Julio César Suazo

Julio César Suazo Bernárdez (born 5 October 1978) is a retired Honduran football defender.

Julio César Suazo

Personal information
Full name	Julio César Suazo Bernárdez
Date of birth	(1978-10-05) 5 October 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	La Ceiba, Honduras
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	Victoria	5	(0)
2000–2004	Wüstenrot Salzburg	65	(0)
2004–2005	Victoria
2005–2006	Real España
2007	Hispano
2007	Eğirdir Belediye Spor
2008–2009	Huachipato	4	(0)
2009	Savio	3	(0)
2010	Hispano
2011	Heredia
2012–2013	Victoria	10	(0)
International career‡
1994	Honduras U-17
1996	Honduras U-20
1999–2003	Honduras	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 May 2013

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suazo and the second or maternal family name is Bernárdez.

Club career

Nicknamed Pungui, Suazo came through the youth ranks at Victoria and moved to Europe in 2000 to play for SV Wüstenrot Salzburg alongside compatriots Maynor Suazo and Juan Manuel Cárcamo. He also had spells at Real España, whom he left for Hispano before the 2007 Clausura,^[1] as well as at Turkish third division side Eğirdir Belediye Spor where he played alongside compatriot Francisco Antonio Pavón.^[2] Also, he played a few games for Chilean side Huachipato.^[3]

He finally returned to Honduras and joined Savio during the 2009 Apertura after a delay in the release by the Turkish federation,^[4] but was the third player to leave the club in September 2009 for not paying his wages.^[5] He played the 2011 Clausura for Heredia in Guatemala.^[6]

In December 2012, he announced he would retire after the 2013 Clausura^[7] but after scoring an own goal against Vida in March 2013, he quit immediately and declared to pursue a coaching career.^[8]

International career

He was part of the Honduras U-17 squad at the 1994 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament.^[9] In 1996, Suazo was part of the Honduras U-20 squad at the CONCACAF U20 championship in Mexico.^[10]

Suazo made his senior debut for Honduras in a May 1999 friendly match against Haiti and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[11]

His final international was a June 2003 friendly match against Venezuela.

References

1. El Real España ya piensa en Olimpia Archived 12 April 2013 at archive.today – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
2. Eğirdir Belediyespor'da Honduraslı rüzgarı – Ajansspor (in Turkish)
3. Profile – ESPN
4. “Pungui” Suazo y paraguayo Rojas cerca de quedar fuera – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
5. Julio “Pungui” Suazo también deja al Savio – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
6. Erick Vallecillo ficha para Municipal de Guatemala – La Prensa (in Spanish)
7. Pungui Suazo quiere ser el Pep Guardiola en Victoria^{[permanent dead link]} – Diez (in Spanish)
8. Un autogol que retiró a “Pungui” Suazo Archived 11 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine – Tiempo (in Spanish)
9. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 23 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
10. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 23 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
11. Julio César Suazo – FIFA competition record (archived)

External links

• Julio César Suazo at National-Football-Teams.com