Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julio César de León Dailey | ||
Date of birth | 13 September 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Puerto Cortes, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Miami United | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2000 | Platense | 74 | (18) |
2000 | Atlético Celaya | 0 | (0) |
2001 | Olimpia | 12 | (2) |
2001 | Deportivo Maldonado | ||
2001–2006 | Reggina | 65 | (5) |
2004 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2004 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2005 | → Sambenedettese (loan) | 16 | (8) |
2005 | → Avellino (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2006 | → Teramo (loan) | 12 | (4) |
2007–2008 | Genoa | 50 | (8) |
2008–2010 | Parma | 32 | (6) |
2009–2010 | → Torino (loan) | 21 | (3) |
2010–2011 | Shandong Luneng | 26 | (5) |
2011–2012 | Motagua | 13 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Messina | 7 | (1) |
2013 | Real Sociedad | 11 | (2) |
2013–2016 | Platense | 18 | (12) |
2016– | Miami United | 7 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
1999–2011 | Honduras | 83 | (14) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 October 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2012 |
Julio César de León Dailey (born 13 September 1979) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Miami United in the National Premier Soccer League as a midfielder. He is known for being a free-kick specialist and was an important key for the Honduras National Football Team.
Nicknamed Rambo, he made his debut for Platense in 1996 against Real Maya of Tegucigalpa, scoring his first National Soccer League goal. His last goal in the Honduran National League was playing for Olimpia on 26 May 2001 against Club Broncos of Choluteca. Earning a good reputation in Honduras, de León moved abroad to Mexico's First Division, where he played for Atletico Celaya.
After the season was over, Atletico Celaya did not renew his contract, so he returned to Honduras and became part of C.D. Olimpia of Tegucigalpa. Once he finished his one-year contract with Olimpia, he left for Uruguay where he played shortly for Deportivo Maldonado.
From there, de León moved to Reggina of Serie B in Italy. De León started off very well for his new club. With his goals and assists, 'Rambo' helped his team to regain a place in the Italy's Serie A. Once in the first division, de León's participation was intermittent, partly due to the acquisition of the Japanese international Shunsuke Nakamura. De León was relegated to the bench, playing on and off as a substitute player.