Julio Morales (Uruguayan footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julio César Morales Araújo[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Date of death | 14 February 2022 | (aged 76)||
Place of death | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961–1965 | Racing Montevideo | ||
1965–1972 | Nacional | ||
1973–1978 | Austria Wien | 168 | (55) |
1979–1982 | Nacional | ||
International career | |||
1966–1981 | Uruguay | 24 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Julio César Morales Araújo,
Club career
Morales started his career in 1961 at the age of 16 with Racing Club de Montevideo, in 1965 he was signed by Uruguayan giants Nacional he helped the club to win five league titles and a Copa Libertadores before moving to Europe to play for Austria Wien.
With Austria Wien he won two Austrian league titles and two Austrian Cups, he also played in the
After the disappointment of missing out on the Cup Winners Cup, Morales returned to Nacional, where he won another league title and Copa Libertadores before his retirement in 1982.
Morales is the fifth
Death
Morales died in Montevideo on 14 February 2022, two days before his 77th birthday.[3]
Honours
Nacional
Austria Wien
References
External links
- Nacional player profile (in Spanish)