Julio Estuardo Girón Rafael (born March 2, 1970) is a retired

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. He played several years for

Aurora F.C. Aurora Fútbol Club is a Guatemalan professional football club. They are based in Guatemala City and play their home matches in the Estadio Cementos Progreso. Once one of the most powerful teams in the country and a traditional rival of fellow ...

and CSD Municipal before retiring at

Deportivo Petapa Deportivo Petapa was a Guatemalan football team based in San Miguel Petapa, and currently plays in the Primera División de Ascenso. Their home stadium was Estadio Julio Armando Cobar, which has been converted to artificial turf due to the heav ...

in January 2008.

International career

Girón made his debut for

in a June 1992 friendly match against

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and played in three different World Cup qualification campaigns. He earned 82 caps, in which he never scored a goal. In 1999, he became Guatemala's most capped player of all time, before he was surpassed by

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three years later.Julio Estuardo Girón - International Appearances
- RSSSF His final international game was a February 2006 friendly match against the

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1970 births Living people Footballers from Guatemala City Guatemalan men's footballers Guatemala men's international footballers 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Aurora F.C. players C.S.D. Municipal players Men's association football midfielders Deportivo Petapa players {{Guatemala-footy-bio-stub