 Júlio César in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Júlio César da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-03-08)8 March 1963 (age 62) | ||
| Place of birth | Bauru, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1978 | Noroeste Bauru | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1986 | Guarani | 54 | (3) |
| 1986–1987 | Brest | 32 | (1) |
| 1987–1990 | Montpellier | 93 | (10) |
| 1990–1994 | Juventus | 89 | (3) |
| 1994–1999 | Borussia Dortmund | 80 | (7) |
| 1998 | →Botafogo (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 1999 | →Panathinaikos (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Werder Bremen | 12 | (0) |
| 2001 | Rio Branco | ||
| Total | 379 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986–1993 | Brazil | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Júlio César da Silva (born 8 March 1963), usually known asJúlio César, is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer who played as acentre-back.[1] Throughout his career, he played with multiple teams in Brazil and Europe, and also represented theBrazil national team at the1986 FIFA World Cup, and at the1987 Copa América.
Born inBauru,São Paulo, Júlio César began his career in 1979 with Brazilian clubGuarani. He moved to Europe in 1986, after a successful World Cup in Mexico, spending a season with French clubStade Brestois. The following season, he played forMontpellier, where he remained for three seasons, winning theCoupe de France during hisfinal season with the team.[2][3]
He moved to Italian clubJuventus in 1990,[4] in an attempt to strengthen the club's fragile defence, making hisSerie A debut on 9 September 1990, in a 2–1 away win overParma. He remained in Turin until 1994, although, despite some solid performances, his time with the club was largely unsuccessful; his only trophy with Juventus was theUEFA Cup, which he won in 1993, underGiovanni Trapattoni.[2] In total, he made 125 appearances for Juventus, scoring six goals, two of which came in European Competitions, and three of which came during his 91 Serie A appearances.[3]
In 1994, he was purchased by German clubBorussia Dortmund, where he immediately won consecutiveBundesliga andDFL-Supercup titles, during his first two seasons with the team, as well as theUEFA Champions League and theIntercontinental Cup in1997 (though he missed the final of the former through injury).[5] He remained with the club until 1999, apart from loans to Brazilian clubBotafogo in 1998, and Greek clubPanathinaikos in 1999. Later that year, he joinedWerder Bremen for the1999–2000 Bundesliga season, before moving back to Brazil once again, to play forRio Branco, in 2001, where he retired.[2]
Júlio César played 13 official matches for theBrazil national team, from April 1986 to June 1993; he made his debut on 8 April 1986, in a 3–0 home win overEast Germany.[2] He also played for Brazil against "The Rest of the World" in 1989 and for "The Rest of the World" against Brazil in 1990.
He played for Brazil at the1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico and won the Best Central Defender Award, being elected to the team of the tournament.[2][4] However, his outstanding performance in the tournament was tempered by his penalty miss againstFrance in the memorable quarter-final in Guadalajara. With the penalty-shootout tied at 3–3, afterMichel Platini's had infamously shot his spot kick over the bar, Cesar stepped up for Brazil only to see his powerful effort crash against the left post.Luis Fernández converted the next penalty and subsequently won the match for France.[6] The following year, he also represented his country at the1987 Copa América.[7]
Widely considered to be one of Brazil's bestcentre-backs, Júlio César was known for his physical strength, speed, and aerial ability, as well as his positioning, tackling, and adeptness at reading the game.[2][3][4][6] A quick, versatile, and powerful defender, with good feet, vision, and passing range, he was also capable of playing as asweeper, a position which allowed him to contribute to his teams' attacks, and make runs into the opponent's half, where he used his aerial prowess, as well as his midfield-like elegance on the ball and technical skills, to great effect; he was also an accurate set-piece and penalty kick taker, possessing a powerful shot from distance, which made him an additional offensive threat.[2][3][4][6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guarani | 1980[8] | Série A | ||||||||||
| 1981[8] | Série B | |||||||||||
| 1982[8] | Série A | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | |||||||
| 1983[8] | Série A | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| 1984[8] | Série B | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| 1985[8] | Série A | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |||||||
| 1986[8] | Série A | |||||||||||
| Total | 54 | 3 | 54 | 3 | ||||||||
| Brest | 1986–87[9] | French Division 1 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| Montpellier | 1987–88[9] | French Division 1 | 37 | 5 | 37 | 5 | ||||||
| 1988–89[9] | French Division 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||||
| 1989–90[9] | French Division 1 | 30 | 4 | 30 | 4 | |||||||
| Total | 93 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 10 | ||||||
| Juventus | 1990–91[9] | Serie A | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| 1991–92[9] | Serie A | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 1992–93[9] | Serie A | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 1993–94[9] | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 89 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 6 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 1994–95[9] | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| 1995–96[9] | Bundesliga | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 33 | 3 | |
| 1996–97[9] | Bundesliga | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| 1997–98[9] | Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 1998–99[9] | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 116 | 10 | ||
| Botafogo (loan) | 1998[8] | Série A | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Panathinaikos (loan) | 1998–99[9] | Alpha Ethniki | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Werder Bremen | 1999–2000[9] | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Rio Branco | 2001[8] | Série C | ||||||||||
| Career total | 379 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 461 | 30 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
Montpellier[2]
Juventus[2]
Borussia Dortmund[2]
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