Julio_Pérez_(footballer,_born_1926)
Julio Pérez (footballer, born 1926)
Uruguayan footballer (1926–2002)
Julio Gervasio Pérez Gutiérrez (19 June 1926 – 22 September 2002) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| 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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
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,[lower-alpha 1] and also participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Pérez died in 2002. His remains are buried at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo.[2]
- During the 1950 World Cup final match against Brazil, he famously wet himself during the national anthem.[1]
- Bennett, Roger (30 May 2014). "Ghost of Barbosa haunts Brazil". ESPN.
- May football keep him in glory (in Spanish)
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