Julio César Enciso (footballer, born 1974)

Julio César Enciso Ferreira (born 5 August 1974 in Capiatá) is a Paraguayan association footballer who made 70 appearances for the Paraguay national team between 1995 and 2004.[1]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Enciso and the second or maternal family name is Ferreira.
Not to be confused with Julio César Enciso (footballer, born 2004).
Julio César Enciso
Personal information
Full name Julio César Enciso Ferreira
Date of birth (1974-08-05) 5 August 1974
Place of birth Capiatá, Paraguay
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Cerro Porteño 58 (6)
1996–2000 Internacional 88 (1)
2001–2005 Olimpia Asunción 39 (3)
2006–2008 12 de Octubre 39 (2)
National team
2004 Paraguay U23
1995–2004 Paraguay 70 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2008
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
2004 Athens Team Competition

Club career

Enciso started his playing career in 1994 with Cerro Porteño where he won the league championships in his debut season. In 1996, he was signed by Internacional of Brazil where he played for 5 seasons, winning the Campeonato Gaúcho in 1997.

Enciso returned to Paraguay in 2001 to play for Olimpia Asunción where he won the Copa Libertadores 2002 and the Recopa Sudamericana 2003. He left the club in 2005

His last club was 12 de Octubre where he spent the 2006 season and announced his retirement. However, for the 2008 Clausura tournament he was called by the coach, Saturnino Arrua, and decided to make a comeback to help the team get out of the relegation zone.[2]

International career

Enciso played for Paraguay at the 1998 World Cup. He missed out on his country's 2002 campaign. That same year he won the Copa Libertadores as a captain with Olimpia. Afterwards he was named an over-age player for the 2004 Olympics, where he helped Paraguay to a silver medal.

He also played for Paraguay in three editions of the Copa América in 1995,[3] 1999[4] and 2001.[5]

Honours

Club

National team
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References
  1. rsssf: Paraguay record international footballers
  2. Resumen del extra
  3. rsssf: Copa América 1995
  4. rsssf: Copa América 1999 Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. rsssf: Copa América 2001 Archived 19 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine


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