Júlio César (footballer, born 1956)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Gurjol.

Júlio César da Silva Gurjol

Personal information
Date of birth	(1956-03-03) 3 March 1956
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975	Flamengo
1976	America
1976–1977	Flamengo
1977–1978	Remo
1978–1981	Flamengo
1981–1983	Talleres
1983	Fortaleza
1984	Vasco da Gama
1984–1986	Grêmio
1987–1989	Athletico Paranaense
1990–1994	River Plate
International career
	Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Júlio César da Silva Gurjol (born 3 March 1956) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. As a player, he received the nickname "Uri Geller" for his dribbling ability.

Career

César started his career in 1975 playing for Flamengo. He made his debut in 1975 Brazilian Serie A, where Flamengo lost the match against Recife with the score of 1-2. In 1976, he transferred to America Football Club, but returned to Flamengo later that year. He stayed in Flamengo until 1977, then switched to Remo, remaining there until 1978. In 1979, he returned to Flamengo. In 1981, he went to live in Argentina, where he played for Talleres de Córdoba. In Talleres he only played 27 games and scored 7 goals, before leaving the club due to financial problems of the institution. Then he went on to River Plate on trial, but was only able to play half a game in a summer tournament. In 1983, he returned to Brazil to play for Fortaleza and then to Vasco da Gama until 1984. In the following year, he arrived at Grêmio and played there until 1986. He finished his career at Athletico Paranaense and retired in 1989.

External links

• Júlio César da Silva Gurjol at Olympedia