Julio Ulises Terra Explained

Julio Ulises Terra
Fullname:Julio Ulises Terra Guerra
Birth Date:1920
Birth Place:Uruguay
Death Place:Cúcuta, Colombia
Position:Defender
Years1:
Years2:1948
Caps2:8
Goals2:0
Years3:1950–1953
Clubs3:Cúcuta Deportivo[1]
Caps3:107
Goals3:3
Years4:1954–1957
Clubs4:Atlético Nacional[2]
Caps4:65
Goals4:3
Years5:1958–1959
Clubs5:Cúcuta Deportivo
Caps5:71
Goals5:8
Years6:1960–1962
Clubs6:Independiente Medellín[3]
Caps6:24
Goals6:0
Years7:1965
Clubs7:Cúcuta Deportivo
Caps7:7
Goals7:0
Years8:
Clubs8:Loyola Sport
Years9:1967
Clubs9:Cúcuta Deportivo
Caps9:2
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:1947
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Julio Ulises Terra Guerra (1920 - 31 October 1985) was a Uruguayan football defender. He played in one match for the Uruguay national football team in 1947.[4] He was also part of Uruguay's squad for the 1947 South American Championship.[5]

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.[6] [7] Terra also played for Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín. In 1954, he won the Colombian league with Atlético Nacional.[8]

Terra played for the Uruguay national football team in the 1947 South American Championship.[9]

Personal

Terra died at his home in Cúcuta, Colombia at age 63.[10]

Notes and References

  1. http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/cucuta_173-9406.html Statistics at Golgolgol.net
  2. http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/nacional_173-9398.html Statistics at Golgolgol.net
  3. http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/medellin_173-9397.html Statistics at Golgolgol.net
  4. Web site: Julio Terra . worldfootball.net . 6 July 2021.
  5. Web site: South American Championship 1947 . RSSSF . 6 July 2021.
  6. Web site: El Espectador. Rozo Castiblanco, Fabián M.. Antony de Ávila batiría récord en el balompié nacional. Antony de Ávila would break the record in the national football league. Spanish. 27 July 2009.
  7. Web site: El Espectador. Ruiz Bonilla, Guillermo. El baúl de los recuerdos: Estrellas de 1952. The trunk of memories: Stars of 1952. Spanish. 19 December 2007.
  8. Web site: Ballesteros, Frank. Colombia - Championship Winning Teams 1948-2000. RSSSF. 16 February 2001.
  9. Web site: Tabeira, Martín. Southamerican Championship 1947. RSSSF. 12 August 2009.
  10. Web site: Arcotriunfal.com. Hace 21 años falleció el inolvidable Julio Ulises Terra. The unforgettable Julio Ulises Terra died 21 years ago. Spanish.