Julio César Britos Vázquez (18 May 1926 – 27 March 1998), known as the "poroto", was an Uruguayan footballer, who played for CA Peñarol and Real Madrid.[1][2][3]

Julio César Britos
Personal information
Full name Julio César Britos Vázquez
Date of birth (1926-05-18)18 May 1926
Place of birth Uruguay
Date of death 27 March 1998(1998-03-27) (aged 71)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1953 Peñarol
1953–1955 Real Madrid 3 (2)
1955-1957 Nacional
International career
1947–1952 Uruguay 11 (6)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1950 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Britos was born in Montevideo. He was part of the Uruguay national football team that won the 1950 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in any matches in the tournament.[4] In total he earned 11 caps and scored 6 goals for Uruguay.[5]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay[6] 1947 6 3
1948 2 1
1949 0 0
1950 2 1
1951 0 0
1952 1 1
Total 11 6

Honours

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Peñarol

Real Madrid

Uruguay

References

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  1. ^ (in Portuguese) A primeira grande zebra do Mundial on UOL, accessed 19 May 2013
  2. ^ Britos: Julio César Britos Vázquez on Base de Datos Histórica del Fútbol Español, accessed 19 May 2013
  3. ^ "ABC MADRID 28-03-1998 página 78 - Archivo ABC". 29 August 2019.
  4. ^ World Cup Champions Squads 1930 - 2002 on RSSSF, 17 September 2010
  5. ^ Uruguay - Record International Players Archived 2011-06-28 at the Wayback Machine on RSSSF, 26 March 2013
  6. ^ "Julio César Britos - AUF". Retrieved 22 February 2022.