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{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
'''Júlio César da Silva''', (born [[march 8]], [[1963]] in [[Bauru]] ([[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]) was a [[football (soccer)]] player from [[Brazil]]. He played central defender with many teams in [[Brazil]], [[Europe]] and with the [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian national team]].
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{family name hatnote|da Silva|Silva}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Júlio César
| fullname = Júlio César da Silva
| image = 10. Tag der Legenden 2014 46.jpg
| caption = Júlio César in 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1963|3|8}}
| birth_place = [[Bauru]], Brazil
| height = 1.89 m
| position = [[Centre back]]
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1978
| youthclubs1 = Noroeste Bauru
| years1 = 1979–1986
| clubs1 = [[Guarani Futebol Clube|Guarani]]
| caps1 = 54
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 1986–1987
| clubs2 = [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]
| caps2 = 32
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1987–1990
| clubs3 = [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]
| caps3 = 93
| goals3 = 10
| years4 = 1990–1994
| clubs4 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
| caps4 = 89
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 1994–1999
| clubs5 = [[Borussia Dortmund]]
| caps5 = 80
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 1998
| clubs6 = → [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]] (loan)
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1999
| clubs7 = → [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] (loan)
| caps7 = 3
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1999–2000
| clubs8 = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
| caps8 = 12
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2001
| clubs9 = [[Rio Branco Esporte Clube|Rio Branco]]
| caps9 =
| goals9 =
| totalcaps = 379
| totalgoals = 24
| nationalyears1 = 1986–1993
| nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
'''Júlio César da Silva''' (born 8 March 1963), usually known as '''Júlio César''', is a Brazilian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[centre-back]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1999-00/450/vereinsspieler_julio-cesar.html | title = Julio Cesar | language = de | publisher=kicker.de | access-date =5 March 2011}}</ref> Throughout his career, he played with multiple teams in Brazil and Europe, and also represented the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]] at the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]], and at the [[1987 Copa América]].


== Club career ==
He should not be mistaken with [[Júlio César Santos Correa]] and [[Júlio César Soares Espíndola]] who have also played in Europe under [[Julio Cesar|the same nickname]].
Born in [[Bauru]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], Júlio César began his career in 1979 with Brazilian club [[Guarani Futebol Clube|Guarani]]. He moved to Europe in 1986, after a successful World Cup in Mexico, spending a season with French club [[Stade Brestois 29|Stade Brestois]]. The following season, he played for [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]], where he remained for three seasons, winning the [[Coupe de France]] during his [[1989–90 Coupe de France|final season]] with the team.<ref name="Treccani">{{cite web|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/julio-cesar-silva_%28Enciclopedia_dello_Sport%29/|title=JULIO CESAR|publisher=Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002)|language=it|author1=Darwin Pastorin|access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="tuttojuve.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-julio-cesar-225484|title=Gli eroi in bianconero: JULIO CESAR|publisher=Tutto Juve|language=it|author1=Stefano Bedeschi|date=8 March 2015|access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref>


He moved to Italian club [[Juventus FC|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 F.C.|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 [[1993 UEFA Cup Final|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"/>
==Clubs==
*[[1979]]-[[1986]] [[Guarani Futebol Clube]] ([[Brazil]])
*[[1986]]-[[1987]] [[Stade Brestois 29]] ([[France]])
*[[1987]]-[[1990]] [[Montpellier HSC]] ([[France]])
*[[1990]]-[[1994]] [[Juventus F.C.]] ([[Italy]])
*[[1994]]-[[1998]] [[Borussia Dortmund]] ([[Germany]])
*[[1998]]- 11/[[1998]] [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas]] ([[Brazil]])
*11/[[1998]]- 02/[[1999]] [[Borussia Dortmund]] ([[Germany]])
*02/[[1999]]- 08/[[1999]] [[Panathinaikos]] ([[Greece]])
*[[1999]]-[[2000]] [[Werder Bremen]] ([[Germany]])
*[[2001]] [[Rio Branco Esporte Clube|Rio Branco]] ([[São Paulo]]) ([[Brazil]])


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 (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] in [[1997 Intercontinental Cup|1997]] (though he missed the final of the former through injury).<ref>{{cite web
Julio César played several seasons in [[France]] after making a good impression during the [[Football World Cup 1986]].
|url=https://www.byfarthegreatestteam.com/posts/borussia-dortmund-9798-uefa-champions-league/
|title=Borussia Dortmund In The 96/97 UEFA Champions League
|publisher=byfarthegreatestteam.com
|date=6 May 2017 |access-date=8 July 2019}}</ref> He remained with the club until 1999, apart from loans to Brazilian club [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]] in 1998, and Greek club [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] in 1999. Later that year, he joined [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] for the [[1999–2000 Bundesliga]] season, before moving back to Brazil once again, to play for [[Rio Branco Esporte Clube|Rio Branco]], in 2001, where he retired.<ref name="Treccani"/>


