Julinho

Personal information
Full name	Julio César de Andrade Moura
Date of birth	(1965-10-31) 31 October 1965
Place of birth	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1983	Vitória
1984–1986	Flamengo
1987	Avaí
1988–1989	Treze
1990	Fortaleza
1991–1992	Defensor Lima	59	(17)
1993–2004	Sporting Cristal	376	(135)
International career
1996–1997	Peru	12	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 28, 2008

Julio César de Andrade Moura, more commonly known as Julinho (born October 31, 1965, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) is a retired football striker from Brazil, who obtained the Peruvian nationality. He played in various teams in Brazil but became famous playing with Peruvian team Sporting Cristal.

Profile

Julinho first played professional football for Vitória Futebol Clube (ES), team which he is a fan of, in 1982. He has played for several teams in Brazil including Flamengo, Avaí, Treze Futebol Clube and Fortaleza Esporte Clube.

In 1991, he was offered a job to play for Defensor Lima, despite knowing nothing about the team or Peruvian football in general, he accepted the offer for the salary. After two successful seasons with Defensor Lima, he was brought to Sporting Cristal in 1993.

With Sporting Cristal, he won the Peruvian First Division in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 2002. He also finished 2nd place in the same competition with Cristal in 1997, 1998, 2000, and 2003. He was part of the Sporting Cristal team that were runner up to the 1997 Copa Libertadores. He has become an idol to Sporting Cristal fans in his 10 year career with Cristal.

De Andrade made 12 appearances for the Peru national football team from 1996 to 1997.^[1]

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References

External links

• Julinho at National-Football-Teams.com
• Official Web Site (Spanish)