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{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Portuguese name|Clemente|Baptista}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Júlio Baptista
| image = Delta - Gol Copa America Centenario (26958100643).jpg
| image_size = 230
| caption = Baptista in 2016
| fullname = Júlio César Clemente Pereira Baptista
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|10|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[São Paulo]], Brazil
| height = 1.86 m<ref>{{cite web |title=Júlio Baptista: Overview |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3050/Julio-Baptista/overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref>
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]] / [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
| years1 = 2000–2003
| years2 = 2003–2005
| years3 = 2005–2008
| years4 = 2006–2007
| years5 = 2008–2011
| years6 = 2011–2013
| years7 = 2013–2015
| years8 = 2016
| years9 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
| clubs2 = [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
| clubs3 = [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
| clubs4 = → [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] (loan)
| clubs5 = [[A.S. Roma|Roma]]
| clubs6 = [[Málaga CF|Málaga]]
| clubs7 = [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
| clubs8 = [[Orlando City SC|Orlando City]]
| clubs9 = [[CFR 1907 Cluj|CFR Cluj]]
| caps1 = 75
| caps2 = 63
| caps3 = 59
| caps4 = 24
| caps5 = 57
| caps6 = 29
| caps7 = 36
| caps8 = 23
| caps9 = 2
| goals1 = 10
| goals2 = 38
| goals3 = 11
| goals4 = 3
| goals5 = 12
| goals6 = 14
| goals7 = 12
| goals8 = 6
| goals9 = 0
| totalcaps = 368
| totalgoals = 106
| nationalyears1 = 2003
| nationalyears2 = 2001–2010
| nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national under-23 football team|Brazil U23]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalcaps2 = 47
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 5
| manageryears1 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs1 = [[Real Valladolid|Valladolid]] (youth)
| manageryears2 = 2021–2023
| managerclubs2 = [[Real Valladolid Promesas|Valladolid B]]
| club-update = 
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|BRA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005 Germany]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[2009 Fifa Confederations Cup|2009 South Africa]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2004 Copa América|2004 Peru]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[2007 Copa America|2007 Venezuela]]|}}
}}
'''Júlio César Clemente Pereira Baptista''' (born 1 October 1981) is a Brazilian [[association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former player who played as an [[attacking midfielder]] or a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].

Baptista is nicknamed "The Beast" due to his size and physical presence on the football field<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2016/04/23/571b813bca47415d188b45f0.html|title=Julio Baptista reveals secrets of 'the beast'|first=Enda|last=Kenneally|work=marca.com|date=23 April 2016|access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref> and "Hulio" due to an interview with former teammate [[Joaquín (footballer, born 1981)|Joaquín]]. He began his career as a defensive midfielder, and after a series of impressive performances for his hometown squad [[São Paulo FC]], Baptista signed for [[Sevilla FC]] in 2003. Upon signing for Sevilla, he was converted into a forward, and in his two seasons, he scored 50 goals, leading to his 2005 transfer to Spanish giants [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]. After two unsuccessful seasons at Real Madrid with a loan spell at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] sandwiched in between, Baptista transferred to [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] in Italy. In January 2011 he returned to Spain by signing for [[Málaga CF|Málaga]], and two years later went back to Brazil with [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]].

==Club career==
===São Paulo===
===Sevilla===
On 3 August 2003, [[Sevilla FC]] unveiled Baptista as their newest signing. He cost the Spanish club [[Pound sterling|£]]1.75&nbsp;million (US$3.75&nbsp;million). Baptista made it clear he was confident that he would succeed in Spain.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11834_2272810,00.html| title=Sevilla unveil Baptista | work=[[Sky Sports]]}}</ref> He donned the No.19 jersey and began playing as an attacking midfielder. Baptista settled in quickly, scoring a double in Sevilla's 4–0 victory over [[Racing de Santander]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11834_2283146,00.html| title=La Liga Round-Up | work=[[Sky Sports]]}}</ref> As the season progressed, his good form continued, including a double against [[Levante UD]] and once more hitting the back of the net against Racing de Santander, this time with four goals as Sevilla picked up a 5–2 victory at home.

