Julio César Manzur Caffarena (born 22 January 1981) is a Paraguayan former footballer who last played for Rubio Ñu of the Paraguayan Primera División. Club career Manzur started his career at Cerro Corá in his native country before moving to Paraguayan giants Guaraní. He also played for Santos F.C. in Brazil, C.F. Pachuca in Mexico and Libertad in his native country. In 2009, he joined Tigre to play in the Primera División Argentina and the Copa Sudamericana. In 2010, he joined Club Olimpia from Paraguay, to play the National Tournament of that country, scoring his first goal on 13 March, against 3 de Febrero from Ciudad del Este, which allowed his team to win the match. He then returned to Mexico to play for Second Division side Club León, to replace Paraguayan international and partner Denis Caniza. León is owned by Grupo Pachuca, owners of his previous club Pachuca CF. Manzur returned to his former club Guaraní in 2011 and then returned to Paraguayan giants Olimpia in January 2013. International career Manzur was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguay national team on the 2004 Summer Olympics. On 4 August, before the Summer Olympics began, he played in a preparation game against the Portugal of Cristiano Ronaldo in the city of Algarve, resulting in a 5–0 defeat. He was also selected to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Copa América. He has won 26 caps for the Paraguay national side. Honours Club Santos F.C. Campeonato Paulista: 2006 C.F. Pachuca North American SuperLiga: 2007 CONCACAF Champions League: 2008 National team Paraguay Olympic Games: Silver Medal in Athens (2004) References External links Julio César Manzur at Goal.com 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Asunción Paraguayan footballers Paraguayan expatriate footballers Paraguay international footballers Paraguayan people of Lebanese descent Club Guaraní players Club Olimpia footballers Santos FC players Club Atlético Tigre footballers C.F. Pachuca players Club León footballers Club Rubio Ñu footballers Olympic footballers of Paraguay Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Paraguay 2004 Copa América players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 Copa América players Paraguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Argentina Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic medalists in football Association football defenders Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople of Lebanese descent