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Julio Furch
Furch in 2020
Personal information
Full name Julio César Furch
Date of birth (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Winifreda, Argentina
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Santos
Number 9
Youth career
1994–1999 Deportivo Winifreda
2000–2004 Deportivo Mac Allister
2004–2006 Deportivo Winifreda
2009–2010 Olimpo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Deportivo Winifreda (14)
2008 All Boys de Santa Rosa [es] (1)
2008 Deportivo Winifreda (10)
2010–2014 Olimpo 52 (7)
2012 → San Lorenzo (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2014 → Arsenal de Sarandi (loan) 54 (14)
2014 Belgrano 18 (8)
2015–2016 Veracruz 69 (28)
2017–2020 Santos Laguna 137 (59)
2021–2023 Atlas 77 (23)
2023– Santos 62 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:51, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Julio César Furch (born 29 July 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Série B club Santos.[1]

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Winifreda, La Pampa, Furch started his career with hometown Club Social y Deportivo Winifreda at the age of five. Aged ten, he moved to Club Deportivo Mac Allister, but returned to Deportivo Winifreda at the age of 15.[2]

Furch was promoted to Winifreda's first team in 2006.[3] In 2008, he moved to All Boys de Santa Rosa [es],[4] scoring once in the year's Torneo Argentino C,[5] but returned to Winifreda to study in a university;[2] he scored ten goals in the year's Liga Cultural [es] for the club, being the competition's top goalscorer.

Olimpo

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In December 2008, Furch was invited on a trial at Olimpo, and signed a contract with the club shortly after.[6] Initially assigned to the reserves which competed in the Liga del Sur [es], he scored 16 goals in 24 matches[7] before being promoted to the first team by manager Omar De Felippe in May 2010.[8]

Furch made his first team debut for Olimpo on 9 May 2010, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Delorte in a 1–0 Primera B Nacional away loss against Independiente Rivadavia, as the club were already promoted. He made his Primera División debut on 8 August, replacing Diego Galván in a 2–1 loss at Banfield.

Furch scored his first professional goal on 24 October 2010, scoring Olimpo's first in a 3–2 away loss to Tigre. He subsequently started to feature regularly for the club, as they suffered relegation in 2012.

Loan to San Lorenzo

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On 20 July 2012, Furch was loaned to San Lorenzo in the top tier.[9] He made his debut for the club on 5 August, replacing Denis Stracqualursi late into a 2–1 home win over San Martín de San Juan, but only featured in nine matches before being deemed surplus to requirements by manager Juan Antonio Pizzi in December.[10]

Loan to Arsenal de Sarandí

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Furch left San Lorenzo in January 2013, and joined Arsenal de Sarandí on loan for six months.[11] He featured more regularly at his new club, and subsequently renewed his loan for a further year in July.

Belgrano

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On 9 August 2014, Furch signed a 18-month deal with Belgrano also in the first division.[12] He immediately became a starter at his new side, scoring a hat-trick against Independiente on 7 December.[13]

Veracruz

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On 28 December 2014, Furch moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Liga MX side Veracruz.[14] He made his debut abroad the following 17 January, starting and scoring a brace in a 3–1 home win over Puebla.[15]

Furch scored ten goals during his first six months at Veracruz, which included another braces against Atlas and Pumas UNAM. In the 2015–16 season, he played a key role by scoring 12 goals to help the club avoid relegation.

Santos Laguna

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On 24 November 2016, Furch moved to fellow league team Santos Laguna, with Martín Bravo and Fredy Hinestroza moving in the opposite direction.[16] He made his debut for the club the following 7 January, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against Tigres UANL.

Furch scored his first goal for Santos on 5 February 2017, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Guadalajara. He scored a career-best 18 league goals during the 2017–18 season, and repeated the feat in the following campaign.

On 13 June 2019, Furch renewed his contract with the Guerreros until 2022.[17]

Atlas

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Furch with Atlas in 2021

On 8 December 2020, Furch signed for Atlas of the same league.[18] After suffering a season long injury for the Clausura 2021 season, he became an undisputed starter in the 2021–22 season, scoring 16 goals.

On 14 July 2023, Furch left Atlas, ending an 8-year period in Mexico.[19]

Santos

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On 21 July 2023, Furch signed a two-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Santos.[20] He made his debut for the club eight days later, replacing Lucas Lima late into a 1–0 away loss against Fluminense.

Furch scored his first goal for Peixe on 20 August 2023, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 home success over Grêmio.[21]

International career

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Born in Argentina, Furch expressed interest on representing the Mexico national team in October 2018, saying he would "like to wear" the nation's colours.[22]

Personal life

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Furch's great-grandparents fled Germany during the World War II and moved to Argentina in the 20th century.[23][24] In 2012, he was nicknamed Emperador (the Emperor) by the supporters of Olimpo due to his name being the same as Julius Caesar.