His form attracted the attention of several big clubs, but despite interest from English club [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], Baptista remained at Sevilla for the following season, in which he once more showed his worth registering 25 goals in all competitions.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11834_2290940,00.html| title=Brazilian in Premiership claim | work=[[Sky Sports]]}}</ref>

Between 2003 and 2005, Baptista made 81 appearances in all competitions for Sevilla and scored 50 goals in total.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1115/world-cup-player-profiles/2010/04/13/1958435/world-cup-profile-julio-baptista-brazil|title=World Cup Profile: Julio Baptista – Brazil|website=Goal.com}}</ref> With this goal tally came a summer of transfer rumours in which [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] battled it out with Arsenal for his signature.

===Real Madrid===
On 25 July 2005, Real Madrid confirmed the signing of the long-time Arsenal target for a fee of £13.8&nbsp;million (€20&nbsp;million), rising to £16.9&nbsp;million (€24.5&nbsp;million); Baptista signed a five-year deal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4714437.stm|title=Real pip Arsenal to sign Baptista|publisher=BBC Sport  |date=25 July 2005|access-date=25 July 2005}}</ref> Baptista said he had chosen to remain in Spain at least one more year, as transferring to Real Madrid would allow him to gain dual citizenship (in Spain as well as Brazil), which would enable him to travel across Europe freely. He also explained he did not want to move to England at this time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4734325.stm|title=Baptista makes Arsenal admission|publisher=BBC Sport  |date=1 August 2005|access-date=1 August 2005}}</ref> Upon his arrival at Real Madrid, Baptista was awarded the No.8 jersey.

The season looked very promising for Real Madrid; the big-money signings of [[Robinho]] from [[Santos FC]], Baptista, and [[Sergio Ramos]] from Sevilla meant that Real Madrid were tipped to end their trophy drought. It was not to be, however. At Real, Baptista was often played out of position as a left-winger to accommodate the likes of [[Zinedine Zidane]] and [[Guti]] in the Spanish side's attacking line-up. For this reason, he was unable to find the form that led many of Europe's top clubs to want to sign him. He managed to score just eight league goals throughout the 2006 league campaign. The season ended in disappointment as Real Madrid yet again ended the season without a trophy.

Baptista insisted that Arsenal were still in pursuit of him, but he made it clear he wanted to fulfill his contract with Real Madrid.

[[File:Júlio César Baptista "The Beast" Arsenal 2007.jpg|thumb|180px|Baptista during his loan to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in 2007]]

At the end of August 2006, with the [[transfer window]] about to close, press reports linked him with a move to either [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] or Arsenal. The latter was part of a possible swap deal that included [[José Antonio Reyes]]. Baptista went on to strenuously claim that he was not interested in a move away from Real Madrid. However, on 31 August 2006, the day of the transfer deadline, Baptista moved to Arsenal in exchange for Reyes. The deal saw both players signing on to 12-month loans at their new clubs.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.realmadrid.com//articulo/rma33346.htm | title=José Antonio Reyes, new Real Madrid player. | work=Real Madrid | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20070810174100/http://www.realmadrid.com//articulo/rma33346.htm | archive-date=10 August 2007}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Arsenal against Hamburg in the Champions League on 21 November 2006.<ref>{{cite news 
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6160894.stm
|title=Arsenal 3–1 Hamburg 
|publisher=BBC   
|date=21 November 2006 |access-date=13 August 2010
 |first=Owen
 |last=Phillips}}</ref>

Baptista struggled to score in the [[Premier League]], managing just three goals in 24 league matches. Baptista, however, found scoring form in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]], with six goals in the competition, including a club record four goals in Arsenal's quarter-final victory against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on 9 January 2007, in a 6–3 win for Arsenal; beside his 4 goals, he also missed a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] in that game, and missed two other penalties that season against [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]<ref>{{cite news 
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6349615.stm
|title=Bolton 1–3 Arsenal (aet)
|publisher=BBC   
|date=14 February 2007 |access-date=1 September 2015
 |first=Phil
 |last=McNulty}}</ref> and [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]].<ref>{{cite news 
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6627833.stm
|title=Portsmouth 0–0 Arsenal
|publisher=BBC   
|date=13 May 2007 |access-date=1 September 2015
 |first=Ian
 |last=Hughes}}</ref> Baptista also scored twice in Arsenal's semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur (having also scored an [[own goal]] at the other end), but they lost 2–1 to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the final.

