Julio Pérez (footballer, born 1926)

Julio Pérez
Personal information
Full name	Julio Gervasio Pérez Gutiérrez
Date of birth	19 June 1926
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	22 September 2002 (aged 76)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1944–1948	Racing Montevideo
1948–1950	River Plate Montevideo
1950–1957	Nacional
1957–1958	Internacional
1958–1960	Sud América
1960–1963	Rocha
Total
International career
1947–1956	Uruguay
Medal record
Representing Uruguay
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julio Gervasio Pérez Gutiérrez (19 June 1926 – 22 September 2002) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Pérez started his career at Racing Montevideo and River Plate Montevideo. From 1950 to 1957, he played for Club Nacional de Football, winning the Uruguayan championship in 1950, 1952, 1955 and 1956. In Brazil, he played for Sport Club Internacional, then he returned to Uruguay to join Sud América and Rocha.

He also earned 22 caps and scored 9 goals for the Uruguay national football team from 1947 to 1956. He was part of Uruguay's championship team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup,^[a] and also participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

Pérez died in 2002. His remains are buried at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo.^[2]

^ During the 1950 World Cup final match against Brazil, he famously wet himself during the national anthem.^[1]

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