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Julinho (footballer, born 1965)

Julio César de Andrade Moura, more commonly known as Julinho (born October 31, 1965, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) is a retired football striker from Brazil, who obtained Peruvian nationality. He played in various teams in Brazil but became famous playing with Peruvian team Sporting Cristal.

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Julinho first played professional football for Vitória, team which he is a fan of, in 1982. He has played for several teams in Brazil including Flamengo, Avaí, Treze and Fortaleza.

In 1991, he was offered a job to play for Defensor Lima, despite knowing nothing about the team or Peruvian football in general; he accepted the offer for the salary. After two successful seasons with Defensor Lima, he was brought by Sporting Cristal in 1993.

With Sporting Cristal, he won the Peruvian First Division in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 2002. He also finished second place in the same competition with Cristal in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2003. He was part of the Sporting Cristal team that were runner up to the 1997 Copa Libertadores. He has become an idol to Sporting Cristal fans in his ten-year career with Cristal.

Julinho made twelve appearances for the Peru national football team from 1996 to 1997.

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