Julio Girón

Julio Estuardo Girón Rafael (born March 2, 1970) is a retired Guatemalan football midfielder. He played several years for Aurora F.C. and CSD Municipal before retiring at Deportivo Petapa in January 2008.[1]

Julio Girón
Personal information
Full name Julio Estuardo Girón Rafael
Date of birth (1970-03-02) March 2, 1970
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1998 Aurora F.C.
1998–2007 CSD Municipal 91 (2)
2007–2008 Deportivo Petapa
National team‡
1992–2006 Guatemala 82 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2007
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 November 2008
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Girón and the second or maternal family name is Rafael.

International career

Girón made his debut for Guatemala in a June 1992 friendly match against Nicaragua and played in three different World Cup qualification campaigns.[2]

He earned 82 caps, in which he never scored a goal. In 1999, he became Guatemala's most capped player of all time, before he was surpassed by Edgar Estrada three years later.[3] His final international game was a February 2006 friendly match against the United States.

References
  1. Julio Girón se retira del fútbol Archived 2008-01-21 at the Wayback Machine - Lared (in Spanish)
  2. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  3. Julio Estuardo Girón - International Appearances - RSSSF


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