In total, Baptista scored 10 goals in 35 appearances for Arsenal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/20141015/julio-baptista|title=It was one of my greatest games|website=Arsenal.com|date=28 July 2024 }}</ref>

At the end of the 2006–07 season, he was no longer required by Arsenal and returned to Real Madrid, as the loan deal finished. After the appointment of [[Bernd Schuster]] as head coach of Madrid, Baptista played far more often and in his preferred central position.

Baptista went on to score first in a 3–0 victory that knocked [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] out of the Champions League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/r-madrid-vs-lazio/93482|title=Real secure top spot|publisher=Sky Sports.com}}</ref> He then netted a magnificent first half goal from a one-two pass from [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] against rivals [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the [[El Clásico]]. Baptista's goal proved to be vital in a game that eventually finished 1–0 to the visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2016/12/historic-goals-baptista|title=Historic Goals: Baptista|website=Real Madrid.com}}</ref> This was only the second time Real Madrid had beaten rivals Barcelona in the league at the [[Camp Nou]] in 24 years.

During the season, Baptista continued his good form. This led to many praising his good performances as he continued to keep Guti on the bench.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=513475 | title=Baptista: I'm Not Ronaldinho, But I Play Well, Too. | work=Goal.com}}</ref> Real eventually won that season's La Liga title with Baptista thus earning a winner's medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/julio-baptista-these-are-games-changed-my-life%3f_format=amp|title=Julio Baptista: These are the games that changed my life|website=Four Four Two.com}}</ref>

===Roma===
[[A.S. Roma|Roma]] ended their search for another forward on 14 August, when they signed Baptista from Real Madrid. The [[Serie A]] club said in a statement that the 26-year-old had cost an initial €9&nbsp;million plus bonuses and had penned a four-year deal worth €4.5million before tax and excluding bonuses.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKLC52719620080814 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111142818/http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKLC52719620080814 | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2009 | title=Soccer – Roma sign Brazil's Baptista from Real Madrid. Later Menez Joined Roma from Monaco as another forward. |work=Reuters   | date=14 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITComunicatiFinanziari&Documento=9318|title=14 AGOSTO 2008 – RAGGIUNTO L'ACCORDO PER L'ACQUISIZIONE A TITOLO DEFINITIVO DEL DIRITTO ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE JULIO CESAR BAPTISTA|date=14 August 2008|access-date=4 January 2011|work=AS Roma|language=it}}</ref>

Baptista made his debut for Roma in the [[Supercoppa Italiana]] on 24 August 2008, but the team lost to [[Inter Milan]] on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]]. Baptista converted his [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]]. On 1 October 2008, he scored his first Champions League goals for the club, scoring a double against [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] to give his side a 3–1 victory. Baptista scored Roma's winning goal in his first [[Derby della Capitale|Rome derby]] against Lazio.

In the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], Roma drew Baptista's former club, Arsenal. He played in both games, the first at the [[Emirates Stadium]], a ground he used to call home, and the return leg at the [[Stadio Olimpico]]. In the return leg, Baptista came on as an early substitute, following the early injury to Roma's goalscorer [[Juan Silveira dos Santos|Juan]]. Baptista had a couple of chances to give Roma the two goal advantage that would have sent them through to the quarter-final stage of the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], most notably a chance in the 79th minute, where he missed from 10 yards out with just [[Manuel Almunia]] to beat. Roma lost 7–6 in the ensuing penalty shootout.

===Málaga===
On 3 January 2011, [[Málaga CF]] announced the signing of Júlio Baptista. He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.malagacf.com/noticias/baptista-ya-es-del-malaga-se-presenta-a-las-1230-3826.html |title=Julio Baptista ya es malaguista y se presentará mañana a las 12:30 horas en el estadio La Rosaleda |trans-title=Julio Baptista is a ''malaguista'' and will be presented tomorrow at 12:30 at ''Estadio La Rosaleda'' |date=3 January 2011 |access-date=3 January 2011 |work=Málaga CF |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106031924/http://www.malagacf.com/noticias/baptista-ya-es-del-malaga-se-presenta-a-las-1230-3826.html |archive-date=6 January 2011}}</ref> On 14 January 2011, Roma announced that the transfer fee was €2.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.asroma.it/UserFiles/1385.pdf|title=OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO AL 14 GENNAIO 2011|date=14 January 2011|access-date=19 January 2011|work=AS Roma|language=it}}</ref> He made his debut for Málaga on 16 January 2011 in a 4–1 defeat at Barcelona, and six days later he scored his first goal in a 4–3 defeat at [[Valencia CF]].

