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Júlio César
Personal information
Full name	Júlio César Jacobi
Date of birth	2 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Guaramirim, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	CRB
Youth career
2003–2004	J. Malucelli
2005	Paraná
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	Botafogo
2008–2009	Belenenses
2009–2013	Benfica
2011–2012	→ Granada (loan)
2014	Getafe
2014–2018	Fluminense
2019–2021	Grêmio
2023	Athletic Club
2023–	CRB
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2020

Júlio César Jacobi (born 2 September 1986), known as Júlio César, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for CRB.

Club career

Born in Guaramirim, Santa Catarina, Júlio César started his professional career at Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, signing a five-year contract in August 2005. He made his Série A debut in a 0–0 home draw against Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, on 26 November 2006.

In January 2008, Júlio César moved to Portugal, joining C.F. Os Belenenses. He first played in the Primeira Liga on 23 February against C.S. Marítimo, replacing striker Weldon in the 29th minute after goalkeeper Paulo Costinha had been sent off, in an eventual 1–3 home loss.^[1]

After having played all the matches and minutes in his first full season – Belenenses was relegated, but later reinstated – he signed with Lisbon neighbours S.L. Benfica,^[2] thus reuniting with former manager Jorge Jesus. In his first year he backed up Quim, demoting José Moreira to third-choice and starting in the club's campaign in the UEFA Europa League.

On 8 April 2010, in the dying minutes of Benfica's 1–4 loss at Liverpool for the Europa League quarter-finals (and subsequent 3–5 aggregate exit), Júlio César suffered a concussion after colliding with Dirk Kuyt, having to be hospitalized.^[3] He fully recovered, appearing in a total of 14 official matches during the campaign.

On 17 August 2011, Júlio César moved to Granada CF in La Liga in a season-long move, alongside teammates Carlos Martins and Jorge Ribeiro.^[4]^[5] He made his debut for the Andalusians on 13 December in a 1–4 away defeat to Real Sociedad for the Copa del Rey,^[6] and played mostly understudy to Roberto during his spell.

On 1 September 2013, after one year limited to training, Júlio César terminated his contract with Benfica.^[7] On 10 March of the following year, after more than one year out of football, he agreed to a five-month contract with Getafe CF as an emergency signing after Miguel Ángel Moyá's serious injury.^[8]

Júlio César was signed by Fluminense FC on 9 September 2014, returning to his homeland after six years.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 January 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Belenenses	2007–08^[10]	Primeira Liga	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2008–09^[10]	Primeira Liga	30	0	7	0	—		—		37	0
	Total		41	0	7	0	—		—		48	0
Benfica	2009–10^[11]	Primeira Liga	0	0	2	0	12^[b]	0	—		14	0
	2010–11^[10]	Primeira Liga	4	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2011–12^[10]	Primeira Liga	—		—		—		—		—
	2012–13^[10]	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		4	0	8	0	12	0	0	0	24	0
Granada (loan)	2011–12^[11]	La Liga	16	0	1	0	—		—		17	0
Getafe	2013–14^[11]	La Liga	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Fluminense	2014^[11]	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015^[11]	Série A	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2016^[11]	Série A	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	2017^[11]	Série A	22	0	7	0	4^[c]	0	7^[d]	0	40	0
	2018^[11]	Série A	35	0	4	0	10^[c]	0	13^[d]	0	62	0
	Total		75	0	14	0	14	0	20	0	123	0
Grêmio	2019^[11]	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	1^[e]	0	1	0
Career total			141	0	30	0	26	0	21	0	218	0

^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga, Copa del Rey, Copa do Brasil, Copa da Primeira Liga
^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ ^a ^b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
^ ^a ^b Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
^ Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho

Personal life

Júlio César is brother of the also goalkeeper Darci.^[12]

Honours

Club

Botafogo

Campeonato Carioca: 2006
Taça Rio: 2007, 2008

Benfica

Taça da Liga: 2009–10
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: Runner-up 2010

Individual

Campeonato Carioca: Team of the Year 2018^[13]^[14]

References

^ "Belenenses-Marítimo, 1–3 (Weldon 14'; Bruno 31' g.p., Marcinho 47', Mossoró 73')" [Belenenses-Marítimo, 1–3 (Weldon 14'; Bruno 31' p.k., Marcinho 47', Mossoró 73')]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 February 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Benfica bring in Júlio César". UEFA. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
^ "Torres at the double". ESPN Soccernet. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
^ "Julio César, un emperador para el arco" [Julio César, an emperor for the posts]. Granada Hoy (in Spanish). 15 August 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ "El Granada consigue la cesión de Julio César" [Granada get Julio César loan]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 August 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ "La Real Sociedad sentencia al Granada con un Xabi Prieto estelar" [Real Sociedad sentence Granada with stellar Xabi Prieto] (in Spanish). Canal Sur. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ "Júlio César rescindiu" [Júlio César cut ties]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
^ "El meta Julio César suplirá a Moyá" [Goalkeeper Julio César will fill in for Moyá]. Marca (in Spanish). 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
^ "Goleiro Júlio César é a nova contratação do Fluminense para o Brasileiro" [Goalkeeper Júlio César is new Fluminense signing for Brazilian League] (in Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Júlio César". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Júlio César". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^ "Efeméride: Darci Afonso Jacobi Junior (29/06/1979)". Jaraguá Esportes (in Portuguese). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca: Fluminense e Vasco dominam indicações" [RJFF release Campeonato Carioca all-star team: Fluminense and Vasco rule] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
^ "Ferj divulga seleção do carioca com cinco jogadores do Flu e dois do Bota" [RJFF release carioca all-star team with five players from Flu and two from Bota] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.