Julio Morales

Julio Morales

Personal information
Full name	Julio César Morales Araújo
Date of birth	(1945-02-16)16 February 1945
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	14 February 2022(2022-02-14) (aged 76)
Place of death	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1965	Racing Montevideo
1965–1972	Nacional
1973–1978	Austria Wien	168	(55)
1979–1982	Nacional
National team
1966–1981	Uruguay	24	(11)
Honours Men's football Representing Uruguay Mundialito Winner 1980 Uruguay
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Julio César Morales Araújo, (16 February 1945 – 14 February 2022) was a Uruguayan professional footballer. He was nicknamed Cascarilla and played as a striker. He was part of the Uruguay squad for the 1970 World Cup, where they finished fourth. He made 24 appearances for the national team from 1966 until 1981. He won a number of trophies in South America and Europe including the Copa Libertadores in 1971 and 1980.

Club career

Morales started his career in 1961 with Racing Club de Montevideo. In 1965 he was signed by Uruguayan giants Nacional. Then he went to Europe to play for Austria Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga. With Austria Wien he won two Austrian league titles and two Austrian Cups and played in the European Cup Winners Cup final in 1978.

Morales returned to Nacional after this loss and retired in 1982. He scored 191 goals for Nacional in 471 appearances.

Death

Morales died in Montevideo on 14 February 2022, two days before his 77th birthday.

Honours

Nacional

• Primera División (6): 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1980
• Copa Libertadores: 1971, 1980
• Copa Intercontinental: 1971, 1980
• Copa Interamericana: 1971

Austria Wien

• Austrian Bundesliga: 1975–76, 1977–78
• Austrian Cup: 1973-74, 1976-77

Other websites

• Nacional player profile (in Spanish)