Julio César Anderson
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| Full name | Julio César Anderson Quiroga | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1947 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tiquisate, Guatemala | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 August 2021 (aged 73)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1967–1969 | Suchitepéquez | ||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1975 | Municipal | ||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Atlético Potosino | ||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1984 | Municipal | ||||||||||||||||
| ?–1987 | Aurora | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1977 | Guatemala | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Julio César Anderson Quiroga (27 November 1947 – 7 August 2021) was a
He also was a member of the Guatemala national team, he played at the 1976 Olympic Games and in two World Cup qualifying campaigns.
Club career
Born in
Anderson played 11 years for Municipal, and along with players such as
In 1975, by recommendation of Argentine coach Luis Grill Prieto, he had a stint with Atlético Potosino in the Mexican First Division,[2] and although he performed well, scoring against several teams, he decided to return to Guatemala due to the unwelcoming behaviour of his teammates.[2][3]
Following his return to Municipal, he became the league's top scorer twice more, in 1975 (tied with
International career
Anderson was first called up to the Guatemala national team in 1969, participating at the IV CONCACAF Championship. In 1972 and 1973, he appeared in five matches during 1974 World Cup qualifying. On 1 July 1976 he scored the only goal of a 1–0 win in a friendly match against Costa Rica, coming off the bench.[6] He was then part of the national team at the 1976 Olympic Tournament, playing in the match against Michel Platini's France that Guatemala lost 4–1.[7] He played in eight matches and scored one goal during the 1978 World Cup qualifying campaign, including his last cap, in a 2–2 draw against El Salvador at the Estadio Azteca on 23 October 1977.
Honours
- Liga Mayor: 1969–70, 1974, 1976
- Copa Fraternidad: 1974
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1974
- Liga Mayortop scorer: 1974, 1975, 1976
References
- ^ Chang, Christopher (7 August 2021). "Fallece el exfutbolista guatemalteco Julio César Anderson" [Former Guatemalan football player Julio César Anderson dies] (in Spanish). Emisoras Unidas. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
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- ^ Mañana se juega el clásico 262
- ^ IFFHS
- ^ La Nacion – Google News Archive Search
- ^ FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments Archived 20 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Julio César Anderson – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julio César Anderson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
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