==International career==
He won the [[UEFA Champions League]] and [[European/South American Cup]] with [[Borussia Dortmund]] in [[1997]].
Júlio César played 13 official matches for the [[Brazil national football team|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 national football team|East Germany]].<ref name="Treccani"/> He also played for Brazil against "[[World XI|The Rest of the World]]" in 1989 and for "[[World XI|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 national football team|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">{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1986/06/28/da-pfaff-valdano-ecco-mr-universo.html?refresh_ce|title=DA PFAFF A VALDANO ECCO I MR. UNIVERSO|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|author1=GIANNI MURA|date=28 June 1986|access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref> The following year, he also represented his country at the [[1987 Copa América]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/87safull.html|title=Copa América 1987|author1=Martín Tabeira|date=22 August 2008|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref>
==National team==
Júlio César has played 15 times for the [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian national team]].


==Style of play==
He played the [[Football World Cup 1986]] and won the Best Central Defender Award.
Widely considered to be one of Brazil's best [[centre-back]]s, 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">{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1990/07/28/agnelli-non-falliro.html|title='AGNELLI, NON FALLIRO' '|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|date=28 July 1990|access-date=13 February 2016}}</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 (association football)|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 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Guarani FC|Guarani]]
|[[1980 Guarani FC season|1980]]<ref name="nft">{{cite web |title=Júlio César |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/16371/Julio_Cesar_2.html |website=National Football Teams |access-date=5 February 2021}}</ref>
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]
|||||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[1981 Guarani FC season|1981]]<ref name="nft"/>
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|Série B]]
|||||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[1982 Guarani FC season|1982]]<ref name="nft"/>
|Série A
|17||2||||||||||||||17||2
|-
|[[1983 Guarani FC season|1983]]<ref name="nft"/>
|Série A
|11||0||||||||||||||11||0
|-
|[[1984 Guarani FC season|1984]]<ref name="nft"/>
|Série B
|8||0||||||||||||||8||0
|-
|[[1985 Guarani FC season|1985]]<ref name="nft"/>
|Série A
|18||1||||||||||||||18||1
|-
|[[1986 Guarani FC season|1986]]<ref name="nft"/>
|Série A
|||||||||||||||||||
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!54!!3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!54!!3
|-
|[[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]
|[[1986–87 Stade Brestois 29 season|1986–87]]<ref name="wf">{{cite web |title=Júlio César » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/julio-cesar/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=5 February 2021}}</ref>
|[[French Division 1]]
|32||1||||||||||||||32||1
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]
|[[1987–88 Montpellier HSC season|1987–88]]<ref name="wf"/>
|French Division 1
|37||5||||||||||||||37||5
|-
|[[1988–89 Montpellier HSC season|1988–89]]<ref name="wf"/>
|French Division 1
|26||1||||||2||0||||||28||1
|-
|[[1989–90 Montpellier HSC season|1989–90]]<ref name="wf"/>
|French Division 1
|30||4||||||||||||||30||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!93!!10!!!!!!2!!0!!!!!!95!!10
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|[[1990–91 Juventus FC season|1990–91]]<ref name="wf"/>
|[[Serie A]]
|29||1||4||0||8||2||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Supercoppa Italiana]]}}||0||42||3
|-
|[[1991–92 Juventus FC season|1991–92]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Serie A
|33||1||7||1||0||0||0||0||40||2
|-
|[[1992–93 Juventus FC season|1992–93]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Serie A
|16||1||3||0||7||0||0||0||26||1
|-
|[[1993–94 Juventus FC season|1993–94]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Serie A
|11||0||2||0||4||0||0||0||17||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!89!!3!!16!!1!!19!!2!!1!!0!!125!!6
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Borussia Dortmund]]
|[[1994–95 Borussia Dortmund season|1994–95]]<ref name="wf"/>
|[[Bundesliga]]
|25||1||2||1||10||1||0||0||37||3
|-
|[[1995–96 Borussia Dortmund season|1995–96]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Bundesliga
|23||2||3||0||6||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[DFB-Supercup]]}}||1||33||3
|-
|[[1996–97 Borussia Dortmund season|1996–97]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Bundesliga
|10||3||1||0||4||0||0||0||15||3
|-
|[[1997–98 Borussia Dortmund season|1997–98]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Bundesliga
|17||1||0||0||7||0||2{{efn|One appearance in [[DFB-Ligapokal]], one appearance in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||0||26||1
|-
|[[1998–99 Borussia Dortmund season|1998–99]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Bundesliga
|5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!80!!7!!6!!1!!27!!1!!3!!1!!116!!10
|-
|[[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]] (loan)
|[[1998 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas season|1998]]<ref name="nft"/>
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]
|16||0||||||||||||||16||0
|-
|[[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] (loan)
|[[1998–99 Panathinaikos F.C. season|1998–99]]<ref name="wf"/>
|[[Alpha Ethniki]]
|3||0||||||||||||||3||0
|-
|[[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
|[[1999–2000 SV Werder Bremen season|1999–2000]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Bundesliga
|12||0||2||0||6||0||0||0||20||0
|-
|[[Rio Branco Esporte Clube|Rio Branco]]
|[[2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C|2001]]<ref name="nft"/>
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série C|Série C]]
|||||||||||||||||||
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!379!!24!!24!!2!!54!!3!!4!!1!!461!!30
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft"/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Brazil national football team|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
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||13||0
|}


