playername | Júlio Baptista |
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fullname | Júlio Cesar Baptista |
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dateofbirth | October 01, 1981 |
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cityofbirth | São Paulo |
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countryofbirth | Brazil |
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height | |
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currentclub | Málaga |
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clubnumber | 19 |
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position | Attacking midfielder / Forward |
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years1 | 2000–2003 |
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years2 | 2003–2005 |
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years3 | 2005–2008 |
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years4 | 2006–2007 |
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years5 | 2008–2011 |
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years6 | 2011– |
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clubs1 | São Paulo |
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clubs2 | Sevilla |
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clubs3 | Real Madrid |
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clubs4 | → Arsenal (loan) |
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clubs5 | Roma |
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clubs6 | Málaga |
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caps1 | 75 |
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caps2 | 63 |
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caps3 | 59 |
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caps4 | 24 |
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caps5 | 57 |
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caps6 | 11 |
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goals1 | 10 |
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goals2 | 38 |
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goals3 | 11 |
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goals4 | 3 |
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goals5 | 12 |
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goals6 | 9 |
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nationalyears1 | 2003 |
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nationalyears2 | 2001– |
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nationalteam1 | Brazil U20 |
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nationalteam2 | Brazil |
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nationalcaps1 | 5 |
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nationalcaps2 | 47 |
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nationalgoals1 | 3 |
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nationalgoals2 | 5 |
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pcupdate | 10 May 2011 |
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ntupdate | 28 June 2010
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Júlio César Baptista (born 1 October 1981) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Málaga CF of the Spanish La Liga. Baptista is nicknamed "The Beast" due to his physique.
Baptista began his career as a defensive midfielder, and after a series of impressive performances for his home town squad São Paulo FC, Baptista signed for Sevilla FC in 2003. Upon signing for Sevilla, he was converted into a forward, and in his two seasons, he scored 50 goals, leading to his 2005 transfer to Spanish giants Real Madrid. After two unsuccessful seasons at Real Madrid with a loan spell at Arsenal sandwiched in between, Baptista transferred to Roma in Italy. On 3 January 2011, Baptista completed a move to Spanish club Málaga, signing on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
Club career
Sevilla
On 3 August 2003,
Sevilla FC unveiled Baptista as their newest signing. He cost the Spanish club
£1.75 million (US$3.75 million). Baptista made it clear he was confident that he would succeed in Spain. He donned the No.19 jersey and began playing as an attacking midfielder. Baptista settled in quickly, bagging a double in Sevilla's 4–0 victory over
Racing de Santander. As the season progressed, his good form continued, including a double against
Levante UD and once more hitting the back of the net against Racing de Santander, this time with four goals as Sevilla picked up a 5–2 victory at home.
His form attracted the attention of several big name clubs, but despite interest from English giants Arsenal, Baptista remained at Sevilla for the following season, in which he once more showed his worth registering 25 goals in all competitions.
Between 2003 and 2005, Baptista made 81 appearances in all competitions for Sevilla and scored 50 goals in total, a terrific return that began a summer of transfer rumours in which Real Madrid battled it out with Arsenal for his signature.
Real Madrid
On 25 July 2005, Real Madrid confirmed the signing of the long-time Arsenal target for a fee of £13.8 million (€20 million), rising to £16.9 million (€24.5 million); Baptista signed a five-year deal. Baptista said he had chosen to remain in Spain at least one more year, as transferring to Real Madrid would allow him to gain dual citizenship (in Spain as well as Brazil), which would enable him to travel across Europe freely. He also explained he did not want to move to England at this time. Upon his arrival at Real Madrid, Baptista was awarded the No.8 jersey.
The season looked very promising for Real Madrid; the big-money signings of Robinho from Santos FC, Baptista, and Sergio Ramos from Sevilla meant that Real Madrid were tipped to end their trophy drought. It was not to be, however. At Real, Baptista was often played out of position as a left-winger to accommodate the likes of Zinedine Zidane and Guti in the Spanish side's attacking line-up. For this reason, he was unable to find the form that led many of Europe's top clubs to sign him. He managed to score just eight league goals throughout the 2006 league campaign. The season ended in disappointment as Real Madrid yet again ended the season without a trophy.
