Júlio César Soares Espíndola

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This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Soares and the second is Espíndola.

Júlio César

Personal information
Full name	Júlio César Soares de Espíndola
Date of birth	3 September 1979 (1979-09-03) (age 30)
Place of birth	Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Internazionale
Number	12
Youth career
	Grajau CC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2004	Flamengo	130	(0)
2005-	Internazionale	145	(0)
National team‡
2004–	Brazil	40	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 15, 2008. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 13, 2009

Júlio César Soares de Espíndola (born 3 September 1979), commonly known as Júlio César, is a Brazilian footballer, who plays goalkeeper for Italian team Internazionale. Both Brazilian national team manager Dunga and Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon have recently stated that they believe Júlio César to be the strongest goalkeeper in the world at the moment.^[1]

[edit] Club career

[edit] Flamengo

This section requires expansion.

see also [1]

[edit] Internazionale

In July 2005 he officially signed a 3-year contract with Inter.^[2] He quickly became the first choice, beating Francesco Toldo.

In July 2009, Julio Cesar was awarded by ESPN Brasil (the Brazilian division of ESPN) as the best player of the 2008/2009 season. He received the important and highly regarded "Prêmio Futebol no Mundo" ("Football (soccer) in the World Award").[2] Whilst at Inter he has performed a crucial role - frequently making world class saves, quickly escalating him in the public's eyes to one of the best keepers in the world.

[edit] International career

César's international career began in 2003, when he was often called up as backup goalkeeper for Dida. He was also included in Brazil team for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. However, he did not make an appearance during the tournament. 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 César remained backup goalkeeper for Brazil for the next three years, earning only 7 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 became Brazil's new first-choice goalkeeper began. He initially was out of favor, as new coach Dunga preferred Gomes, Helton and Doni ahead of him. However, he forced his way into the team and finally, he replaced Doni as first-choice goalkeeper in September 2007.

[edit] Career statistics

As of July 1, 2009

[edit] International statistics

As of August 13, 2009^[5][6][7]

National team Club Season Apps Goals Brazil Flamengo 2004 9 0 Chievo 2004–2005 1 0 Internazionale 2005–2006 1 0 2006–2007 2 0 2007–2008 11 0 2008–2009 15 0 2009–2010 1 Total 40 0

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

[edit] Honours

Flamengo

• Rio de Janeiro State League: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004
• Brazilian Champions Cup: 2001
• Rio Trophy: 2000
• Guanabara Trophy: 1999, 2001, 2004

Internazionale

• Serie A: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Coppa Italia: 2006
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2005, 2006, 2008

International

• FIFA U-17 World Championship: 1997
• Copa América: 2004
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2009

[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.)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Júlio César FIFA competition record
• Brazilian FA Database
• Inter profile
• Júlio César at Sambafoot

Brazil squad v • d • e Brazil squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Dida • 2 Belletti • 3 Lúcio • 4 Juan • 5 Emerson • 6 Gilberto • 7 Ronaldinho • 8 Kléberson • 9 Adriano • 10 Ricardinho • 11 Gil • 12 Júlio César • 13 Maurinho • 14 Fábio Luciano • 15 Edu Dracena • 16 Kléber • 17 Eduardo Costa • 18 Dudu Cearense • 19 Adriano Souza • 20 Alex • 21 Ilan • 22 Luís Fabiano • 23 Fábio • Coach: Parreira v • d • e Brazil squad – Copa América 2004 Winners (7th title) 1 Júlio César • 2 Mancini • 3 Luisão • 4 Juan • 5 Renato • 6 Gustavo Nery • 7 Adriano • 8 Kléberson • 9 Luís Fabiano • 10 Alex • 11 Edu • 12 Fábio • 13 Maicon • 14 Bordon • 15 Cris • 16 Dudu Cearense • 17 Adriano C. • 18 Júlio Baptista • 19 Diego • 20 Felipe • 21 Oliveira • 22 Vágner Love • Coach: Parreira v • d • e Brazil squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Dida • 2 Cafu • 3 Lúcio • 4 Juan • 5 Emerson • 6 Roberto Carlos • 7 Adriano • 8 Kaká • 9 Ronaldo • 10 Ronaldinho • 11 Zé Roberto • 12 Rogério Ceni • 13 Cicinho • 14 Luisão • 15 Cris • 16 Gilberto • 17 Gilberto Silva • 18 Mineiro • 19 Juninho • 20 Ricardinho • 21 Fred • 22 Júlio César • 23 Robinho • Coach: Parreira v • d • e Brazil squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (3rd Title) 1 Júlio César • 2 Maicon • 3 Lúcio • 4 Juan • 5 Felipe Melo • 6 Kléber • 7 Elano • 8 Gilberto Silva • 9 Luís Fabiano • 10 Kaká • 11 Robinho • 12 Victor • 13 Daniel Alves • 14 Luisão • 15 Miranda • 16 André Santos • 17 Josué • 18 Ramires • 19 Júlio Baptista • 20 Kléberson • 21 Pato • 22 Nilmar • 23 Gomes • Coach: Dunga