Júlio César (footballer, born 1963)

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox football biography Júlio César da Silva (born 8 March 1963), usually known as Júlio César, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Throughout his career, he played with multiple teams in Brazil and Europe, and also represented the Brazil national team at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and at the 1987 Copa América.

Club career

Born in Bauru, São Paulo, Júlio César began his career in 1979 with Brazilian club Guarani. He moved to Europe in 1986, after a successful World Cup in Mexico, spending a season with French club Stade Brestois. The following season, he played for Montpellier, where he remained for three seasons, winning the Coupe de France during his final season with the team.<ref name="Treccani">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="tuttojuve.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He moved to Italian club Juventus in 1990,<ref name="AGNELLI, NON FALLIRO"/> in an attempt to strengthen the club's fragile defence, making his Serie A debut on 9 September 1990, in a 2–1 away win over Parma. 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 the UEFA Cup, which he won in 1993, under Giovanni Trapattoni.<ref name="Treccani"/> 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.<ref name="tuttojuve.com"/>

In 1994, he was purchased by German club Borussia Dortmund, where he immediately won consecutive Bundesliga and DFL-Supercup titles, during his first two seasons with the team, as well as the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup in 1997 (though he missed the final of the former through injury).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He remained with the club until 1999, apart from loans to Brazilian club Botafogo in 1998, and Greek club Panathinaikos in 1999. Later that year, he joined Werder Bremen for the 1999–2000 Bundesliga season, before moving back to Brazil once again, to play for Rio Branco, in 2001, where he retired.<ref name="Treccani"/>

International career

Júlio César played 13 official matches for the Brazil national team, from April 1986 to June 1993; he made his debut on 8 April 1986, in a 3–0 home win over East Germany.<ref name="Treccani"/> 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 the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico and won the Best Central Defender Award, being elected to the team of the tournament.<ref name="Treccani"/><ref name="AGNELLI, NON FALLIRO"/> However, his outstanding performance in the tournament was tempered by his penalty miss against France in the memorable quarter-final in Guadalajara. With the penalty-shootout tied at 3–3, after Michel 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.<ref name="MR. UNIVERSO">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The following year, he also represented his country at the 1987 Copa América.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Style of play

Widely considered to be one of Brazil's best centre-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.<ref name="Treccani"/><ref name="tuttojuve.com"/><ref name="AGNELLI, NON FALLIRO">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="MR. UNIVERSO"/> A quick, versatile, and powerful defender, with good feet, vision, and passing range, he was also capable of playing as a sweeper, 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.<ref name="Treccani"/><ref name="tuttojuve.com"/><ref name="AGNELLI, NON FALLIRO"/><ref name="MR. UNIVERSO"/>

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Guarani	1980<ref name="nft">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Série A
	1981<ref name="nft"/>	Série B
	1982<ref name="nft"/>	Série A	17	2							17	2
	1983<ref name="nft"/>	Série A	11	0							11	0
	1984<ref name="nft"/>	Série B	8	0							8	0
	1985<ref name="nft"/>	Série A	18	1							18	1
	1986<ref name="nft"/>	Série A
	Total		54	3							54	3
Brest	1986–87<ref name="wf">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	French Division 1	32	1							32	1
Montpellier	1987–88<ref name="wf"/>	French Division 1	37	5							37	5
	1988–89<ref name="wf"/>	French Division 1	26	1			2	0			28	1
	1989–90<ref name="wf"/>	French Division 1	30	4							30	4
	Total		93	10			2	0			95	10
Juventus	1990–91<ref name="wf"/>	Serie A	29	1	4	0	8	2	1Template:Efn	0	42	3
	1991–92<ref name="wf"/>	Serie A	33	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	40	2
	1992–93<ref name="wf"/>	Serie A	16	1	3	0	7	0	0	0	26	1
	1993–94<ref name="wf"/>	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<ref name="wf"/>	Bundesliga	25	1	2	1	10	1	0	0	37	3
	1995–96<ref name="wf"/>	Bundesliga	23	2	3	0	6	0	1Template:Efn	1	33	3
	1996–97<ref name="wf"/>	Bundesliga	10	3	1	0	4	0	0	0	15	3
	1997–98<ref name="wf"/>	Bundesliga	17	1	0	0	7	0	2Template:Efn	0	26	1
	1998–99<ref name="wf"/>	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<ref name="nft"/>	Série A	16	0							16	0
Panathinaikos (loan)	1998–99<ref name="wf"/>	Alpha Ethniki	3	0							3	0
Werder Bremen	1999–2000<ref name="wf"/>	Bundesliga	12	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	20	0
Rio Branco	2001<ref name="nft"/>	Série C
Career total			379	24	24	2	54	3	4	1	461	30

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft"/>

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

Honours

Montpellier<ref name="Treccani"/>

• Coupe de France: 1989–90

Juventus<ref name="Treccani"/>

• UEFA Cup : 1992–93

Borussia Dortmund<ref name="Treccani"/>

• Bundesliga; 1994–95, 1995–96
• UEFA Champions League: 1996–97
• Intercontinental Cup: 1997
• DFL-Supercup: 1995

Individual

• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1986<ref name="AGNELLI, NON FALLIRO"/><ref name="MR. UNIVERSO"/>
• kicker Bundesliga-best defender: 1995
• FIFA XI: 1999<ref>FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info Template:Webarchive</ref>

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