Júlio César (footballer, born January 1983)

Júlio César Mendes Moreira (born 19 January 1983) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Júlio César
Personal information
Full name Júlio César Mendes Moreira
Date of birth (1983-01-19) 19 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Pouso Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Portuguesa Santista 0 (0)
2005Inter de Limeira (loan) 0 (0)
2006 CRAC 0 (0)
2006 Belasitsa Petrich
2006–2008 Denizlispor 46 (2)
2008–2009 Kocaelispor 18 (2)
2009 Montana 10 (0)
2010 Metalurh Donetsk 2 (0)
2010 Sriwijaya
2011 Ipatinga 0 (0)
2011 Salgueiro 3 (0)
2012 Metropolitano 5 (0)
2013 Central 8 (1)
2014 Ravan Baku 13 (0)
2015–2016 Caldas Novas 2 (0)
2017 Bahia de Feira 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

São Paulo state edit

Born in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais state, César was signed by Portuguesa Santista in 2004. In January 2005 he extended his contract for one more year (until 31 October 2005)[1] but left for Inter de Limeira on loan.[2] He finished as the bottom club in 2005 Campeonato Paulista.

Europe edit

On 1 December 2005, César left for Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano.[3] In January 2006 he left for Bulgarian A PFG club PFC Belasitsa.[4]

On 1 September 2006, César signed for Süper Lig club Denizlispor on a one-year contract. He played 23 league games. On 7 August 2007, he signed a new two-year contract. In June 2008 he was transferred to fellow Süper Lig club Kocaelispor.

After being close to a signature with Terek Grozny, César then returned to Bulgaria for Montana.[5] In January 2010 he moved again, to Ukrainian club Metalurh Donetsk on a 2+12-year contract.[6]

He then played for Sriwijaya F.C. of Indonesia Super League.[7]

Return to Brazil edit

In January 2011 César signed for Minas Gerais club Ipatinga.[8] On 1 September he left for Salgueiro in short-term deal.[9]

Ravan Baku edit

In January 2014 César moved to Ravan Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League, signing an 18-month contract.[10]

Later years edit

César returned to Brazil in 2015, playing in just two games in two seasons with Caldas Novas in the first division of the Campeonato Goiano, the state league in Goiás. He moved to Bahia de Feira in 2017, where he did not play any matches, before retiring from football.

References edit

  1. ^ CBF BID-E on 22 February 2005
  2. ^ CBF BID-E on 14 April 2005
  3. ^ CBF BID-E on 20 February 2006
  4. ^ "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2006". CBF (in Portuguese). 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  5. ^ Petrov, Petyo (21 August 2009). "Трети бразилец в Монтана" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Metallurg signed contracts with two players". FC Metalurh Donetsk. 20 January 2010. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  7. ^ "profile". liga-indonesia.co.id. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Tigre apresenta lateral". Ipatinga FC (in Portuguese). 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  9. ^ "BID ELETRÔNICO ACUMULADO (97) ATLETAS - Salgueiro/PE". CBF (in Portuguese). October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  10. ^ ""Rəvan" 5 futbolçu ilə anlaşdı" (in Azerbaijani). Ravan Baku. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

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