Julio Gervasio Pérez Gutiérrez (19 June 1926 – 22 September 2002) was an Uruguayan footballer.

Biography

From 1950 to 1957 he played for Club Nacional de Football, winning the Uruguayan championship in 1950, 52, 55 and 56. 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, and also participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. During the 1950 World Cup Final, he famously wet himself during the national anthem.

Julio Pérez (footballer, born 1926)

In Brazil he played for Sport Club Internacional.

Julio Pérez (footballer, born 1926)

Pérez died in 2002. His remains are buried at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo.

Julio Pérez (footballer, born 1926)

References

External links

Profile (in Spanish) Career (in Spanish) Interview (in Spanish)

1926 births

2002 deaths

Footballers from Montevideo

Uruguayan men's footballers

Uruguay men's international footballers

1950 FIFA World Cup players

1954 FIFA World Cup players

FIFA World Cup-winning players

Club Nacional de Football players

Sport Club Internacional players

Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil

Burials at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo

Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players

Men's association football forwards