Júlio César Mendes Moreira (born 19 January 1983) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a

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Career

São Paulo state

Born in Pouso Alegre,

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state, César was signed by

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in 2004. In January 2005 he extended his contract for one more year (until 31 October 2005) but left for Inter de Limeira on loan. He finished as the bottom club in 2005

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Europe

On 1 December 2005, César left for

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. In January 2006 he left for Bulgarian A PFG club PFC Belasitsa. On 1 September 2006, César signed for

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club

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on a one-year contract. He played 23 league games. On 7 August 2007, he signed a new two-year contract. In June 2008 he was transferred to fellow Süper Lig club Kocaelispor. After being close to a signature with Terek Grozny, César then returned to Bulgaria for

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. In January 2010 he moved again, to Ukrainian club Metalurh Donetsk on a -year contract. He then played for Sriwijaya F.C. of Indonesia Super League.

Return to Brazil

In January 2011 César signed for Minas Gerais club Ipatinga. On 1 September he left for Salgueiro in short-term deal.

Ravan Baku

In January 2014 César moved to Ravan Baku in the

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, signing an 18-month contract.

Later years

César returned to Brazil in 2015, playing in just two games in two seasons with Caldas Novas in the first division of the

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, the state league in

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. He moved to Bahia de Feira in 2017, where he did not play any matches, before retiring from football.

References

External links

Profile at TFF.org
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Julio Cesar Living people 1983 births People from Pouso Alegre Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Minas Gerais Men's association football fullbacks Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Süper Lig players Ukrainian Premier League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos) players Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) players OFC Belasitsa Petrich players Denizlispor footballers Kocaelispor footballers FC Montana players FC Metalurh Donetsk players Sriwijaya F.C. players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players Salgueiro Atlético Clube players Adana Demirspor footballers Ravan Baku FK players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen