Júlio César (footballer, born 1984)

Júlio César de Souza Santos or simply Júlio César (born 27 October 1984 in São Paulo, São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Brazilian Série A club Red Bull Bragantino as a goalkeeper.[1]

Júlio César
Personal information
Full name Júlio César de Souza Santos
Date of birth (1984-10-27) 27 October 1984
Place of birth São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Bragantino
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2004 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2014 Corinthians 129 (0)
2014 → Náutico (loan) 24 (0)
2015–2016 Náutico 108 (0)
2017–2018 Santa Cruz 57 (0)
2018–2019 Red Bull Brasil 49 (0)
2019– Bragantino 36 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:27, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in São Paulo, Júlio César started playing football as a child on the streets of the Tucuruvi neighborhood. By the age of 9, he played with the children's teams at the local Clube de Campo Associação Atlética Guapira. After a friendly match against Corinthians in the age of 15, Júlio was invited by a scout to train at their youth team, with which he won the 2004 and 2005 editions of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.[2]

Professional career

After Corinthians' main goalkeeper, Fábio Costa was barred by the coach Daniel Passarella and his immediate reserve Tiago suffered 5 goals in a derby match against São Paulo FC, Júlio Cesar's chances began to rise. After another loss with Tiago on the squad and Daniel Passarella's firing, Júlio César made his debut in a match against Figueirense from Santa Catarina. Corinthians won by two goals to one, and Júlio César was sent to the bench again, as he was replaced with Marcelo Marinho, also from the youth team. That would be the only appearance from Júlio César in the 2005 season, which was won by Corinthians in controversial fashion.[3][4]

The departure of Fábio Costa in 2006 caused a quick turnaround of goalkeepers in the team that would only end in 2008, such as Silvio Luiz, Johnny Herrera, and Bruno, who did not play for the team, Jean, who soon was barred from the main team, and Felipe. Júlio César only had a chance in 2008, after Marcelo's departure and Felipe's injury. Playing in matches for the Campeonato Paulista, Júlio earned a place as the main goalkeeper after Felipe failed in the Copa do Brasil, losing it yet again after Felipe rejoined the team, despite playing well. After Felipe's troubled departure from Corinthians, Júlio Cesar finally cemented his place as a main goalkeeper. Corinthians hired Paraguay national football team's Aldo Bobadilla for the goalkeeping position, who did not play for the team.

After poor showings in the 2011 Campeonato Paulista, Corinthians announced the arrival of a new goalkeeper, Renan from Avaí Futebol Clube. In a match against Botafogo, Júlio César suffered a compound fracture in his left pinky finger, but he soldiered on, as Corinthians had already made its 3 substitutions for the game. Renan, however, did not make good use of Júlio César's absence, playing poorly and losing his position to the third keeper, Danilo Fernandes, until Júlio was completely recovered and back to his goalkeeping duties. [5]

On 12 October 2011, Júlio César played his 100th match for Corinthians, losing by 2 goals against Botafogo.[6]

After overcoming harsh criticism from the fans, Júlio César finished 2011 as the absolute main goalkeeper for the team, helping Corinthians win the 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro.[7]

In 2012, however, Júlio César's main team status was in danger. During the 2012 Campeonato Paulista, Júlio was criticized by his performances.[8] The elimination against the Campinas squad AA Ponte Preta in the quarter finals, in which Júlio had committed "grotesque failings", suffering three goals against a weaker team caused manager Tite to replace him with the former goalkeeper of PSV Eindhoven, Cássio.[9] Cássio did not disappoint, and was the main goalkeeper during Corinthians' unbeaten Libertadores campaign.[10] Júlio was briefly linked with São Paulo squad Portuguesa, but the move did not materialize.[11]

In July 2014 Júlio César left Corinthians for the first time, signing on loan for Náutico to get first team football.[12] The transfer was made permanent at the end of the year, when his Corinthians contract expired."Júlio César assina contrato e diz que está motivado para voltar ao Náutico" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 December 2014.</ref>

At the end of 2016, after three seasons with Náutico, the player signed for Santa Cruz, in what was effectively a swap arrangement for Tiago Cardoso.[13] After a year he signed with Red Bull Brasil and was part of the team that transitioned to Red Bull Bragantino following the merger with Clube Atlético Bragantino.[1]

Honours

Club
Corinthians

Personal life

Júlio César is an Evangelical, converting in 2005.[14][15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 10 May 2019.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division National League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Corinthians 2005 Série A 100000100020
2008 Série B 402000000020
2009 Série A 400000000040
2010 Série A 31010003000350
2011 Série A 330220002000570
2012 Série A 40150006000250
2013 Série A 004000100050
Total 77044000130001340
Náutico 2014 Série B 240————240
2015 Série B 36010050—6[lower-alpha 1]0570
2016 Série B 35012020——490
Total 95022070—601300
Santa Cruz 2017 Série B 35011020—9[lower-alpha 2]0570
Red Bull Brasil 2018 Paulista —150——18[lower-alpha 3]0330
2019 Paulista —160———160
Bragantino 2019 Série B 30————30
Career Total 21001080901303303730
  1. Appearances in 2015 Copa do Nordeste
  2. Appearances in 2017 Copa do Nordeste
  3. Appearances in 2018 Copa Paulista

References
  1. "RB Brasil anuncia Julio Cesar, jogador que mais vezes foi campeão pelo Corinthians" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 December 2017.
  2. Site Oficial Archived 19 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "GloboEsporte.com > Futebol > Corinthians – NOTÍCIAS – Para Dualib, Inter seria o campeão de 2005". Globoesporte.globo.com. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. "Ex-presidente corinthiano declara "roubo" no titulo Brasileiro de 2005". www.campeoesdofutebol.com.br. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  5. Luxação de Júlio
  6. Julio Cesar usa camisa especial para celebrar 100 jogos pelo Corinthians
  7. "Campeão em 2005, Julio Cesar tem reconhecimento tardio pelo 2º título". Gazeta Esportiva.Net. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  8. http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/paulista/pos-jogo/2012/04/22/ponte-conta-com-frangos-de-julio-cesar-elimina-o-corinthians-e-vai-a-semi-do-paulistao.htm
  9. http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/esportes,tite-confirma-cassio-no-lugar-do-goleiro-julio-cesar-no-corinthians,866236,0.htm
  10. http://www.meutimao.com.br/noticia/78866/maior_goleiro_da_america_cassio_evita_falar_sobre_invencibilidade_na_libertadores
  11. http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/noticia/2012/05/timao-pode-emprestar-julio-cesar-portuguesa-para-contratar-guilherme.html
  12. "Fora do Corinthians pela primeira vez, Júlio César recomeça no Náutico" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 July 2014.
  13. "Acabou a novela: Santa Cruz anuncia contratação do goleiro Julio César" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 December 2016.
  14. Renato Cavallera. "Goleiro do Corinthians conta seu testemunho e que sofre preconceito". Noticias.gospelmais.com.br. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  15. "Evangélico e goleiro Júlio César termina pentacampeão com o Corinthias -Confira… :". Odiario.com. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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