Julio Pérez (footballer, born 1926)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
Julio Pérez
Personal information
Full name Julio Gervasio Pérez Gutiérrez
Date of birth (1926-06-19)19 June 1926
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 22 September 2002(2002-09-22) (aged 76)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1944–1948 Racing Montevideo 100 (50)
1948–1950 River Plate Montevideo 30 (20)
1950–1957 Nacional 220 (137)
1957–1958 Internacional 40 (20)
1958–1960 Sud América 49 (29)
1960–1963 Rocha 56 (28)
Total 390 (227)
International career
1947–1956 Uruguay 22 (9)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1950 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julio Gervasio Pérez Gutiérrez (19 June 1926 – 22 September 2002) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Pérez started his career at Racing Montevideo and River Plate Montevideo. From 1950 to 1957, he played for Club Nacional de Football, winning the Uruguayan championship in 1950, 1952, 1955 and 1956. In Brazil, he played for Sport Club Internacional, then he returned to Uruguay to join Sud América and Rocha.

He also earned 22 caps and scored 9 goals for the Uruguay national football team from 1947 to 1956. He was part of Uruguay's championship team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup,[a] and also participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

Pérez died in 2002. His remains are buried at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ During the 1950 World Cup final match against Brazil, he famously wet himself during the national anthem.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bennett, Roger (30 May 2014). "Ghost of Barbosa haunts Brazil". ESPN.
  2. ^ May football keep him in glory (in Spanish)
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