Julio Morales: Uruguayan association football player

Julio César Morales Araújo, (16 February 1945 – 14 February 2022) was a Uruguayan professional footballer.

He was nicknamed Cascarilla and played as a striker. He was part of the Uruguay squad for the 1970 World Cup, where they finished fourth. He made 24 appearances for the national team from 1966 until 1981. He won a number of trophies in South America and Europe including the Copa Libertadores in 1971 and 1980.

Julio Morales
Personal information
Full name Julio César Morales Araújo
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
National team
1966–1981 Uruguay 24 (11)
Honours
Men's football
Representing Julio Morales: Club career, Death, Honours Uruguay
Mundialito
Winner 1980 Uruguay
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Morales started his career in 1961 with Racing Club de Montevideo. In 1965 he was signed by Uruguayan giants Nacional. Then he went to Europe to play for Austria Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga. With Austria Wien he won two Austrian league titles and two Austrian Cups and played in the European Cup Winners Cup final in 1978.

Morales returned to Nacional after this loss and retired in 1982. He scored 191 goals for Nacional in 471 appearances.

Death

Morales died in Montevideo on 14 February 2022, two days before his 77th birthday.

Honours

Nacional

Austria Wien

References

Other websites

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