Julio César Abbadie Gismero (7 September 1930 – 16 July 2014) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward. During his career, he played for Peñarol, where he won the 1966 Copa Libertadores and the 1966 Intercontinental Cup.[1][2][3] He was born in Uruguay to French father and Spanish mother.[4]

Julio Abbadie
Julio Abbadie in 1965
Personal information
Full name Julio César Abbadie Gismero
Date of birth (1930-09-07)7 September 1930
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 16 July 2014(2014-07-16) (aged 83)
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1956 Peñarol 184 (74)
1956–1960 Genoa 110 (19)
1960–1962 Lecco 45 (5)
1962–1969 Peñarol 284 (63)
Total 623 (161)
International career
1952–1966 Uruguay 26 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Montevideo, Abbadie also played in Italy (from 1956 to 1962) with Genoa and Lecco. In total he played Serie A 140 matches and scored 31 goals. On 21 December 2004 he returned after 54 years to Genova, at Stadio Luigi Ferraris, during Serie B match against Empoli.

International career

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For the Uruguay national team, Abbadie obtained 26 caps between 1952 and 1966, scoring 14 goals.[5] He participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup and scored two goals in a group match against Scotland.[6]

Career statistics

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International

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Source:[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 1952 5 4
1953 1 1
1954 7 3
1955 5 3
1956 3 1
1957 0 0
1958 0 0
1959 0 0
1960 0 0
1961 0 0
1962 0 0
1963 1 0
1964 0 0
1965 2 0
1966 2 2
Total 26 14

References

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  1. ^ Osvaldo José Gorgazzi (8 July 2000). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1966". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ Peñarol conmemora su épica conquista on Conmebol, 26 Oct 2016
  3. ^ "URU - Julio Abbadie n'est plus" (in French). Lequipe.fr. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Los hombres del día – Crampi Sportivi". Crampi Sportivi. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Uruguay - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  6. ^ Julio AbbadieFIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ "Julio César Abbadie - AUF". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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