Baptista insisted that Arsenal were still in pursuit of him, but he made it clear he wanted to fulfill his contract with Real Madrid.
Arsenal
At the end of August 2006, with the
transfer window about to close, press reports linked him with a move to either or Arsenal, with the latter as part of a possible swap deal including
José Antonio Reyes; Baptista himself had strenuously claimed that he was not interested in a move away from Real Madrid. On 31 August 2006, however, the day of the transfer deadline, Baptista moved to Arsenal in exchange for José Antonio Reyes, the deal involved the two players swapping clubs on 12 month loan deals. He scored his first goal for Arsenal against Hamburg in the Champions League on 21 November 2006.
Baptista struggled to score in the Premier League, managing just three goals in 24 league matches. Baptista, however, found scoring form in the League Cup, with six goals in the competition, including a club record four goals in Arsenal's quarter-final victory against on 9 January 2007, in a 6–3 win for Arsenal; beside his four goals, he also missed a penalty kick. Baptista also scored twice in Arsenal's semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur (having also scored an own goal at the other end), but they lost 2–1 to in the final.
In total, Baptista scored 10 goals in 35 appearances for Arsenal.
Return to Real Madrid
At the end of the 2006–07 season, he was no longer required by Arsenal and returned to Real Madrid, as the loan deal finished. After the appointment of
Bernd Schuster as head coach of Madrid, Baptista played far more often and in his preferred central position.
Baptista scored his first Champions League goal of the season against Lazio. Baptista then proceeded to score his second league goal of the campaign, bagging a magnificent first half goal off a one-two pass from Ruud van Nistelrooy in ''El Clasico'' against FC Barcelona. His goal proved to be vital as it was the only goal in a game that finished 1–0. This was only the second time Real Madrid had beaten rivals Barcelona at the Camp Nou in 24 years.
During the season, Baptista continued his good form. This led to many praising his good performances as he continued to keep Guti on the bench. However, towards the end of the campaign, he lost his place in the squad, leading to another summer of speculation regarding his future.
Roma
Roma ended their search for another forward on 14 August, when they signed Baptista from Real Madrid. The
Serie A club said in a statement that the 26-year-old had cost an initial €9 million plus bonuses and had penned a four-year deal worth €4.5million before tax and exclude bonuses.
Baptista made his debut for Roma in the Supercoppa Italiana on 25 August 2008, but the team lost to Internazionale on penalties. Baptista converted his penalty kick. On 1 October 2008, he scored his first Champions League goals for the club, scoring a double against Bordeaux to give his side a 3–1 victory. Baptista scored Roma's winning goal in the his first Rome derby against Lazio.
In the Champions League, Roma drew Baptista's former club, Arsenal. He played in both games, the first at the Emirates Stadium, a ground he used to call home, and the return leg at the Stadio Olimpico. In the return leg, Baptista came on as an early substitute, following the early injury to Roma's goalscorer Juan. Baptista had a couple of chances to give Roma the two goal advantage that would have sent them through to the quarter-final stage of the Champions League, most notably a chance in the 79th minute, where he missed from 10 yards out with just Manuel Almunia to beat. Roma lost 7–6 in the ensuing penalty shootout.
Málaga
On 3 January 2011,
Málaga CF announced the signing of Júlio Baptista. He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract. On 14 January 2011, Roma announced that the transfer fee was €2.5 million. He made his debut for Málaga on 16 January 2011 in a 4–1 defeat at Barcelona. One week later, on 22 January, he scored his first goal in a thrilling 4–3 defeat at
Valencia CF.
Baptista, however, was injured during the match between Málaga and Getafe CF (and scoring from penalty in a 2–2 draw) and was operated in Brazil couple of days later. He returned to action on 16 April 2011 by scoring twice in a 3–0 home win over RCD Mallorca, taking the team out of the relegation zone.
International career
Baptista has 46
caps with
Brazil and has netted five goals. His first cap came on 4 June 2001 in the
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, a 0–0 draw against
Japan. He also played a limited part in the
2005 edition of the competition.