Baptista, however, was injured during the match between Málaga and [[Getafe CF]] (and scoring from penalty in a 2–2 draw) and was operated in Brazil couple of days later. He returned to action on 16 April 2011 by scoring twice in a 3–0 home win over [[RCD Mallorca]], taking the team out of the relegation zone.

On 1 October 2011, Baptista scored a dramatic late winner in a 3–2 win over Getafe with an overhead kick, on his 30th birthday. However, he injured his right leg during the match, and though it was at first thought to be a minor injury he ultimately needed an operation that would keep him out of action for the rest of the year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malagacf.com/noticia/parte-medico/baptista-sera-operado-proximo-dia-7-diciembre/251/54201|title=Parte médico &#124; Málaga - Web Oficial|website=Parte médico &#124; Málaga - Web Oficial}}</ref> On 6 March 2012 it was announced that Baptista might miss [[2011–12 La Liga|the rest of the season]] and would travel to Brazil to recover from his injury. He made his comeback on 3 February 2013, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against [[Real Zaragoza]].  Baptista scored his first goal since his return from injury on 30 March, netting the winner in Malaga's 3–1 defeat of [[Rayo Vallecano]], a result that pushed the side into fourth place in La Liga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/348248/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901 |title=Malaga moving on up |publisher=ESPNFC |date=30 March 2013 }}</ref>

On 24 July 2013, Málaga CF terminated his contract with the La Liga club.

===Cruzeiro===
On 24 July 2013, Júlio Baptista signed with the Brazilian first division club [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube]], where he was teamed up with well-known names such as [[Dedé (footballer, born 1988)|Dedé]], [[Dagoberto (Brazilian footballer)|Dagoberto]], and [[Fábio Deivson Lopes Maciel|Fábio]]. He was reported to be on a two-year contract, with a reportedly €170,000 per month salary.

On 28 July 2013, Baptista went to the [[Mineirão|Mineirão Stadium]] in an armored car, and was presented to ''Celeste'' fans in the club's 4–1 victory against rivals [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Julio Baptista chega ao gramado em um carro-forte e é apresentado à torcida celeste|url=http://www.otempo.com.br/superfc/julio-baptista-chega-ao-gramado-em-um-carro-forte-e-%C3%A9-apresentado-%C3%A0-torcida-celeste-1.688047|website=otempo.com.br|publisher=O Tempo|access-date=21 January 2015|language=pt|date=28 July 2013|archive-date=6 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606054518/http://www.otempo.com.br/superfc/julio-baptista-chega-ao-gramado-em-um-carro-forte-e-%C3%A9-apresentado-%C3%A0-torcida-celeste-1.688047|url-status=dead}}</ref> After his presentation, Baptista did not confirm when he could debut for his new club. According to ''La Bestia'', it depended on "documentation and of [[Marcelo de Oliveira Santos|Marcelo Oliveira]] (Cruzeiro's coach)".<ref>{{cite web|title=Apresentado de forma inusitada, Baptista evita fixar prazo para estreia|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2013/07/29/apresentado-de-forma-inusitada-baptista-evita-fixar-prazo-para-estreia.htm|website=uol.com.br|publisher=UOL|access-date=21 January 2015|language=pt|date=29 July 2013}}</ref>

