Júlio César de Oliveira Martins (born 13 December 1983), known as Júlio César, is a Brazilian
footballer
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who plays for Portuguese club ADC Correlhã.
Football career
Júlio César began his career in his native
Pernambuco
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, helping
Serrano Futebol Clube (PE) to the ''
Campeonato Pernambucano
The Campeonato Pernambucano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is run by the Pernambuco Football Federation (FPF).
History
The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played i ...
'' in 2005. In August 2005 he left his country and moved to
Clube Atlético de Valdevez in
Portugal
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, playing three seasons in the
third division; in 2006–07 he started on loan to
level two club
Desportivo de Chaves, but finished the season in the same predicament in the division below, with
S.C. Lusitânia.
In January 2009 César signed a -year contract with
first division club
Académica de Coimbra, making his competition debut on 8 February in a 0–1 loss at
Rio Ave FC (45 minutes played).
In July 2009 he again left for the second level of Portuguese football, joining
Desportivo das Aves on loan,
and remaining there for two seasons. He played as a regular for the northern club, using ''Júlio Martins'' as his shirt name.
Honours
;Académica de Coimbra
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Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal (; ) is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade since the 2024–25 seaso ...
:
2011–12
References
External links
CBF data
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Portuguese League profile
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1983 births
Living people
Footballers from Pernambuco
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
G.D. Chaves players
Liga Portugal 2 players
S.C. Lusitânia players
Académica de Coimbra (football) players
Primeira Liga players
C.D. Aves players
Moreirense F.C. players
C.D. Feirense players
Clube Oriental de Lisboa players
G.D. Vitória de Sernache players
Al-Shabab SC (Kuwait) players
Kuwait Premier League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
S.U. 1º Dezembro players
People from Jaboatão dos Guararapes
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen