Julio Luna Portal Explained

Julio Luna Portal
Full Name:Julio César Luna Portal
Birth Date:20 December 1950
Birth Place:Lima, Department of Lima, Peru
Position:Defender
Years1:1969–1973
Clubs1:Universitario de Deportes
Caps1:25
Years2:1974–1975
Clubs2:Deportivo Municipal
Years3:1976–1980
Clubs3:Atlético Chalaco
Nationalyears1:1972–1973
Nationalteam1:Peru
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0

Julio César Luna Portal (born 20 December 1950), nicknamed Loco, is a Peruvian former footballer who played as a defender and played in the Brazil Independence Cup.

Club career

Luna began his career in 1969 with Universitario de Deportes until 1973 and would play in twenty-five matches with two of them being during the 1972 Copa Libertadores finals.[1] In the 1974–1975 season, he played for Deportivo Municipal and later with Atlético Chalaco between 1976 and 1980, participating in the 1980 Copa Libertadores.[2]

International career

Luna briefly played in the Peru national football team with 11 appearances along with playing in the Brazil Independence Cup.[3] His debut would be on 6 June 1972 in a friendly against Colombia which would end in a draw and his last match would be on 13 May 1973, after Peru lost in its second match against Chile during the 1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1970 a 1979: una década de triunfos históricos. Club Universitario de Deportes. es. August 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: Atlético Chalaco » Squad 1979/1980. worldfootball.net. July 23, 2023.
  3. Web site: Pierrend. José Luis. 2012. Appearances for Peru National Team . RSSSF. en. May 27, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120609141422/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html#app . June 9, 2012.
  4. Web site: Pierrend. José Luis. 2012. Peru - International Results . RSSSF. en. May 27, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120312023028/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/peru-intres.html. March 12, 2012.
  5. Web site: Julio Luna Football Player Statistics. 11v11.com. July 23, 2023.