Manager [[Marcelo de Oliveira Santos|Marcelo Oliveira]] praised Baptista for working to return to his best shape. Asked in which position Oliveira would play Baptista, he affirmed that Baptista would play as a playmaker, because he played in this position for Sevilla, in his best days. Oliveira also said he wanted [[Ricardo Goulart]] instead of Baptista to mark players.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marcelo Oliveira elogia Júlio Baptista e planeja escalação como meia|url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/cruzeiro/marcelo-oliveira-elogia-julio-baptista-e-planeja-escalacao-como-meia,8801489e9a3f0410VgnCLD2000000dc6eb0aRCRD.html|website=terra.com.br|access-date=21 January 2015|language=pt|date=7 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407061054/http://esportes.terra.com.br/cruzeiro/marcelo-oliveira-elogia-julio-baptista-e-planeja-escalacao-como-meia,8801489e9a3f0410VgnCLD2000000dc6eb0aRCRD.html|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Orlando City===
On 23 March 2016, [[Orlando City SC]] announced that they had signed Baptista.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/2835706/ex-real-madrid-star-julio-baptista-signs-with-orlando-city|title=Ex-Real Madrid forward Julio Baptista signs with Orlando City, club confirms|website=ESPN.com|access-date=23 March 2016|date=23 March 2016}}</ref> He made his [[Major League Soccer]] debut on 8 April as a sub against [[Philadelphia Union]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Veness|first1=Simon|title=Julio Baptista expects to make Friday-night MLS debut for Orlando City|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/04/07/julio-baptista-expects-make-friday-night-mls-debut-orlando-city|website=[[Major League Soccer]]|access-date=16 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616011047/http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/04/07/julio-baptista-expects-make-friday-night-mls-debut-orlando-city|archive-date=16 June 2016|date=7 April 2016}}</ref> and scored his first goal in the league on 29 May against [[New York City FC]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Julio Baptista: Scores first-ever MLS goal|url=http://news.rotowire.com/Julio-Baptista-googid44314-spsoccer.htm|website=[[RotoWire]]|publisher=Roto Sports, Inc.|access-date=16 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616011225/http://news.rotowire.com/Julio-Baptista-googid44314-spsoccer.htm|archive-date=16 June 2016|date=31 May 2016}}</ref> His contract option was declined by the club on 23 November 2016, making him a free agent.<ref>Wikipedia/2017 Orlando city SC season</ref>

===CFR Cluj===
On 18 August 2018, Baptista penned a deal for an undisclosed period with Romanian defending champions [[CFR Cluj]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cfr1907.ro/bun-venit-julio-baptista/|title=Bun venit, Julio Baptista!|trans-title=Welcome, Júlio Baptista!|publisher=CFR Cluj|language=ro|date=18 August 2018|access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref> Eight days later, he made his debut in a goalless [[Liga I]] draw at [[CS Gaz Metan Mediaș|Gaz Metan Mediaș]], replacing [[Alexandru Ioniță (footballer, born 1994)|Alexandru Ioniță]] in the 70th minute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/foto-julio-baptista-a-debutat-la-cfr-cum-s-a-descurcat-atacantul-trecut-pe-la-real-madrid-prima-reactie-a-brazilianului-17481466|title=Julio Baptista a debutat la CFR! Cum s-a descurcat atacantul trecut pe la Real Madrid. Prima reacţie a brazilianului|trans-title=Júlio Baptista made his debut for CFR! How did the former Real Madrid attacker do. The Brazilian's first reaction|publisher=[[ProSport]]|language=ro|date=26 August 2018|access-date=27 August 2018}}</ref>

Baptista became subject of controversy in Romania, having played only 43 minutes for CFR in 2018, which made him one of the best paid football players per minute played.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sport.ro/liga-1/incredibil-jucatorul-din-liga-i-platit-mai-bine-decat-balonul-de-aur-modric-cati-bani-a-luat-baptista.html|title=Jucatorul din Liga I platit mai bine decat Balonul de Aur Modric! Cati bani a luat Baptista pentru fiecare minut jucat la CFR|work=sport.ro}}</ref>

He announced his retirement on 23 May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazetaesportiva.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/apos-mais-de-20-anos-julio-baptista-anuncia-aposentadoria-do-futebol/|title=Após mais de 20 anos, Júlio Baptista anuncia aposentadoria do futebol|publisher=Gazetae Sportiva|language=pt|date=23 May 2019|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref>

==International career==
Baptista has 47 [[cap (sport)|caps]] with [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] and has netted five goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/braz-recintlp.html|title=Brazil – Record International Players}}</ref> His first cap came on 4 June 2001 in the [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]], a 0–0 draw against [[Japan national football team|Japan]]. He also played a limited part in the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005 edition]] of the competition.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

As Baptista often played out of position at Real Madrid, his form dipped, and he was not included on the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] roster. However, Baptista was re-called to the Brazil squad for the [[2007 Copa América]] and scored the opening goal in Brazil's 3–0 victory over [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in [[2007 Copa América Final|the final]] on 15 July 2007. Baptista ended the competition with three goals. He went on to play the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] for Brazil under coach [[Dunga]].{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

