Julio Morales (Uruguayan footballer)

Julio Morales
Morales in the 1970 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Julio César Morales Araújo[1]
Date of birth (1945-02-16)16 February 1945
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 14 February 2022(2022-02-14) (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)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
Mundialito
Winner 1980 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julio César Morales Araújo,[2] nicknamed Cascarilla (16 February 1945 – 14 February 2022) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a striker. He was part of the Uruguay squad for the 1970 World Cup, where they finished fourth, as well as in a Mundialito winning team in January 1981, at the age of almost 36. He won a number of trophies in South America and Europe including the Copa Libertadores in 1971 and 1980.

  1. ^ "Morales, Julio César".
  2. ^ "Morales, Julio César".