Julio César Suazo Bernárdez (born 5 October 1978) is a retired Honduran

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defender.

Club career

Nicknamed ''Pungui'', Suazo came through the youth ranks at Victoria and moved to Europe in 2000 to play for SV Wüstenrot Salzburg alongside compatriots Maynor Suazo and Juan Manuel Cárcamo. He also had spells at

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, whom he left for

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before the 2007 Clausura, as well as at Turkish third division side Eğirdir Belediye Spor where he played alongside compatriot Francisco Antonio Pavón. Also, he played a few games for Chilean side Huachipato. He finally returned to Honduras and joined Savio during the 2009 Apertura after a delay in the release by the Turkish federation, but was the third player to leave the club in September 2009 for not paying his wages. He played the 2011 Clausura for Heredia in Guatemala. In December 2012, he announced he would retire after the 2013 Clausura but after scoring an own goal against Vida in March 2013, he quit immediately and declared to pursue a coaching career.

International career

He was part of the Honduras U-17 squad at the

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. In 1996, Suazo was part of the Honduras U-20 squad at the CONCACAF U20 championship in Mexico. Suazo made his senior debut for

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in a May 1999

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against

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and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the

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. His final international was a June 2003 friendly match against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suazo, Julio Cesar 1978 births Living people Footballers from La Ceiba Men's association football defenders Honduran men's footballers Honduran expatriate men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Honduras C.D. Victoria players Real C.D. España players Comayagua F.C. players Huachipato FC footballers Deportes Savio F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Austria Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Chile Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Chilean Primera División players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Pan American Games silver medalists for Honduras Footballers at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists in football