Júlio César Mendes Moreira (born 19 January 1983) is a retired Brazilian footballer.
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Full name | Júlio César Mendes Moreira | ||
Date of birth | (1983-01-19) 19 January 1983 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Pouso Alegre, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
Cruzeiro | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Portuguesa Santista | 0 | (0) |
2005 | → Inter de Limeira (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2006 | CRAC | 0 | (0) |
2006 | Belasitsa Petrich | ||
2006–2008 | Denizlispor | 46 | (2) |
2008–2009 | Kocaelispor | 18 | (2) |
2009 | Montana | 10 | (0) |
2010 | Metalurh Donetsk | 2 | (0) |
2010 | Sriwijaya | ||
2011 | Ipatinga | 0 | (0) |
2011 | Salgueiro | 3 | (0) |
2012 | Metropolitano | 5 | (0) |
2013 | Central | 8 | (1) |
2014 | Ravan Baku | 13 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Caldas Novas | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Bahia de Feira | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 March 2020 |
Born in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais state, Júlio César was signed by Portuguesa Santista in 2004. In January 2005 he extended his contract for 1 more year (until 31 October 2005)[1] but left for Inter de Limeira on loan.[2] He finished as the bottom club in 2005 Campeonato Paulista.
On 1 December 2005 he left for Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano.[3] In January 2006 he left for Bulgarian A PFG club PFC Belasitsa.[4]
On 1 September 2006 he was signed by Turkish Süper Lig club Denizlispor in 1-year contract. He played 23 league games. On 7 August 2007 he signed a new 2-year contract. In June 2008 he was transferred to fellow Süper Lig club Kocaelispor.
After being close to a signature with Terek Grozny, he then returned to Bulgaria for Montana.[5] In January 2010 he moved again, to Ukrainian club Metalurh Donetsk on a 2+1⁄2-year contract.[6]
He then played for Sriwijaya F.C. of Indonesia Super League.[7]
In January 2011 he was signed by Minas Gerais club Ipatinga.[8] On 1 September he left for Salgueiro in short-term deal.[9]
In January 2014 César moved to Ravan Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League, signing an 18-month contract.[10]
César returned to Brazil in 2015, playing in just two games in two seasons with Caldas Novas in the first division of the Campeonato Goiano, the state league in Goiás. He moved to Bahia de Feira in 2017, where he did not play any matches, before retiring from football.