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Career

Lopez started his career in his country of birth with the clubs Barnechea, San Luis de Quillota and

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Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook In 2002, he joined PSIS Semarang, he scored 16 goals for PSIS Semarang in a season. On 2003 season, Lopez moved to Persib Bandung following the invitation from fellow Chilean Persib coach,

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. Lopez shone in first round together with as duet. He scored 7 goals for the Persib in the first round of

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. In the second half of the season, Lopez's name disappeared from the player roster Persib Bandung because of his lack of discipline factor. So, he moved to Mexico and joined

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, being loaned to

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in the Primera División 'A', where he coincided with the Chileans Francisco Huaiquipán and

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. After a step in Switzerland with St. Gallen and FC Vaduz, in 2006 he returned to Chile and joined Universidad de Chile in the Chilean top flight, making 5 appearances. Lopez then joined PSM Makassar. Despite being a new player, then coach

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did not hesitate to give him the captain's armband to replace Syamsul Bachri Chaeruddin. At club PSM Makassar, Lopez did not take long to adapt to the environment and new friends. The proof he was able to show increased performance in every appearance with PSM Makassar. Entering the 2009 - 2010 season of ISL, Lopez joined in Persiba Balikpapan. He retired in 2013 playing for

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, where he coincided with the Chilean

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Personal life

Lopez played in Indonesia since 2002. He had played in Mexican, Europe and Chilean Leagues since 2004 before went back to Indonesia in 2008, he decided to quit the League of Indonesia due of personal reason. While living in Indonesia, he was called "J-Lo" by fans of Persib Bandung during his spell there and he also launched a sneaker brand with his name.

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Julio Lopez
at PlaymakerStats {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Julio 1978 births Living people People from Quillota Footballers from Valparaíso Region Chilean Christians Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Tercera División de Chile players A.C. Barnechea footballers San Luis de Quillota footballers Deportes Magallanes footballers Persela Lamongan players PSIS Semarang players Persib Bandung players Atlante F.C. footballers Toros Neza footballers FC St. Gallen players FC Vaduz players Club Universidad de Chile footballers PSM Makassar players Persiba Balikpapan players Putra Samarinda F.C. players Persijap Jepara players Persikabo Bogor players Primera B de Chile players Indonesian Premier Division players Indonesian Premier League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Chilean Primera División players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein Men's association football forwards