Julio César Cortés
Uruguayan footballer and coach (born 1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Julio César Cortéz.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cortés and the second or maternal family name is Lagos.
Julio César "El Pocho" Cortés Lagos (born 29 March 1941) is an Uruguayan football coach and former midfielder who participated in three World Cups with the Uruguay national team.
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Full name | Julio César Cortés Lagos | ||
Date of birth | (1941-03-29) 29 March 1941 (age 83) | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1962 | Sud América | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1957 | Fénix | ||
1958–1959 | Peñarol | ||
1960–1961 | Sud América | ||
1962–1964 | Cerro | ||
1965 | Rosario Central | 21 | (2) |
1966–1971 | Peñarol | ||
1972 | Atlante | ||
1973–1974 | UNAM Pumas | ||
1974 | Municipal | ||
1974 | Los Angeles Aztecs[1] | 19 | (1) |
1974–1975 | Alianza | ||
1976–1978 | Guanacasteca[2] | 80 | (4) |
International career | |||
1962–1970 | Uruguay | 30 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1983 | Suchitepéquez | ||
1984–1985 | Juventud Retalteca | ||
1987 | Guatemala | ||
Comunicaciones | |||
c.199? | Saprissa | ||
1997–1998 | Cobán Imperial | ||
Xelajú | |||
Turrialba | |||
2000–2003 | Aurora | ||
2004 | Guatemala | ||
2005 | Águila | ||
2007 | Jalapa | ||
2007 | San Carlos | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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At the club level, Cortés was most successful during the time he played for Uruguayan club Peñarol, winning two league titles and the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup in 1966.
He has spent the majority of his coaching career in Central America, managing several clubs, and having two tenures as coach of the Guatemala national team, which he led to win the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup tournament.