==Honours==
==Honours==
'''Montpellier'''<ref name="Treccani"/>
*Winner [[Coupe de France]] (French Cup) in [[1990]] with [[Montpellier HSC]]
* [[Coupe de France]]: [[1989–90 Coupe de France|1989–90]]
*Winner [[UEFA Cup]] in [[1993]] with [[Juventus F.C.]]

*Winner [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1994/95]] and [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1995/96]] with [[Borussia Dortmund]]
'''Juventus'''<ref name="Treccani"/>
*Winner [[UEFA Champions League]] in [[1997]] with [[Borussia Dortmund]]
*Winner [[European/South American Cup]] in [[1997]] with [[Borussia Dortmund]]
* [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] : [[1992–93 UEFA Cup|1992–93]]

*Winner German SuperCup in [[1997]] with [[Borussia Dortmund]]
'''Borussia Dortmund'''<ref name="Treccani"/>
* [[Bundesliga]]; [[1994–95 Bundesliga|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Bundesliga|1995–96]]
* [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[1996–97 UEFA Champions League|1996–97]]
* [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1997 Intercontinental Cup|1997]]
* [[DFL-Supercup]]: [[1995 DFB-Supercup|1995]]


'''Individual'''
* [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: [[1986 FIFA World Cup#Awards|1986]]<ref name="AGNELLI, NON FALLIRO"/><ref name="MR. UNIVERSO"/>
* [[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]'' [[Bundesliga]]-best defender: 1995
* [[FIFA|FIFA XI]]: 1999<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033752/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html |date=17 November 2015 }}</ref>


==References==
{{Brazil-footy-bio-stub}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
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Latest revision as of 22:07, 12 December 2024

In this article, the surname is da Silva, not Silva.
Júlio César
Júlio César in 2014
Personal information
Full name Júlio César da Silva
Date of birth (1963-03-08) 8 March 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Bauru, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
0000–1978 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 as Júlio César, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[1] 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

[edit]

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.[2][3]

He moved to Italian club Juventus in 1990,[4] 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.[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 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).[5] 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.[2]

International career

[edit]

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.[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 the 1986 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 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.[6] The following year, he also represented his country at the 1987 Copa América.[7]

Style of play

[edit]

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.[2][3][4][6] 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.[2][3][4][6]

Career statistics

[edit]

Club

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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[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
  1. ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  2. ^ Appearance in DFB-Supercup
  3. ^ One appearance in DFB-Ligapokal, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
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

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Montpellier[2]

Juventus[2]

Borussia Dortmund[2]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Julio Cesar" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Darwin Pastorin. "JULIO CESAR" (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002). Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Stefano Bedeschi (8 March 2015). "Gli eroi in bianconero: JULIO CESAR" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e "'AGNELLI, NON FALLIRO' '" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 28 July 1990. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Borussia Dortmund In The 96/97 UEFA Champions League". byfarthegreatestteam.com. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d GIANNI MURA (28 June 1986). "DA PFAFF A VALDANO ECCO I MR. UNIVERSO" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  7. ^ Martín Tabeira (22 August 2008). "Copa América 1987". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Júlio César". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Júlio César » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  10. ^ FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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