As Baptista often played out of position at Real Madrid, his form dipped, and he was not included on the 2006 World Cup roster. However, Baptista was re-called to the Brazil squad for the Copa América 2007 and scored the opening goal in Brazil's 3–0 victory over Argentina in the final on 15 July 2007. Baptista ended the competition with three goals.
Honours
Real Madrid
La Liga:2007,2008
Brazil
Copa América: 2004, 2007
FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005, 2009
Arsenal
League Cup: Runner Up, 2007
Career statistics
|-
|2000||rowspan="4"|São Paulo||rowspan="4"|Série A||14||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||14||0
|-
|2001||25||4||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||25||4
|-
|2002||21||3||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||21||3
|-
|2003||15||3||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||15||3
|-
|2003/04||rowspan="2"|Sevilla||rowspan="2"|La Liga||30||20||6||4||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||36||24
|-
|2004/05||33||18||2||0||colspan="2"|-||8||5||43||23
|-
|2005/06||Real Madrid||La Liga||32||8||6||1||colspan="2"|-||7||0||45||9
|-
|2006/07||Arsenal||Premier League||24||3||4||0||3||6||4||1||35||10
|-
|2007/08||Real Madrid||La Liga||27||3||1||0||colspan="2"|-||3||1||31||4
|-
|2008/09||rowspan="3"|Roma||rowspan="3"|Serie A||27||9||2||0||colspan="2"|-||7||2||36||11
|-
|2009/10||23||3||2||1||colspan="2"|-||0||0||25||4
|-
|2010/11||7||0||||||||||1||0||8||0
|-
|-
|2010/11||Málaga||La Liga||11||9||0||0||colspan="2"|-||0||0||11||9
|-
75||10||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||75||10
133||58||15||5||colspan="2"|-||18||6||166||69
24||3||4||0||3||6||4||1||35||10
57||12||4||1||colspan="2"|-||8||2||69||15
289||83||23||6||3||6||30||9||345||104
|}
International statistics
:''As of 2 July 2010.
National team !! Club !! Season !! Apps !! Goals
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rowspan="10" valign="center" | Brazil |
rowspan="3" valign="center" |
2001 |
2 |
0
|
2002 |
0 |
2003 |
5 |
rowspan="2" valign="center" | Sevilla |
2003–2004 |
6 |
2004–2005 |
4 |
rowspan="1" valign="center" | Real Madrid |
2005–2006 |
2 |
rowspan="1" valign="center" | |
2006–2007 |
8 |
rowspan="1" valign="center" | Real Madrid |
2007–2008 |
9 |
rowspan="2" valign="center" | Roma |
2008–2009 |
5 |
2009–2010 |
6 |
Total !! 47 !! 5
|
International appearances and goals
|
# !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Goal !! Competition
|
2001
|
|
26 May 2001 |
Tokyo, Japan | | Tokyo Verdy |
2–0 |
1 |
Exhibition game>Unofficial friendly
|
1. |
4 June 2001 | | Ibaraki, Ibaraki>Ibaraki, Japan |
|
0–0 |
0 |
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
|
2. |
4 June 2001 | | Ulsan, South Korea |
|
0–1 |
0 |
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
|
2003
|
|
14 January 2003 | | Doha, Qatar |
|
1–1 |
0 |
[[Exhibition game |
|
16 January 2003 | | Doha, Qatar |
|
2–0 |
0 |
[[Exhibition game |
|
20 January 2003 | | Doha, Qatar |
|
1–1 |
0 |
[[Exhibition game |
|
22 January 2003 | | Doha, Qatar |
|
3–2 |
2 |
[[Exhibition game |
|
24 January 2003 | | Doha, Qatar |
|
4–2 |
1 |
[[Exhibition game |
3. |
13 July 2003 | | Mexico City, Mexico |
|
0–1 |
0 |
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|
4. |
16 July 2003 | | Mexico City, Mexico |
|
2–1 |
0 |
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|
5. |
19 July 2003 | | Miami, United States |
|
2–0 |
0 |
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|
6. |
23 July 2003 | | Miami, United States |
|
2–1 |
0 |
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|
7. |
27 July 2003 | | Mexico City, Mexico |
|
0–1 |
0 |
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|
2003–2004
|
8. |
18 February 2004 | | Dublin, Ireland |
|
0–0 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
9. |
28 April 2004 | | Budapest, Hungary |
|
4–1 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
10. |
20 May 2004 | | Saint-Denis, France |
|
0–0 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
|
25 May 2004 | | Barcelona, Spain |
Catalonia national football team>Catalonia |
5–2 |
2 |
Exhibition game>Unofficial friendly
|
11. |
2 June 2004 | | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
|
3–1 |
0 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)>2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
12. |
6 June 2004 | | Santiago, Chile>Santiago, Chile |
|
1–1 |
0 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)>2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
13. |
21 July 2004 | | Lima, Peru |
|
1–1 |
0 |
Copa América 2004
|
2004–2005
|
14. |
