Julio Rodas | |
Fullname: | Julio Alberto Rodas Hurtarte |
Birth Date: | 9 December 1966 |
Birth Place: | Guatemala |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 1988–1990 |
Years2: | 1990–1991 |
Years3: | 1991–1994 |
Years4: | 1995–1996 |
Years5: | 1997–2001 |
Years6: | 2002 |
Years7: | 2004 |
Clubs7: | Jalapa |
Nationalyears1: | 1988–2000 |
Nationalteam1: | Guatemala |
Nationalcaps1: | 51 |
Nationalgoals1: | 10[1] |
Pcupdate: | 12 May 2010 |
Ntupdate: | 12 May 2010 |
Julio Alberto Rodas Hurtarte (born 9 December 1966) is a retired Guatemalan professional football striker.
At the club level, Rodas started his professional career playing for Municipal. He then had a one-season stint in El Salvador with C.D. FAS and later returned to Guatemala to play for Comunicaciones. During the latter part of his career, he played for Antigua GFC and Deportivo Jalapa.
Rodas was also a member of the Guatemala national team, and was selected as part of the squad that participated at the 1988 Olympic tournament. With the senior national team, he played during the World Cup qualification processes for the 1990, 1994, and 1998 tournaments.
Julio is the elder brother of Jorge, who was his teammate in Municipal and Comunicaciones and was also a member of the national team.