Julio Estuardo Girón Rafael (born March 2, 1970) is a retired Guatemalan football midfielder. He played several years for Aurora F.C. and CSD Municipal before retiring at Deportivo Petapa in January 2008.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julio Estuardo Girón Rafael | ||
Date of birth | March 2, 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1998 | Aurora F.C. | ||
1998–2007 | CSD Municipal | 91 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Deportivo Petapa | ||
International career‡ | |||
1992–2006 | Guatemala | 82 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 November 2008 |
International career
editGirón made his debut for Guatemala in a June 1992 friendly match against Nicaragua and played in three different World Cup qualification campaigns.[2]
He earned 82 caps, in which he never scored a goal. In 1999, he became Guatemala's most capped player of all time, before he was surpassed by Edgar Estrada three years later.[3] His final international game was a February 2006 friendly match against the United States.
External links
edit- Julio Girón at National-Football-Teams.com
References
edit- ^ Julio Girón se retira del fútbol Archived 2008-01-21 at the Wayback Machine - Lared (in Spanish)
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ^ Julio Estuardo Girón - International Appearances - RSSSF