==Coaching career==
On 27 June 2019, Baptista was named manager of the ''Juvenil'' squad of [[Real Valladolid]], owned by former Real Madrid teammate [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/mercado-fichajes/julio-baptista-entrenara-valladolid-7525879|title=Julio Baptista entrenará en Valladolid|trans-title=Julio Baptista will manage at Valladolid|newspaper=[[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|Sport]]|language=es|date=27 June 2019|accessdate=4 July 2021}}</ref> On 8 July 2021, he took over the club's [[Real Valladolid Promesas|reserve team]] after [[Javier Baraja]] left.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.realvalladolid.es/noticia/baptista-coge-las-riendas-del-promesas|title=Baptista coge las riendas del Promesas|trans-title=Baptista takes the reins of Promesas|publisher=Real Valladolid|language=es|date=8 July 2021|accessdate=10 July 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|16 July 2013}}{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

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! colspan="3" |Brazil
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Copa do Brasil]]
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | [[CONMEBOL|South America]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|[[Copa João Havelange|2000]]||[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]||14||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5|||1||19||1
|-
|[[2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2001]]
|Série A||25||4||5|||4||colspan="2"|-||6|||1||36||9
|-
|[[2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2002]]
|Série A||21||3||5||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||26||3
|-
|[[2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2003]]
|Série A||15||3||7||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||22||5
|-
! colspan="3" |Spain
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Copa del Rey]]
! colspan=2 | [[Copa de la Liga]]
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
|[[2003–04 Sevilla FC season|2003–04]]||[[La Liga]]||30||20||6||4||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||36||24
|-
|[[2004–05 Sevilla FC season|2004–05]]
|La Liga||33||18||2||0||colspan="2"|-||8||5||43||23
|-
|[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|[[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]]||La Liga||32||8||6||1||colspan="2"|-||7||0||45||9
|-
! colspan="3" |England
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[FA Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[2006–07 FA Premier League|2006–07]]||[[Premier League]]||24||3||4||0||3||6||4||1||35||10
|-
! colspan="3" |Spain
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Copa del Rey]]
! colspan=2 | [[Copa de la Liga]]
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|[[2007–08 La Liga|2007–08]]||La Liga||27||3||1||0||colspan="2"|-||3||1||31||4
|-
! colspan="3" |Italy
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Coppa Italia]]
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[A.S. Roma|Roma]]
|[[2008–09 Serie A|2008–09]]||[[Serie A]]||27||9||2||0||colspan="2"|-||7||2||36||11
|-
|[[2009–10 Serie A|2009–10]]
|Serie A||23||3||2||1||colspan="2"|-||0||0||25||4
|-
|[[2010–11 Serie A|2010–11]]
|Serie A||7||0||||||||||1||0||8||0
|-
|-
! colspan="3" |Spain
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Copa del Rey]]
! colspan=2 | [[Copa de la Liga]]
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Málaga CF|Málaga]]
|[[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11]]||La Liga||11||9||0||0||colspan="2"|-||0||0||11||9
|-
|[[2011–12 La Liga|2011–12]]
|La Liga||4||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||1
|-
|[[2012–13 La Liga|2012–13]]
|La Liga||14||4||0||0||0||0||4||0||18||4
|-
|-
! colspan="3" | Brazil
!75||10||17||6||colspan="2"|-||11||2||103||18
|-
! colspan="3" |Spain
!151||63||15||5||colspan="2"|-||22||6||188||74
|-
! colspan="3" |England
!24||3||4||0||3||6||4||1||35||10
|-
! colspan="3" |Italy
!57||12||4||1||colspan="2"|-||8||2||69||15
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
!307||88||40||12||3||6||45||11||395||117
|}

