Julio César Arzú (born 5 June 1954) a.k.a. Tile is a retired Honduran

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player.

Club career

Nicknamed ''Tile'', Arzú has played for Honduran side

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, in Spain for

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and had a spell with

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in El Salvador. With España he once kept successive clean sheets totalling 686 minutes.

International career

Arzú has represented

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at the

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. He played for the senior squad in 13

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matches and was their starting goalkeeper at the

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Finals in

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Personal life

Arzú currently trains the female junior varsity team at

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. He was briefly the Goalkeeping Coach for the national team in the 2006 World Cup Qualification.

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- La Prensa 1954 births Living people People from Tela Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers Honduran expatriate men's footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players Real C.D. España players Racing de Santander players C.D. Olimpia players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players La Liga players Honduran expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador CONCACAF Championship-winning players Men's association football goalkeepers {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub