Julio dos Santos

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Dos Santos and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Julio dos Santos
Personal information
Full name Julio Daniel dos Santos Rodríguez
Date of birth (1983-05-07) 7 May 1983
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Cerro Porteño 91 (28)
2006–2008 Bayern Munich II 3 (2)
2006–2008 Bayern Munich 5 (0)
2007 → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) 0 (0)
2007 → Almería (loan) 0 (0)
2008 → Grêmio (loan) 5 (0)
2008–2009 Atlético Paranaense 21 (2)
2009–2014 Cerro Porteño 171 (31)
2015– Vasco da Gama 32 (0)
National team‡
2004– Paraguay 34 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:21, 24 June 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 December 2009

Julio Daniel dos Santos Rodríguez (born 7 May 1983 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays for Brasileirão Série B club Vasco da Gama.

He plays usually in the hole-position, and sometimes as a second striker.

Club career

Dos Santos started his professional career with Cerro Porteño, before eventually moving to FC Bayern Munich of Germany, in January 2006. He was elected Paraguayan Footballer of the Year in 2005 by national newspaper Diario ABC Color. Upon his arrival in Munich, he was touted as a long-term successor to Michael Ballack, but faced stiff competition from Iran's Ali Karimi. Eventually, both players struggled to break into the starting lineup.

In the first half of 2006–07, Bayern's leadership publicly stated its impatience with Dos Santos' progress. Club coach Felix Magath said: "It is clear that Julio's development does not please us, It does not make sense to keep a player at the club who does not create". This led to widespread rumours of his departure from the club; the speculation ended in December 2006, when Bayern announced they had reached a deal to send the player on loan to fellow Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg for the remainder of the season.[1] Having failed to break into Wolfsburg's first team (mainly due to a major injury), he returned to Bayern in June.

At the conclusion of the 2006–07 Bundesliga season, Dos Santos had made four league appearances, as well as one appearance in the 2006–07 DFB-Pokal and two appearances in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League.

However, after the arrivals of Franck Ribéry, Hamit Altıntop, José Ernesto Sosa and Zé Roberto, it soon became clear that he would again struggle to find a place in the first team. Ottmar Hitzfeld, who had replaced Magath as Bayern manager by that time, stated that the club sought to sell dos Santos.[2] Therefore, he would split 2007-08 between UD Almería (with no first-team appearances) and Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense.

In June 2008, dos Santos signed with Clube Atlético Paranaense, also from Brazil.

In June 2009, Julio went back to his original club Cerro Porteño to play the 2009 Clausura and Copa Sudamericana.

On 29 December 2014, Julio dos Santos joined Brazilian club Vasco da Gama.[3]

International career

A Paraguayan international since 2004, dos Santos appeared for the nation at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in two matches, assisting for the first goal against Trinidad and Tobago (2-0). He played the 2007 Copa America but has not been called up for the World Cup Qualifiers.

References

  1. ↑ "Dos Santos poised for Wolfsburg switch". fcbayern.de. 11 December 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  2. ↑ "Lukas Podolski läuft wieder (Lukas Podolski runs again)" (in German). kicker.de. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/vasco/noticia/2014/12/vasco-apresenta-marcinho-e-eurico-garante-time-competitivo-para-2015.html". Globo Esporte. Globo Esporte. Retrieved 29 December 2014. External link in |title= (help)
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