===International===
:''Updated 2 July 2010.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil200001.htm|title=Seleção Brasileira 2000-2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil200003r.htm|title=Seleção Brasileira Restritiva 2000-2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil200203.htm|title=Seleção Brasileira 2002-2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil200405.htm|title=Seleção Brasileira 2004-2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil200607.htm|title=Seleção Brasileira 2006-2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil200809.htm|title=Seleção Brasileira 2008-2009}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! National team !! Season !! Apps !! Goals
|-
|rowspan="10" valign="center"|[[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| 2001 || 2 || 0
|-
| 2002 || 0 || 0
|-
| 2003 || 5 || 0
|-
| 2003–2004 || 6 || 0
|-
| 2004–2005 || 4 || 0
|-
| 2005–2006 || 2 || 0
|-
| 2006–2007 || 8 || 3
|-
| 2007–2008 || 9 || 0
|-
| 2008–2009 || 5 || 1
|-
| 2009–2010 || 6 || 1
|-
! colspan="2" | Total !! 47 !! 5
|}
'''International goals'''
:''Scores and results table. Brazil's goal tally first:
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!#!!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition
|-
| 1 ||7 July 2007||[[Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos]], [[Puerto la Cruz]], Venezuela ||{{fb|CHI}} || style="text-align:center;"|2–0 || style="text-align:center;"|6–1 || [[2007 Copa América]]
|-
| 2 || 10 July 2007 || [[Estadio José Pachencho Romero]], [[Maracaibo]], Venezuela ||{{fb|Uruguay}} || align=center | 2–1 || align=center | 2–2 ([[Extra time (association football)|aet]]),<br>5–4 ([[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]]) 
|2007 Copa América
|-
| 3 || 15 July 2007 || [[Estadio José Pachencho Romero]], [[Maracaibo]], Venezuela || {{fb|ARG}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 3–0
|2007 Copa América
|-
| align="center" | 4
|{{dts|28 March 2009}}
|[[Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa]], [[Quito]], Ecuador
|{{fb|ECU}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |1–1
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 5 || 9 September 2009 ||  [[Estádio de Pituaçu]], [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], Brazil|| {{fb|CHI}} || {{center|2–0}} || {{center|4–2}}
|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
|}

==Honours==
'''São Paulo'''
*[[Campeonato Paulista]]: [[2000 Campeonato Paulista|2000]]<ref name=Sao>{{cite web|url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/noticias/0,,OI180068-EI17402,00-Sao+Paulo+vende+Julio+Baptista+para+a+Espanha.html|title=São Paulo vende Júlio Baptista para a Espanha|language=pt|website=Esportes.Terra.com.br|access-date=17 April 2018|archive-date=17 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417192328/http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/noticias/0,,OI180068-EI17402,00-Sao+Paulo+vende+Julio+Baptista+para+a+Espanha.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Torneio Rio – São Paulo]]: 2001<ref name=Sao />

'''Arsenal'''
*[[Football League Cup]] runner-up: [[2006–07 Football League Cup|2006–07]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6371613.stm |title=Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal |website=BBC Sport |date=24 February 2008 |access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref>

'''Real Madrid'''<ref name=Eurosport/>
*[[La Liga]]: [[2007–08 La Liga|2007–08]]

'''Cruzeiro'''<ref name=Eurosport>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/julio-baptista_prs206176/person.shtml|title=Julio Baptista: Profile|website=Eurosport.com}}</ref>
*[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]: [[2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2013]], [[2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2014]]
*[[Campeonato Mineiro]]: 2014<ref name=soccerway>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerway.com/players/julio-cesar-clement-baptista/3005/|title=Julio Baptista|website=Soccerway.com}}</ref>

'''CFR Cluj'''
*[[Liga I]]: [[2018–19 Liga I|2018–19]]

'''Brazil Youth'''<ref name=Sao /><ref name=Eurosport/>
*[[South American U-20 Championship]]: [[2001 South American U-20 Championship|2001]]

'''Brazil'''
*[[Copa América]]: [[2004 Copa América|2004]], [[2007 Copa América|2007]]
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: [[FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]], [[FIFA Confederations Cup|2009]]
'''Individual'''
*[[Don Balón Award|La Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year]]: 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-the-story.com/prix-don-balon|title=Prix Don Balon|language=fr|website=Football The Story.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Júlio César Baptista}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130130064929/http://www.malagacf.com/en/malaga/squad/julio-baptista/191/144 Málaga official profile] {{in lang|es}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120712144803/http://www.lfp.es/Temporada/FichaJugador.aspx?cj=7269 La Liga profile] {{in lang|es|en}}
* {{BDFutbol|1706}}
* {{NFT player|id=1030}}
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{Sambafoot|42472-julio-cesar-clement-baptista|old_id=90_julio_baptista}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101225191507/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/players/player=181415/index.html 2010 FIFA World Cup profile]
* {{FIFA player|181415}}

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