Julio César Cortés

Julio César Cortés
Cortés on a 1970 sports card
Personal information
Full name Julio César Cortés Lagos
Date of birth (1941-03-29)29 March 1941
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 24 July 2025(2025-07-24) (aged 84)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1962 Sud América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1957 Fénix
1958–1959 Peñarol
1960–1961 Sud América
1962–1964 Cerro
1965 Rosario Central[1] 21 (2)
1966–1971 Peñarol
1972 Atlante
1973–1974 UNAM Pumas
1974 Municipal
1974 Los Angeles Aztecs[2] 19 (1)
1974–1975 Alianza
1976–1978 Guanacasteca[3] 80 (4)
International career
1962–1970 Uruguay 30 (3)
Managerial career
1983 Suchitepéquez
1984–1985 Juventud Retalteca
1987 Guatemala
Comunicaciones
1993 Saprissa
1997–1998 Cobán Imperial
Xelajú
Turrialba
2000–2003 Guatemala
Aurora
2005 Águila
2007 Jalapa
2007 San Carlos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julio César "El Pocho" Cortés Lagos (29 March 1941 – 24 July 2025) was a Uruguayan footballer and manager. As a footballer, he played as a midfielder for teams in Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico, Guatemala, the United States, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. He notably played for Peñarol between 1966 and 1971, where he won two league titles,[4] the 1966 Copa Libertadores,[5] and the 1966 Intercontinental Cup.

He was capped 30 times for Uruguay between 1962 and 1970, scoring three goals.[6] He played for Uruguay at three FIFA World Cups in 1962, 1966, and 1970. At the 1966 FIFA World Cup, he kicked referee Jim Finney after Uruguay's 4–0 loss to West Germany in the quarter-finals, which got him suspended for a year from international football.[7][8]

After retiring from football, he became a manager. He mainly coached teams in Central America, and was also the manager of Guatemala two times, in 1987 and between 2000 and 2003. He also managed them at the 1987 Pan American Games, the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup, the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup. At the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup, he helped Guatemala win their first international title in 34 years.

After he was fired in April 2003, Cortés sued the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (FEDEFUT) for breach of contract, and demanded payment of part of his remuneration as the national team's coach. The case was taken before FIFA, who in 2006, ruled that the FEDEFUT had to pay him part of what he demanded.[9]

Cortés died on 24 July 2025, at the age of 84.[10]

Honours

Player

Peñarol
Uruguay

Manager

Suchitepéquez
  • Liga Mayor A: 1983
Juventud Retalteca
  • Copa de Guatemala: 1984–85
Guatemala
  • UNCAF Nations Cup: 2001
Jalapa
  • Copa Centenario: 2005

References

  1. ↑ Sources: "Julio Cortez". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2007., "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Julio Cesar Cortez. Nasljerseys.com (29 March 1943). Retrieved on 2016-07-23.
  3. ↑ Julio César Pocho Cortés Archived 1 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Nacion.com (24 September 2007). Retrieved on 23 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Source: "Campeones Aurinegros". Archived from the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2007.
  5. ↑ Tabeira, Martín / RSSSF. "Peñarol in Copa Libertadores 1960–1969". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 April 2007.
  6. ↑ Passo Alpuin; Luis Fernando / RSSSF. "Uruguay – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2007.
  7. ↑ Why not everyone remembers the 1966 World Cup as fondly as England The Guardian, 24 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Hereford’s most celebrated referee dies at 83 The Hereford Times, 3 April 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Recinos, Eddy; Barrios Bautista, Luis. "Cortés gana demanda". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2007.
  10. ↑ "Fallece Julio César "El Pocho" Cortés, figura del fútbol uruguayo, a los 84 años". CR Hoy. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.

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