Julio Ulises Terra

Julio Ulises Terra Guerra (died 31 October 1985) was a Uruguayan football defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Terra and the second or maternal family name is Guerra.
Julio Ulises Terra
Personal information
Full name Julio Ulises Terra Guerra
Date of birth ?
Place of birth Uruguay
Date of death 31 October 1985(1985-10-31) (aged 62–63)
Place of death Cúcuta, Colombia
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– River Plate de Montevideo
1948 San Lorenzo 8 (0)
1950–1953 Cúcuta Deportivo[1] 107 (3)
1954–1957 Atlético Nacional[2] 65 (3)
1958–1959 Cúcuta Deportivo 71 (8)
1960–1962 Independiente Medellín[3] 24 (0)
1965 Cúcuta Deportivo 7 (0)
– Loyola Sport
1967 Cúcuta Deportivo 2 (0)
National team
1947 Uruguay 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Terra began playing football in Uruguay with River Plate de Montevideo. He had a brief spell in the Argentina Primera Division with San Lorenzo de Almagro during 1948, before moving to Colombia where he would finish his career.

In 1950, Terra joined Cúcuta Deportivo, the club where he spent most of his remaining career and where he would become the oldest player in Colombian league history at the age of 45 years and 5 months.[4][5] Terra also played for Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín. In 1954, he won the Colombian league with Atlético Nacional.[6]

Terra played for the Uruguay national football team in the 1947 South American Championship.[7]

Personal

Terra died at his home in Cúcuta, Colombia at age 63.[8]

References
  1. Statistics at Golgolgol.net Archived 2013-01-12 at Archive.today
  2. Statistics at Golgolgol.net
  3. Statistics at Golgolgol.net Archived 2013-02-21 at Archive.today
  4. Rozo Castiblanco, Fabián M. (27 July 2009). "Antony de Ávila batiría récord en el balompié nacional" [Antony de Ávila would break the record in the national football league] (in Spanish). El Espectador.
  5. Ruiz Bonilla, Guillermo (19 December 2007). "El baúl de los recuerdos: Estrellas de 1952" [The trunk of memories: Stars of 1952] (in Spanish). El Espectador.
  6. Ballesteros, Frank (16 February 2001). "Colombia - Championship Winning Teams 1948-2000". RSSSF.
  7. Tabeira, Martín (12 August 2009). "Southamerican Championship 1947". RSSSF.
  8. "Hace 21 años falleció el inolvidable Julio Ulises Terra" [The unforgettable Julio Ulises Terra died 21 years ago] (in Spanish). Arcotriunfal.com.
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