Julio César Domínguez

Julio César Domínguez
Domínguez with Cruz Azul in 2012
Personal information
Full name Julio César Domínguez Juárez[1]
Date of birth (1987-11-08) 8 November 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Arriaga, Chiapas, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Atlético San Luis
Number 4
Youth career
2003–2006 Cruz Azul
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2023 Cruz Azul 562 (16)
2023– Atlético San Luis 37 (2)
International career
2007 Mexico U20 11 (0)
2006 Mexico U23 5 (0)
2007–2022 Mexico 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022

Julio César Domínguez Juárez[a] (born 8 November 1987), sometimes known as Cata, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis.[3]

Club career

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Cruz Azul

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Isaac Mizrahi, impressed by Domínguez's performance in Cruz Azul's reserve team, allocated him for the first team in the final fixture of Clausura 2006.[4] At the age of 18, Domínguez made his debut on 29 April 2006 in a home match against Pachuca which resulted in a 3–2 win for Cruz Azul.[5]

Domínguez scored his first and second league goals on 14 November 2007 against Pachuca during the Apertura 2007 repechage.[6]

He has remained with Cruz Azul, having originally started as a pure centre-back, Domínguez has proven his versatility with solid performances as a right-back.[7]

On 1 June 2023, Cruz Azul announced that they would not renew the player's contract. Domínguez left the club after 20 years.[8]

Atlético San Luis

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On 15 June 2023, Domínguez joined Atlético San Luis.[9]

International career

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Youth

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Domínguez first started with the under-20 national team. Domínguez was regarded as one of the brightest young defensive players that Mexico had.

Senior

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Domínguez made his debut for the senior national team on 22 August 2007 in a friendly against Colombia.[10] After a five-year absence from the national team, Mexico national team manager Miguel Herrera called him up for friendlies against the national football teams of Honduras and Panama in 2014.[10] He would then be called up again against Netherlands and Belarus.

Domínguez was called up by Miguel Herrera for the 2015 Copa América, playing all 3 games against Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia.[10]

Domínguez was called up again in 2018 during Ricardo Ferretti's interim of the national team but did not see any playing time.[10]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 14 June 2022[11]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2007 3 0
2009 2 0
2014 3 0
2015 8 0
2018 2 0
2021 4 0
2022 2 0
Total 24 0

Honours

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Cruz Azul

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Domínguez and the second or maternal family name is Juárez.

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.
  3. ^ Julio César DomínguezLiga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Reséndiz, Mac (30 April 2021). "'Cata' Domínguez no es ídolo en Cruz Azul porque no es extranjero: Mizrahi". ESPN. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Cruz Azul felicita al Cata Domínguez por aniversario de su debut y afición lo destroza". Mediotiempo. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Mexico 2007/08". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Julio César Domínguez Juárez". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  8. ^ "Cata Domínguez: "Di todo por Cruz Azul, amo a este club"". AS México. 1 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Cata Domínguez sigue en la Liga MX y ficha con Atlético de San Luis". Marca México. 14 June 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d "What happened the last time "Cata" Domínguez played with the Mexican National Team". Today in 24. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  11. ^ Julio César Domínguez at National-Football-Teams.com
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