Julio César Rodríguez López (born 7 December 1995), known as Julio Rodríguez, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Avilés.[1]
Football career
Rodríguez was born in Mieres, Asturias. A product of Sporting de Gijón's prolific youth academy, he made his senior debuts in the 2012–13 season, playing 30 games in Segunda División B for the reserves.
Rodríguez first appeared officially with the main squad on 11 September 2013, starting in a 3–2 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva for the season's Copa del Rey.[2] On 2 September 2014 he was definitely promoted to the main squad in Segunda División.[3]
On 31 August 2016, Rodríguez was loaned to Championship club Barnsley for one season,[4] initially assigned to the Development squad. Upon returning, he cut ties with the club on 26 July 2017.[5]
In February 2020, Rodríguez joined Bulgarian club Tsarsko Selo Sofia.[6]
References
- ^ Julio Rodríguez at Soccerway
- ^ El Recre supera a un Sporting con diez (Recre overcomes a ten-man Sporting); Marca, 11 September 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Carlos Castro y Julio, con ficha del primer equipo (Carlos Castro and Julio, with first-team place); El Comercio, 2 September 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Julio, cedido al Barnsley" [Julio, loaned to Barnsley] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Julio rescinde su contrato como jugador del Sporting" [Julio rescinds his contract as Sporting player] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Царско село привлече испанец". fctsarskoselo.com (in Bulgarian). 22 February 2020.
External links
- Sporting Gijón official profile (in Spanish)
- Julio Rodríguez at BDFutbol
- Julio Rodríguez at Futbolme (in Spanish)