Julio Manzur

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Julio Manzur
Personal information
Full name Julio César Manzur Caffarena
Date of birth (1981-01-22) 22 January 1981 (age 43)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 April 2013
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Manzur and the second or maternal family name is Caffarena.

Julio César Manzur Caffarena (born 22 January 1981) is a Paraguayan former footballer who last played for Rubio Ñu of the Paraguayan Primera División.

Club career

Manzur 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

Manzur 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

Club

National team

References

  1. ^ "Julio Manzur es la primera incorporación del equipo" Archived 28 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine TyC Sports. Retrieved 22 August 2009. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Portugal Sub 23 vs Paraguay Sub 23 - Amistosos Selecciones Sub 23 2004: Toda la info, alineaciones y eventos".