Career statistics

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As of 12 November 2024.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental State league[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olimpo 2009–10 Primera B Nacional 2 0 — — — — 2 0
2010–11 Primera División 24 3 — — — — 24 3
2011–12 26 4 0 0 — — — 26 4
Total 52 7 0 0 — — — 52 7
San Lorenzo (loan) 2012–13 Primera División 9 0 0 0 — — — 9 0
Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) 2012–13 Primera División 18 4 — 5[c] 2 — — 23 6
2013–14 36 10 4 0 9[c] 2 — 1[d] 0 50 12
Total 54 14 4 0 14 4 — 1 0 73 18
Belgrano (loan) 2014 Primera División 18 8 0 0 — — — 18 8
Veracruz 2014–15 Liga MX 18 10 — — — — 18 10
2015–16 34 12 6 2 — — — 40 14
2016–17 17 6 4 3 — — 1[e] 0 22 9
Total 69 28 10 5 — — 1 0 80 33
Santos Laguna 2016–17 Liga MX 19 5 5 3 — — — 24 8
2017–18 38 18 10 2 — — 1[f] 0 49 20
2018–19 33 18 1 0 6[g] 5 — — 40 23
2019–20 29 13 3 0 — — — 32 13
2020–21 18 5 0 0 — — — 18 5
Total 137 59 19 5 6 5 — 1 0 163 69
Atlas 2020–21 Liga MX 7 2 0 0 — — — 7 2
2021–22 42 16 0 0 — — 0 0 42 16
2022–23 29 5 0 0 — — 5[h] 2 34 7
2023–24 2 0 0 0 — — — 2 0
Total 80 23 0 0 — — 5 2 85 25
Santos 2023 Série A 22 3 — — — — 22 3
2024 Série B 27 3 — — 13 3 — 40 6
Total 49 6 — — 13 3 — 62 9
Career total 467 145 33 10 20 9 13 3 8 2 541 169
  1. ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Copa MX
  2. ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa Argentina
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa MX
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeón de Campeones
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  8. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeones Cup

Honours

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Olimpo

Arsenal de Sarandi

Veracruz

Santos Laguna

Atlas

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Julio Furch at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Descubriendo a Julio Furch" [Discovering Julio Furch] (in Spanish). El Gráfico. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Deportivo Winifreda homenajeó a Julio Furch" [Deportivo Winifreda honoured Julio Furch] (in Spanish). La Arena. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Otro "Ruso" que rompe redes" [Another "Russian" who breaks the net] (in Spanish). La Nueva. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Con el gol de anoche: Julio Furch llegó a los 200 goles en su carrera" [With the goal from tonight: Julio Furch reached 200 goals in his career] (in Spanish). Winifreda. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. ^ ""Schmidt dijo que me le parezco mucho"" ["Schmidt said that I look a lot like him"] (in Spanish). La Nueva. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Un cierre dorado para Furch en la Liga del Sur bahiense" [A golden ending to Furch in the bahiense Liga del Sur] (in Spanish). La Arena. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Olimpo puso primera con la lista de prescindibles" [Olimpo started off with the list of expendables] (in Spanish). La Nación. 31 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  9. ^ "San Lorenzo sumó a Furch e Ibañez" [San Lorenzo added Furch and Ibañez] (in Spanish). LT10. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Juan Antonio Pizzi declaró a 11 prescindibles en San Lorenzo" [Juan Antonio Pizzi declared 11 expendables at San Lorenzo] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Arranque a Furch" [Start with Furch] (in Spanish). Olé. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Julio Furch es el nuevo y último refuerzo de Belgrano" [Julio Furch is the new and last addition of Belgrano] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Belgrano goleó a Independiente y ahora espera para entrar a la Sudamericana" [Belgrano thrashed Independiente and now wait to qualify to the Sudamericana] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Julio César Furch, refuerzo de Veracruz" [Julio César Furch, addition of Veracruz] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Doblete de Julio Furch en el triunfo del Veracruz" [Brace of Julio Furch on Veracruz's win] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Julio Furch llega a Santos por Martín Bravo y Fredy Hinestroza" [Julio Furch arrives at Santos for Martín Bravo and Fredy Hinestroza] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Julio Furch renueva contrato con Santos hasta el 2022" [Julio Furch renews contract with Santos until 2022] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Furch, refuerzo con Furia" [Furch, and addition with Fury] (in Spanish). Atlas FC. 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Julio Furch deja al Atlas y le dice adiós a la Selección Mexicana" [Julio Furch leaves Atlas and bids farewell to the Mexico national team] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Ídolo no México, atacante Julio Furch é o novo reforço do Santos FC e assina contrato por dois anos" [Idol in Mexico, forward Julio Furch is the new addition of Santos FC and signs contract for two years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Herói contra o Grêmio, Furch fala da emoção do primeiro gol com a camisa do Santos" [Hero against Grêmio, Furch talks about the emotion of the first goal with the shirt of Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Tribuna. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Furch, a la Selección... ¿de México?" [Furch, to the national team... of Mexico?] (in Spanish). Olé. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  23. ^ "Olvídense de Chicharito, el 9 alemán que Cocca llamaría al Tri, tiene 105 goles" [Forget Chicharito, the German number '9' which Cocca would call to Tri, has 105 goals] (in Spanish). El Futbolero. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  24. ^ "Julio César Furch, el emperador de los Tiburones" [Julio César Furch, the emperor of the Tiburones] (in Spanish). Excélsior. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  25. ^ Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League [@TheChampions] (2 May 2019). "Presenting the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League 2019 Team of the Tournament!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 May 2019 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  27. ^ "Julio Furch elegido como el Jugador del Mes de FIFA 19". 10 October 2018.
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