Júlio César (football goalkeeper, born 1979)
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Júlio César with Inter Milan in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Júlio César Soares de Espíndola[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1997 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2005 | Flamengo | 135 | (0) |
| 2005 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2012 | Inter Milan | 228 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Toronto FC (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Benfica | 57 | (0) |
| 2018 | Flamengo | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 452 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Brazil U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2014 | Brazil | 87 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Júlio César Soares de Espíndola (born 3 September 1979), known as Júlio César (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒulju ˈsɛzaʁ]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Júlio César spent seven years at Italian club Inter Milan, with whom they won five Scudetti, the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, and the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup. He was awarded the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year title in both 2009 and 2010,[3] and was nominated for the 2009 Ballon d'Or, where he was voted into 21st place.[4] He was also named UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year after the 2009–10 season and won the Golden Glove award at the 2013 Confederations Cup.[5]
César won 87 international caps for Brazil. He was selected for the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, and two Copa América tournaments.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Jogador do Benfica Júlio César" [Benfica player Júlio César]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ Masiello, Vince (19 January 2010). "Ex-Inter Star Zlatan Ibrahimovic Wins 2009 'Oscar Del Calcio'". Goal.com.
- ^ "Le classement final", France Football, 1 December 2009, archived from the original on 15 March 2010
- ^ "Former Inter and Brazil star Julio Cesar retires from football". Goal.com. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.