Julio César Cortés Net Worth

Association football player · Athletes

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Quick facts

Born1941

ProfessionAssociation football player

NationalityUruguayan

CategoryAthletes

Background and career

Julio César "El Pocho" Cortés Lagos (Spanish: [ˈxuljo ˈsesaɾ el ˈpotʃo koɾˈtez ˈlaɣos]; 29 March 1941 – 24 July 2025) was a Uruguayan football coach and midfielder who participated in three World Cups with the Uruguay national team.

At the club level, Cortés was most successful during the time he played for Uruguayan club Peñarol, winning two league titles and the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup in 1966.

Cortés spent the majority of his coaching career in Central America, managing several clubs and having two tenures as coach of the Guatemala national team, which he led to win the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup tournament.