Júlio César (footballer, born February 1980)

Júlio César
Personal information
Full name	Júlio César da Silva e Souza
Date of birth	February 26, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Itaguaí, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left Winger
Team information
Current team	Ceará
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2002	Fluminense
2002–2003	Lokomotiv Moscow
2003–2004	Estrela da Amadora
2004–2005	Gil Vicente
2005–2008	AEK Athens
2008–2009	Rapid Bucureşti
2009–2011	Gaziantepspor
2011–2012	Figueirense
2013–2015	Coritiba
2015-	Ceará
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2012; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2008

Júlio César da Silva e Souza (born February 26, 1980 in Itaguai) is a retired Brazilian football player who is playing for Ceará Sporting Club. He most recently played for Turkish side Gaziantepspor, having joined them from FC Rapid Bucureşti. He was released during the winter break because he did not play as good as expected for the money spent on him, and because he was the highest paid member of the squad and because Rapid had financial problems anyway. Júlio César also played for Greek side AEK Athens from 2005 to 2008. He scored the goal in the famous 1–0 win for AEK against AC Milan in front of 60.000 spectators in the Olympic Stadium Athens with a direct free kick.

Before leaving AEK Athens Julio Cesar stated his last words to the Greek press: I will never forget AEK and will always be in my heart, I will return some day.In the first part of 2009–2010 season he scored 7 goals in Turkish Super Lig.

Honours

Fluminense

Campeonato Carioca: 2002

Lokomotiv Moscow

Russian Championship: 2002
Russian Super Cup: 2003

Coritiba

Campeonato Paranaense: 2013

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