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Julio César Pinheiro

ジュリオ・セザール・ピニェイロ・ガルシア　/　じゅりお・せざーる・ぴにぇいろ・がるしあ

Association football player from Brazil

August 22, 1976 (age 49)　・　Itapeva, São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo
association football player

My Take

Julio César Pinheiro's career reads like a passport, and that's what intrigues me. A footballer out of Itapeva in São Paulo, he wandered through Mexican giants like Monterrey and Cruz Azul, Spanish sides Osasuna and Logroñés, and finished up at Kyoto Purple Sanga in Japan's J1 League, naturalizing as Mexican along the way. I have a soft spot for these journeyman pros who plant roots wherever the game takes them, learning new leagues, new fans, new languages. He may not headline anyone's highlight reel, but players like him are the connective tissue of world football, and somewhere in Kyoto a few supporters still remember his number eleven.

Overview

Julio César Pinheiro García (born August 22, 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who last played for Kyoto Purple Sanga in the J1 League. He also played for Atletico Celaya (his first team in Mexico) CF Monterrey, Cruz Azul, UNAM Pumas in Mexico CA Osasuna and CD Logrones in Spain. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Julio César Pinheiro
Name (Japanese): ジュリオ・セザール・ピニェイロ・ガルシア
Reading: じゅりお・せざーる・ぴにぇいろ・がるしあ
Born: August 22, 1976 (age 49)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Dragon
Origin: Itapeva, São Paulo, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

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