Julio César Enciso

Football player infobox
playername = Julio César Enciso


fullname =
height = height|m=1.74
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|8|5
cityofbirth = Capiatá
countryofbirth = Paraguay
currentclub = 12 de Octubre
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1994-1996
1996-2000
2001-2005
2006-2008
clubs = Cerro Porteño
Internacional
Olimpia Asunción
12 de Octubre
caps(goals) = 58 (6)
93 (0)
-
31 (2)
nationalyears = 1995-2004
nationalteam = Paraguay
nationalcaps(goals) = 70 (2)
pcupdate = April 2008

Julio César Enciso Ferreira (born on August 5, 1974 in Capiatá) is a Paraguayan football player who made 70 appearances for the Paraguay national team between 1995 and 2004 [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/para-recintlp.html rsssf: Paraguay record international footballers] ]

Club career

Enciso started his playing career in 1994 with Cerro Porteño where he won the league championships in his debut season. In 1996 he was signed by Internacional of Brazil where he played for 5 seasons, winning the Campeonato Gaúcho in 1997.

Enciso returned to Paraguay in 2001 to play for Olimpia Asunción where he won the Copa Libertadores 2002 and the Recopa Sudamericana 2003. He left the club in 2005

His last club was 12 de Octubre where he spent the 2006 season and announced his retirement. However, for the 2008 Clausura tournament he was called by the coach, Saturnino Arrua, and decided to make a comeback to help the team get out of the relegation zone. [ [http://futbolalogrande.com/2008/7/28/3567/Resumen-del-Extra Resumen del extra] ]

International career

Enciso played for Paraguay at the 1998 World Cup. He missed out on his country's 2002 campaign. That same year he won the Copa Libertadores as a captain with Olimpia. Afterwards he was named an over-age player for the 2004 Olympics, where he helped Paraguay to a silver medal.

He also played for Paraguay in 3 editions of the Copa América in 1995, [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/95safull.html rsssf: Copa América 1995] ] 1999 [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/99safull.html rsssf: Copa América 1999] ] and 2001. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2001safull.html#rosters rsssf: Copa América 2001] ]

Titles

References

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/jcenciso-intl.html International statistics] at rsssf
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=5286 Profile] at National Football Teams