Julio César Uribe


Julio César Uribe Flores is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder or a second striker.

Playing career

Club

Uribe started his career with Peruvian club Sporting Cristal. Luigi Riva convinced him to come to Italy, to Cagliari Calcio, where he played for three seasons from 1982 to 1985.
After his time in Italy, Uribe returned to Sporting Cristal. He then played the following seasons with several clubs in Colombia and Mexico such as Club América. He returned to Peru in his last season as footballer to retire with C.A. Mannucci in 1994.

International

During his playing days, from 1979 to 1989, he earned 39 caps and scored 9 goals for the Peruvian national team

Managerial career

Uribe has managed numerous teams, primarily in Peru and Mexico. He won the CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup with Tecos in 1995. He managed the club on several occasions, saving them from relegation twice. With Cienciano, he reached the final of the 2006 Peruvian Championship, which they lost to Alianza Lima.
In 2000, he replaced Francisco Maturana as manager of the Peruvian national team. He led Peru to the quarterfinals of the 2001 Copa América. Six years later, he returned to manage Peru, guiding them once again to the quarterfinals of the 2007 Copa América.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results table. Peru's goal tally first:
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12.11.80Lima, Peru1–01–1Friendly
2.04.02.81Lima, Peru1–21–3Friendly
3.16.08.81Lima, Peru2–02–01982 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.23.08.81Montevideo, Uruguay2–02–11982 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.18.04.82Budapest, Hungary1–12–1Friendly
6.18.04.82Budapest, Hungary2–12–1Friendly
7.16.05.82Lima, Peru1–02–0Friendly
8.28.04.85Brasília, Brazil1–01–0Friendly
9.02.06.85San Cristóbal, Venezuela1–01–01986 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Sporting Cristal
Club América

Manager

Tecos