Julio Manzur

Julio Manzur
Personal information
Full name	Julio César Manzur Caffarena
Date of birth	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
2000–2002	Cerro Corá
2002–2005	Guaraní
2006	Santos
2007	Guaraní
2007–2009	Pachuca
2009	→ Libertad (loan)
2009	→ Tigre (loan)
2010	Olimpia Asunción
2011	León
2011–2012	Guaraní
2013–2014	Olimpia Asunción
2015	Rubio Ñu
International career‡
2004	Paraguay U23
2004–2012	Paraguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 April 2013

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

Santos F.C.
- Campeonato Paulista: 2006
C.F. Pachuca
- North American SuperLiga: 2007
- CONCACAF Champions League: 2008

National team

Paraguay
- Olympic Games: Silver Medal in Athens (2004)

References

^ "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

Julio Manzur at National-Football-Teams.com
Julio César Manzur at Goal.com

[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".

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