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Júlio César
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Personal information |
Full name | Júlio César Soares de Espíndola |
Date of birth | 3 September 1979 (1979-09-03) (age 31) |
Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil |
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Playing position | Goalkeeper |
Club information |
Current club | Internazionale |
Number | 1 |
Youth career |
| Grajau CC |
Senior career* |
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1998–2004 | Flamengo | 130 | (0) |
2005 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
2005– | Internazionale | 177 | (0) |
National team‡ |
2004– | Brazil | 53 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 July 2010 |
Júlio César Soares de Espíndola (born 3 September 1979), commonly known as simply
Júlio César, is a
Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a
goalkeeper for
Internazionale of the
Italian Serie A. He is also currently the first-choice goalkeeper for the
Brazilian national team, having won 53 international
caps.
In 2009,
IFFHS named him as the third best goalkeeper in the world, behind only
Iker Casillas and
Gianluigi Buffon.
[1] He was also awarded the
Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year title in 2009, ahead of Buffon of
Juventus and
Federico Marchetti of
Cagliari.
[2] He was nominated for the
2009 Ballon d'Or and was voted into 21st place; Casillas was the only other goalkeeper nominated.
[3]
[edit] Club career
[edit] Flamengo
Júlio César began his professional career with
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in 1997 as the understudy to veteran
Clemer. By 2000, he was the
Rubro-Negro's undisputed first choice goalkeeper and went on to win the
Campeonato Carioca four times. His impressive form culminated in him being named as
Brazil's first choice goalkeeper for the
2004 Copa América. During his time with Flamengo he became a fan favourite due to his love for the club and talent between the sticks.
He was signed on a free transfer by
Chievo Verona in January 2005, although it was widely speculated that this would be a temporary move before a transfer to
Serie A powerhouse
Internazionale.
[4]
Serie A rules which impose a quota on the number of non-EU players clubs can sign from abroad, Júlio César was initially registered to
Chievo.
[5] During his six months in
Verona, he was down the goalkeeping pecking order, with
Luca Marchegiani as first-choice, and failed to make an appearance. Despite his lack of club action, he was regularly named in the
Brazilian national team squad.
In July 2005, he officially signed a three-year contract with
Internazionale.
[6]
[edit] Internazionale
He joined up with the Inter squad for the
2005–06 season and was expected to be second choice goalkeeper behind
Francesco Toldo. His first game for the team was spent on the bench as Inter won the
Supercoppa Italiana. He soon established himself ahead of Toldo, however, as the team's first choice, as Inter went on to finish third in Serie A, behind only
Juventus and city rivals
Milan, but were later awarded the title due to the sanctions imposed following the
Calciopoli match-fixing scandal. Including this
Scudetto, Inter have won the title every year he has been at the club to date, amassing five
Scudetti.
In July 2009, Júlio César was chosen by
ESPN Brasil as the best player of the 2008–09 season. He also received the
Prêmio Futebol no Mundo (Football in the World Award).
[7]
In November 2009, he signed a contract with Inter which will last until 2014, adding two more years to his contract.
[8] His impressive form for the
Nerazzuri has earned him praise from former Inter and
Italy goalkeeper
Gianluca Pagliuca, who stated his belief that Júlio César is the best goalkeeper in the world.
[9] He has also earned praise from Italy legend
Dino Zoff and team-mate Francesco Toldo.
[10][11] On 24 January 2010, Julio Cesar made a crucial
penalty save from Brazilian teammate
Ronaldinho, as a nine-man Inter squad won 2–0 against Milan in a traditional
Derby della Madonnina match.
[edit] International career
Júlio César's international career began in 2003, when he was often called up as a backup to
Dida. He was also included in
Brazil team for the
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, but did not play. His first international appearance came during the
Copa América 2004. He played in all six matches in the tournament as first-choice goalkeeper, as Dida chose to sit out the tournament. In the final match against
Argentina, which went on to be decided by penalty shootout, Júlio César blocked Argentina's first penalty kick and Brazil went on to win 4–2.
However, Júlio still was the backup goalkeeper for Brazil for the next three years, earning only seven caps in the period. He was left out of Brazil team for
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and
Copa América 2007, but was included in
2006 FIFA World Cup squad as third-choice goalkeeper behind Dida and veteran
Rogério Ceni.
After the World Cup and the international retirement of Dida, the competition to become Brazil's new first-choice goalkeeper began. He initially was out of favour, as new coach
Dunga preferred
Heurelho Gomes of
Tottenham Hotspur,
Helton of
FC Porto, and
Doni of
Roma ahead of him. He forced his way into the team, however, and finally replaced Doni as first-choice goalkeeper in September 2007.
Julio Cesar's next international tournament was
2009 Confederations Cup. The tournament was won by Brazil, who retained the trophy they won in 2005 by defeating the
United States 3–2 in the final.
He was named in Coach Dunga's final squad of 23 for the Brazilian squad in
South Africa for the
2010 World Cup. This is his second World Cup. In the quarter-finals Holland won 2-1 over Brazil with Wesley Sneijder scoring two goals, and Brazil were ultimately eliminated from the tournament. Julio Cesar was heavily criticised for his performance in this match, following a goalkeeping blunder that resulted in the first goal for Holland, providing them with the momentum to go on and win the match. Cesar came off his line to intercept a cross from Sneijder, but uncharacteristically missed the ball (shared blame with Felipe Melo), allowing the cross to pass into the goal without touch from Cesar.
