Júlio César Soares Espíndola

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Personal information
Júlio César
Full name	Júlio César Soares Espíndola
Date of birth	October 7, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Inter
Number	12
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2004 2005 2005-	Flamengo Chievo Verona Inter	129 (0) ? (?) 38 (0)
National team²
2004-	Brazil	12 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Júlio César Soares Espíndola (born September 3, 1979), commonly known as Júlio César, is a Brazilian footballer who plays goalkeeper for F.C. Internazionale Milano.

[edit] Club Career

He was born in Rio de Janeiro and played for the local team Flamengo for 6 years. He started playing indoor football at Grajau Country Club, a local club situated in Grajau (a suburb in Rio de Janeiro), where he spent most of his childhood. He was snapped up by Internazionale and then promptly loaned to Chievo Verona for the 2004-05 season due to the fact that Inter had reached their limit of non-EU players allowed on the roster. In his six months with Chievo, Júlio César did not make a single appearance for them.

In August 2005, he formally joined Internazionale after signing a 3-year-deal. He replaced incumbent Francesco Toldo as first choice goalkeeper for a series of summer friendlies and turned in a series of impressive performances, cementing his starting position between the posts for the season. However, a late-season combination of a slip in form and Toldo inking a contract extension temporarily sent him back to the bench, but he soon regained his #1 spot again as the Serie A season drew to a close.

[edit] International Career

Júlio César has been capped 11 times for the Brazilian National Team, and won the 2004 Copa América. He was called up as the third-choice goalkeeper for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, but did not receive any playing time in five games.

[edit] Personal Life

He is married to Brazilian model/actress Susana Werner, who was once engaged to Ronaldo in the late 1990s.

	Brazil squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Dida \| 2 Cafu \| 3 Lúcio \| 4 Juan \| 5 Emerson \| 6 Roberto Carlos \| 7 Adriano \| 8 Kaká \| 9 Ronaldo \| 10 Ronaldinho \| 11 Zé Roberto \| 12 Rogério Ceni \| 13 Cicinho \| 14 Luisão \| 15 Cris \| 16 Gilberto \| 17 Gilberto Silva \| 18 Mineiro \| 19 Juninho \| 20 Ricardinho \| 21 Fred \| 22 Júlio César \| 23 Robinho \| Coach: Parreira