíndola
birthday 3rd September 1979
place of birth Rio de Janeiro ,  Brazil
size 188 cm
position goalkeeper
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1998-2004 Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 130 (0)
2005–2012 Inter Milan 228 (0)
2005 →  Chievo Verona  (loan) 0 (0)
2012-2014 Queens Park Rangers 24 (0)
2014 →  Toronto FC  (loan) 7 (0)
2014-2017 Benfica Lisbon 57 (0)
2018 Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 2 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2004-2014 Brazil 87 (0)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of career

2 Status: end of career

Júlio César , full name Júlio César Soares de Espíndola (born September 3, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro ), is a former Brazilian soccer goalkeeper . He played for Inter Milan from 2005 to 2012 and won five Italian championships and in 2010 the triple of championship, cup and Champions League.

Career

In the club

Júlio César began his career as a goalkeeper in Flamengo's youth in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro . At the age of 17 he made his debut in 1997 as a goalkeeper for Flamengo's first team, and from 2000 he was a regular goalkeeper.

After the Copa America 2004 he moved to the Italian Serie A in the 2004/05 season . There he was loaned to Chievo Verona for half a year . From August 2005 to May 2012 he was the goalkeeper of Inter Milan . With Inter, Júlio César won the Coppa Italia (2006, 2010, 2011), the Supercoppa Italiana (2005, 2006, 2008, 2010), the championship title (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) as well as the Champions League (2010) and the Club World Cup (2010). On November 10, 2009, Júlio César extended his contract with Inter until June 30, 2014.

Before the 2012/13 season , Inter tried to cut their spending. Since Júlio César did not accept a cut in his salary, the Milanese signed Samir Handanovič from Udinese Calcio as the new goalkeeper, while César's contract was terminated on August 29, 2012. On the same day he moved to the Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League , where he signed a four-year contract. After relegation to the Football League Championship , Júlio César was no longer used.

On February 15, 2014 he moved on loan to Major League Soccer for Toronto FC . There he played seven league games until the beginning of May 2014 before joining the Brazilian national team in preparation for the upcoming World Cup.

After the Queens Park Rangers were promoted back to the Premier League for the 2014/15 season , Júlio César moved to the Portuguese champions Benfica Lisbon on a free transfer . He signed a contract until 2016.

During the European winter break 2017/18, César left Benfica and returned to Brazil. He received a three month contract with his first professional club Flamengo Rio de Janeiro . César came to Flamengo to two missions once in the state championship in Rio de Janeiro and once on the second day of the championship . Then he ended his active career.

In the national team

Júlio César initially played for different years of Brazilian youth and junior national teams. With the U-17 he became South American champion in 1997.

At the Copa America 2004 he was the goalkeeper of the Brazilian national team . The Brazilian squad was initially considered a B-Team, as the big stars such as Ronaldo , Ronaldinho , Kaká and Roberto Carlos were missing. Led by Adriano , the Seleção was able to win the tournament. In the semi-final win against Uruguay , Júlio César held the Uruguayan team's fourth and final penalty in the decisive penalty shoot-out . The final against Argentina was also decided with a penalty shootout; Júlio César held a shot again. Nevertheless, he was initially only a substitute goalie for Brazil after the tournament. Number two in the Brazilian goal, Júlio César took part in the 2006 World Cup, behind Dida and ahead of Rogério Ceni .

After Dida resigned, Júlio César became number one in Brazil's goal and as such took part in the 2009 Confederations Cup , which Brazil won after beating USA 3-2 in the final . In early June 2010, he was appointed to the squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa . In this tournament he was in all five games of the Brazilian national team, which were eliminated in the quarter-finals, between the posts. A year after the disappointing World Cup, the goalkeeper was appointed to the squad for the Copa América in Argentina by new coach Mano Menezes . There the team was eliminated again in the quarterfinals.

Also at the Confederation Cup 2013 he stood between the posts in all games and won the title with his team by beating the reigning world champions Spain 3-0 . He was also named the tournament's best goalkeeper. On May 8, 2014, despite his being sorted out by the Queens Park Rangers to Canada and a year with almost no match practice, Luiz Felipe Scolari appointed him as a regular goalkeeper for the 2014 World Cup . After a disappointing game in the semi-finals against Germany and another defeat in the third place match against the Netherlands , Júlio César announced that he would step down from the Seleção and end his international career.

Achievements / titles

As a national player

With his clubs

* awarded as a result of the Italian football scandal in 2005/2006

Awards

Private

Júlio César is married to the Brazilian model Susana Werner, with whom he has two children. He also has Italian citizenship .

Web links

Commons : Júlio César  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ First name: Júlio César , last name: Soares de Espíndola .
  2. ↑ Inter, Julio Cesar together until 2014. www.inter.it, November 10, 2009, accessed on December 18, 2009 (English).
  3. ↑ Julio Cesar explains Inter exit. www.football-italia.net, August 29, 2012, accessed on August 29, 2012 (English).
  4. ↑ Transfers: Julio Cesar leaves the club. www.inter.it, August 29, 2012, accessed on August 29, 2012 (English).
  5. ↑ Brazilian number one set to seal Loftus Road switch. www.qpr.co.uk, August 29, 2012, accessed August 29, 2012 .
  6. ↑ Toronto Acquires Julio Cesar On Loan. www.torontofc.ca, February 14, 2014, accessed on February 16, 2014 (English).
  7. ↑ Official: Júlio César moves from QPR to Benfica Lisbon . transfermarkt.de. August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ Return to Flamengo 2018 , report on veja.abril.com.br of January 29, 2018, page in portug., Accessed on January 31, 2018
  9. ^ Brazil without Kaka, Ronaldinho and Rafinha. www.fussballnationalmannschaft.net, May 8, 2014, accessed on July 16, 2014 .
  10. ↑ Julio Cesar announces farewell to the Seleção. www.sportal.de, July 13, 2014, accessed on July 16, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Júlio César
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Soares de Espíndola, Júlio César (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian soccer goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd September 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Rio de Janeiro