[edit] Career statistics
- As of 21 October 2010.[12]
Club | League | Cup[13] | Continental[14] | Total |
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Flamengo | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
2001 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
2002 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
2003 | 37 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
2004 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
Total | 130 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 163 | 0 |
Chievo | 2004–05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Internazionale | 2005–06 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
2006–07 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
2007–08 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
2008–09 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
2009–10 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
2010–11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Total | 177 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 230 | 0 |
Career totals | 307 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 393 | 0 |
[edit] International statistics
- As of 2 July 2010.[15][16][17]
National team | Club | Season | Apps | Goals |
Brazil | Flamengo | 2004 | 9 | 0 |
Chievo | 2004–05 | 1 | 0 |
Internazionale | 2005–06 | 1 | 0 |
2006–07 | 2 | 0 |
2007–08 | 11 | 0 |
2008–09 | 15 | 0 |
2009–10 | 14 | 0 |
2010–11 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 53 | 0 |
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[show]International appearances and goals |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goal | Competition |
2004 |
1. | July 8, 2004 | Arequipa, Peru | Chile | 1–0 | 0 | Copa América 2004 |
2. | July 11, 2004 | Arequipa, Peru | Costa Rica | 4–1 | 0 | Copa América 2004 |
3. | July 14, 2004 | Arequipa, Peru | Paraguay | 1–2 | 0 | Copa América 2004 |
4. | July 18, 2004 | Piura, Peru | Mexico | 4–0 | 0 | Copa América 2004 |
5. | July 21, 2004 | Lima, Peru | Uruguay | 1–1 | 0 | Copa América 2004 |
6. | July 25, 2004 | Lima, Peru | Argentina | 2–2 | 0 | Copa América 2004 |
7. | August 18, 2004 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Haiti | 6–0 | 0 | Friendly |
8. | September 5, 2004 | São Paulo, Brazil | Bolivia | 3–1 | 0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9. | September 8, 2004 | Berlin, Germany | Germany | 1–1 | 0 | Friendly |
2004–2005 |
10. | February 9, 2005 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 7–1 | 0 | Friendly |
2005–2006 |
11. | October 9, 2005 | La Paz, Bolivia | Bolivia | 1–1 | 0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2006–2007 |
12. | March 24, 2007 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Chile | 4–0 | 0 | Friendly |
13. | March 27, 2007 | Stockholm, Sweden | Ghana | 1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
2007–2008 |
14. | August 22, 2007 | Montpellier, France | Algeria | 2–0 | 0 | Friendly |
15. | September 12, 2007 | Boston, United States | Mexico | 3–1 | 0 | Friendly |
16. | October 14, 2007 | Bogotá, Colombia | Colombia | 0–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
17. | October 17, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Ecuador | 5–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
18. | November 18, 2007 | Lima, Peru | Peru | 1–1 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
19. | November 21, 2007 | São Paulo, Brazil | Uruguay | 2–1 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
20. | February 6, 2008 | Dublin, Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
21. | March 26, 2008 | London, England | Sweden | 1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
22. | May 31, 2008 | Seattle, United States | Canada | 3–2 | 0 | Friendly |
23. | June 15, 2008 | Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 0–2 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
24. | June 18, 2008 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Argentina | 0–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2008–2009 |
25. | September 7, 2008 | Santiago, Chile | Chile | 3–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
26. | September 10, 2008 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Bolivia | 0–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
27. | October 10, 2008 | San Cristóbal, Venezuela | Venezuela | 4–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
28. | October 15, 2008 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Colombia | 0–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
29. | November 19, 2008 | Brasília, Brazil | Portugal | 6–2 | 0 | Friendly |
30. | February 10, 2009 | London, England | Italy | 2–0 | 0 | Friendly |
31. | March 29, 2009 | Quito, Ecuador | Ecuador | 1–1 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
32. | April 1, 2009 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Peru | 3–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
33. | June 6, 2009 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 4–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
34. | June 10, 2009 | Recife, Brazil | Paraguay | 2–1 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
35. | June 15, 2009 | Bloemfontein, South Africa | Egypt | 4–3 | 0 | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup |
36. | June 18, 2009 | Pretoria, South Africa | United States | 3–0 | 0 | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup |
37. | June 21, 2009 | Pretoria, South Africa | Italy | 3–0 | 0 | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup |
38. | June 25, 2009 | Johannesburg, South Africa | South Africa | 1–0 | 0 | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup |
39. | June 28, 2009 | Pretoria, South Africa | United States | 3–2 | 0 | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup |
2009–2010 |
40. | August 12, 2009 | Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
41. | September 5, 2009 | Rosario, Argentina | Argentina | 3–1 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
42. | September 9, 2009 | Salvador, Brazil | Chile | 4–2 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
43. | October 11, 2009 | La Paz, Bolivia | Bolivia | 1–2 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
44. | October 14, 2009 | Campo Grande, Brazil | Venezuela | 0–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
45. | November 14, 2009 | Doha, Qatar | England | 1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
46. | November 17, 2009 | Muscat, Oman | Oman | 2–0 | 0 | Friendly |
47. | March 2, 2010 | London, England | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | 0 | Friendly |
48. | June 2, 2010 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 3–0 | 0 | Friendly |
49. | June 15, 2010 | Johannesburg, South Africa | North Korea | 2–1 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
50. | June 20, 2010 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Côte d'Ivoire | 3–1 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
51. | June 25, 2010 | Durban, South Africa | Portugal | 0–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
52. | June 28, 2010 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Chile | 3–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
53. | July 2, 2010 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Netherlands | 1–2 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
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[edit] Honours
- Flamengo
- Internazionale
[edit] International
- Brazil
[edit] Individual
[edit] Personal life
César is married to Brazilian model and actress
Susana Werner. Together, they have two children; Cauet, born in 2002, and Giulia, born in 2005. He is sponsored by
Asics.
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
Persondata |
Name | Soares De Espindola, Julio Cesar |
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Short description | |
Date of birth | September 3, 1979 |
Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil |
Date of death | |
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