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Biography
Julio César Manzur Caffarena (born 22 June 1981 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football player who plays for Rubio Ñu of the Paraguayan Primera División.
Club career
Manzur started his career at Cerro Corá in his native country before moving to Paraguayan giants Guaraní. He also played for Santos F.C. in Brazil, C.F. Pachuca in Mexico and Libertad in his native country.
In 2009 he joined Tigre to play in the Primera División Argentina and the Copa Sudamericana.
In 2010 he joined Club Olimpia from Paraguay, to play the National Tournament of that country, scoring his first goal on March 13, against 3 de Febrero from Ciudad del Este, which allowed his team to win the match. He then returned to Mexico to play for Second Division side Club León, to replace Paraguayan International and partner Denis Caniza. León is owned by Grupo Pachuca, owners of his previous club Pachuca CF. Manzur returned to his former club Guaraní on 2011 and then returned to Paraguayan giants Olimpia on January 2013.
International career
Manzur was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguayan team on the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also selected to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Copa América. He has won 26 caps for the Paraguay national side.
Honours
Club
Santos F.C.- Campeonato Paulista: 2006
C.F. Pachuca- North American SuperLiga: 2007
- CONCACAF Champions League: 2008
National Team
Paraguay- Olympic Games:
in Athens (2004)
- Olympic Games:
