Julio César Manzur Caffarena (born 22 January 1981) is a Paraguayan former footballer who last played for Rubio Ñu of the Paraguayan Primera División.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio César Manzur Caffarena | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2000 | Cerro Corá | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Cerro Corá | 16 | (1) |
| 2002–2005 | Guaraní | 135 | (7) |
| 2006 | Santos | 40 | (2) |
| 2007 | Guaraní | 19 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Pachuca | 44 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Libertad (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Tigre (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Olimpia Asunción | 28 | (3) |
| 2011 | León | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Guaraní | 32 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Olimpia Asunción | 20 | (2) |
| 2015 | Rubio Ñu | 42 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | Paraguay U23 | ||
| 2004–2012 | Paraguay | 32 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 April 2013 | |||
Club career
editManzur started his career at Cerro Corá in his native country before moving to Paraguayan giants Guaraní. He also played for Santos F.C. in Brazil, C.F. Pachuca in Mexico and Libertad in his native country.
In 2009, he joined Tigre to play in the Primera División Argentina and the Copa Sudamericana.[1]
In 2010, he joined Club Olimpia from Paraguay, to play the National Tournament of that country, scoring his first goal on 13 March, against 3 de Febrero from Ciudad del Este, which allowed his team to win the match. He then returned to Mexico to play for Second Division side Club León, to replace Paraguayan international and partner Denis Caniza. León is owned by Grupo Pachuca, owners of his previous club Pachuca CF. Manzur returned to his former club Guaraní in 2011 and then returned to Paraguayan giants Olimpia in January 2013.
International career
editManzur was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguay national team on the 2004 Summer Olympics. On 4 August, before the Summer Olympics began, he played in a preparation game against the Portugal of Cristiano Ronaldo in the city of Algarve, resulting in a 5–0 defeat.[2]
He was also selected to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Copa América. He has won 26 caps for the Paraguay national side.
Honours
editClub
editNational team
edit- Paraguay
- Olympic Games: Silver Medal in Athens (2004)
References
edit- ^ "Julio Manzur es la primera incorporación del equipo" Archived 28 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine TyC Sports. Retrieved 22 August 2009. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Portugal Sub 23 vs Paraguay Sub 23 - Amistosos Selecciones Sub 23 2004: Toda la info, alineaciones y eventos".
External links
edit- Julio Manzur at National-Football-Teams.com
- Julio César Manzur at Goal.com