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Julio Fuentes (footballer)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fuentes and the second or maternal family name is Vicente.
Julio Fuentes
Personal information
Full name Julio César Fuentes Vicente
Date of birth (1968-02-03) 3 February 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Puntarenas (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1993 River Plate Montevideo
1994–1995 Sud América
1996 Nacional Asunción
1997 Cerro
1998 Nacional Asunción
1998–1999 Leones Negros
2000 Rentistas
2000 Deportes Tolima
2001 Rentistas
2002–2003 Liverpool Montevideo
2004 Rampla Juniors 16 (0)
Managerial career
2006–2008 La Luz
2009 Deportivo Maldonado
2011–2012 14 de Julho
2013–2014 Rentistas (youth)
2015–2016 Sud América (youth)
2016 Sud América
2017 Rentistas
2018 Rampla Juniors
2019 Aurora
2020 Central Español
2021–2023 La Luz
2023–2024 Rentistas
2024– Puntarenas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julio César Fuentes Vicente (born 3 February 1968) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Costa Rican club Puntarenas.

Playing career

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Born in Montevideo, Fuentes made his senior debut with hometown side River Plate. In 1996, after playing for Sud América, he moved abroad and joined Paraguayan side Nacional Asunción.

Fuentes played for a brief period with Cerro before returning to Nacional in 1998. He then represented Leones Negros UdeG, Rentistas (two stints), Deportes Tolima and Liverpool Montevideo before retiring with Rampla Juniors in 2004, aged 36.

Managerial career

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After retiring, Fuentes started his managerial career with La Luz in 2006. He then worked at Deportivo Maldonado in 2009, before moving to Brazil with 14 de Julho.[1]

In 2013, Fuentes was in charge of Rentistas' youth categories, before joining Sud América in 2015, under the same capacity. On 22 April 2016, he was named interim manager of the first team of the latter,[2] and remained as manager until the end of the year.

On 6 June 2017, Fuentes returned to Rentistas, now as first team manager.[3] He left at the end of the season,[4] and took over Rampla Juniors on 8 May 2018;[5] on 11 September, however, he was sacked.[6]

On 6 June 2019, Fuentes was named manager of Bolivian side Aurora,[7] but resigned on 10 September.[8] He later worked as a sporting director at La Luz, before being appointed Central Español manager on 14 October 2020.[9]

As Central named Mario Szlafmyc as their manager in January 2021, Fuentes returned to La Luz, now as manager. He led the club to two consecutive promotions, the latter one to Primera División, and also reached the 2022 Copa Uruguay final.[10][11]

On 17 February 2023, with just two matches into the new season, Fuentes left La Luz on a mutual agreement.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Brasil Afora: com 'aval' de Messi, 14 de Julho mira a elite do Gauchão" [Throughout Brazil: with the 'consent' of Messi, 14 de Julho aim the top tier of the Gauchão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Julio Fuentes asumió en forma interina" [Julio Fuentes took over in an interim manner] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Rentistas: Julio Fuentes fue nominado como entrenador" [Rentistas: Julio Fuentes was named as manager] (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Rentistas : No continúa Julio Fuentes" [Rentistas: Julio Fuentes does not continue.] (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Julio Fuentes asumió en el Olímpico" [Julio Fuentes took over at the Olímpico] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Rampla Juniors: Julio Fuentes fue cesado luego de cuatro meses como entrenador" [Rampla Juniors: Julio Fuentes was sacked after four months as manager] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  7. ^ "El uruguayo Julio Fuentes es el nuevo DT de Aurora" [Uruguayan Julio Fuentes is the new manager of Aurora] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Fuentes renuncia a Aurora y pide "lo que le corresponde"" [Fuentes resigns from Aurora and asks them "what belongs to him"] (in Spanish). Opinión. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Julio Fuentes es el nuevo DT de Central Español" [Julio Fuentes is the new manager of Central Español] (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  10. ^ "¡Ascendió La Luz!" [La Luz promoted!] (in Spanish). Primera Amateur. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Julio Fuentes, DT de La Luz: "Fue una hazaña para este pequeño club"" [Julio Fuentes, La Luz manager: "It was a feat to this little club"] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Apertura: Julio Fuentes dejó de ser el entrenador de La Luz tras dos fechas disputadas" [Apertura: Julio Fuentes ceased to be the manager of La Luz after two rounds played] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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