8 September 2004 | | Berlin, Germany |
|
1–1 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
15. |
9 February 2005 | | Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
|
7–1 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
16. |
22 June 2005 | | Cologne, Germany |
|
2–2 |
0 |
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
|
17. |
25 June 2005 | | Nuremberg, Germany |
|
3–2 |
0 |
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
|
2005–2006
|
18. |
17 August 2005 | | Split (city)>Split, Croatia |
|
1–1 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
|
6 September 2005 | | Seville, Spain |
Sevilla FC |
1–1 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Unofficial friendly
|
19. |
9 October 2005 | | La Paz, Bolivia |
|
1–1 |
0 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)>2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
2006–2007
|
20. |
16 August 2006 | | Oslo, Norway |
|
1–1 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
21. |
3 September 2006 | | London, England |
|
3–0 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
22. |
5 September 2006 | | London, England |
|
2–0 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
23. |
1 July 2007 | | Maturín, Venezuela |
|
3–0 |
0 |
Copa América 2007
|
24. |
4 July 2007 | | Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela |
|
1–0 |
0 |
Copa América 2007
|
25. |
7 July 2007 | | Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela |
|
6–1 |
1 |
Copa América 2007
|
26. |
10 July 2007 | | Maracaibo, Venezuela |
|
2–2 |
1 |
Copa América 2007
|
27. |
15 July 2007 | | Maracaibo, Venezuela |
|
3–0 |
1 |
Copa América 2007
|
2007–2008
|
28. |
22 August 2007 | | Montpellier, France |
|
2–0 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
29. |
9 September 2007 | | Chicago, United States |
|
4–2 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
30. |
12 September 2007 | | Boston, United States |
|
3–1 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
31. |
14 October 2007 | | Bogotá, Colombia |
|
0–0 |
0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)>2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
32. |
6 February 2008 | | Dublin, Ireland |
|
1–0 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
33. |
26 March 2008 | | London, England |
|
1–0 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
34. |
31 May 2008 | | Seattle, United States |
|
3–2 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
35. |
15 June 2008 | | Asunción, Paraguay |
|
0–2 |
0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)>2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
36. |
18 June 2008 | | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
|
0–0 |
0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)>2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
2008–2009
|
37. |
10 September 2008 | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
|
0–0 |
0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)>2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
38. |
10 February 2009 | | London, England |
|
2–0 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
39. |
29 March 2009 | | Quito, Ecuador |
|
1–1 |
1 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)>2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
40. |
6 June 2009 | | Montevideo, Uruguay |
|
4–0 |
0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)>2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
41. |
18 June 2009 | | Pretoria, South Africa |
|
3–0 |
0 |
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
|
2009–2010
|
42. |
12 August 2009 | | Tallinn, Estonia |
|
1–0 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
43. |
9 September 2009 | | Salvador, Bahia>Salvador, Brazil |
|
4–2 |
1 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)>2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
44. |
14 November 2009 | | Doha, Qatar |
|
1–0 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
45. |
17 November 2009 | | Muscat, Oman>Muscat, Oman |
|
2–0 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
46. |
2 June 2010 | | Harare, Zimbabwe |
|
3–0 |
0 |
Exhibition game>Friendly
|
47. |
25 June 2010 | | Durban, South Africa |
|
0–0 |
0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup
|
Quotations
"Technically, he brings the quality of a Brazilian player but he also brings his personality: he is very strong, very strong-willed. He is a winner, He can defend, he can attack and he can score goals and this is very important." –
Dunga
References
External links
Profile – SambaFoot.com
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