Career
Early career Born in São Paulo Paulo, Júlio César started playing football as a child on the streets of the Tucuruvi neighborhood. Professional career After Corinthians" main goalkeeper, Fábio Costa was barred by the coach Daniel Passarella and his immediate reserve Tiago suffered 5 goals in a derby match against São Paulo Football Club, Júlio Cesar"s chances began to rise. After another loss with Tiago on the squad and Daniel Passarella"s firing, Júlio César made his debut in a match against Figueirense from Santa Catarina.
The departure of Fábio Costa in 2006 caused a quick turnaround of goalkeepers in the team that would only end in 2008, such as Silvio Luiz, Johnny Herrera, and Bruno, who did not play for the team, Jean, who soon was barred from the main team, and Felipe.
Júlio César only had a chance in 2008, after Marcelo"s departure and Felipe"s injury. Playing in matches for the Campeonato Paulista, Júlio earned a place as the main goalkeeper after Felipe failed in the Copa do Brasil, losing it yet again after Felipe rejoined the team, despite playing well.
After Felipe"s troubled departure from Corinthians, Júlio Cesar finally cemented his place as a main goalkeeper. Corinthians hired Paraguay national football team"s Aldo Bobadilla for the goalkeeping position, who did not play for the team
After poor showings in the 2011 Campeonato Paulista, Corinthians announced the arrival of a new goalkeeper, Renan from Avaí Futebol Clube.
In a match against Botafogo, Júlio César suffered a compound fracture in his left pinky finger, but he soldiered on, as Corinthians had already made its 3 substitutions for the game. Renan, however, did not make good use of Júlio César"s absence, playing poorly and losing his position to the third keeper, Danilo Fernandes, until Júlio was completely recovered and back to his goalkeeping duties. On 12 October 2011, Júlio César played his 100th match for Corinthians, losing by 2 goals against Botafogo.
In 2012, however, Júlio César"s main team status was in danger.
During the 2012 Campeonato Paulista, Júlio was criticized by his performances. The elimination against the Campinas squad Associate of Arts Ponte Preta in the quarter finals, in which Júlio had committed "grotesque failings", suffering three goals against a weaker team caused manager Tite to replace him with the former goalkeeper of PSV Eindhoven, Cássio.
Cássio did not disappoint, and was the main goalkeeper during Corinthians" unbeaten Libertadores campaign. Júlio was briefly linked with São Paulo squad Portuguesa, but the move did not materialize.
Club honours Corinthians.
