Julio César Enciso Ferreira (born August 5, 1974 in Capiatá) is a Paraguayan football player who made 70 appearances for the Paraguay national team between 1995 and 2004^[1]

[edit] 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. ^[2]

[edit] 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,^[3] 1999^[4] and 2001.^[5]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

• Cerro Porteño
  • Paraguayan Primera División: 1994
• Internacional
  • Campeonato Gaúcho: 1997
• Olimpia
  • Copa Libertadores: 2002
  • Recopa Sudamericana: 2003

[edit] National Team

•  Paraguay
  • Summer Olympics: 2004 (Silver Medal)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• International statistics at rsssf
• Profile at National Football Teams

Julio César Enciso international tournaments v • d • e Paraguay squad – 1995 Copa América 1 Ruiz Díaz • 2 Suárez • 3 Jara • 4 Villamayor • 5 Gamarra • 6 Ayala • 7 Báez • 8 Struway • 9 Cardozo • 10 Acuña • 11 Campos • 12 Battaglia • 13 Peralta • 14 Ortíz • 15 Enciso • 16 Arce • 17 Sotelo • 18 Denis • 19 Esteche • 20 Samaniego • 21 Sarabia • 22 Aceval • Coach: Kubala v • d • e Paraguay squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Chilavert • 2 Arce • 3 Rivarola • 4 Gamarra • 5 Ayala • 6 Aguilera • 7 Yegros • 8 A. Rojas • 9 Cardozo • 10 Acuña • 11 Sarabia • 12 Aceval • 13 Paredes • 14 R. Rojas • 15 Benítez • 16 Enciso • 17 Brizuela • 18 Ramírez • 19 Morales Santos • 20 Caniza • 21 Campos • 22 Ruiz Díaz • Coach: Carpegiani v • d • e Paraguay squad – 1999 Copa América 1 Tavarelli • 2 Arce • 3 Ayala • 4 Gamarra • 5 Toledo • 6 Enciso • 7 Gavilán • 8 Acuña • 9 Benítez • 10 Alvarenga • 11 Santa Cruz • 12 Villar • 13 Estigarribia • 14 Cuevas • 15 Caballero • 16 González • 17 Paredes • 18 Ovelar • 19 Suárez • 20 Cáceres • 21 Caniza • 22 Aceval • Coach: Almeida v • d • e Paraguay squad – 2001 Copa América 1 Tavarelli • 2 Isasi • 3 J.Cáceres • 4 Amarilla • 5 Sanabria • 6 Struway • 7 Robles • 8 Morinigo • 9 M.Cáceres • 10 Alvarenga • 11 Ferreira • 12 Villar • 13 Núñez • 14 Escobar • 15 Verón • 16 Enciso • 17 Garay • 18 Benítez • 19 Martínez • 20 Gónzalez • 21 Caniza • 22 Masi • Coach: Markarián