Julio Rodas

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Julio Rodas
Personal information
Full name Julio Alberto Rodas Hurtarte
Date of birth (1966-12-09) 9 December 1966 (age 56)
Place of birth Guatemala
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1990 Municipal
1990–1991 Deportivo Escuintla
1991–1994 Municipal
1995–1996 FAS
1997–2001 Comunicaciones
2002 Antigua GFC
2004 Jalapa
International career
1988–2000 Guatemala 51 (10 [1] )
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2010

Julio Alberto Rodas Hurtarte (born 9 December 1966) is a retired Guatemalan professional football striker.

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Club career

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.

International career

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.

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