Julio Domínguez

Julio César Domínguez Juárez (born 8 November 1987), sometimes known as Cata, is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Domínguez spent the majority of his career with Cruz Azul, where he holds the record for most appearances.

Club career Cruz Azul Isaac Mizrahi, impressed by Domínguez's performance in Cruz Azul's reserve team, allocated him for the first team in the final fixture of Clausura 2006. At the age of 18, Domínguez made his debut on 29 April 2006 in a home match against Pachuca which resulted in a 3–2 win for Cruz Azul.

Domínguez scored his first and second league goals on 14 November 2007 against Pachuca during the Apertura 2007 repechage.

He remained with Cruz Azu for 20 years, having originally started as a pure centre-back. Domínguez has proven his versatility with performances as a right-back.

On 1 June 2023, Cruz Azul announced that they would not renew the player's contract. Domínguez left the club after 20 years.

Atlético San Luis On 15 June 2023, Domínguez joined Atlético San Luis.

International career Youth Domínguez first started with the under-20 national team. Domínguez was regarded as one of the brightest young defensive players that Mexico had.

Senior Domínguez made his debut for the senior national team on 22 August 2007 in a friendly against Colombia. After a five-year absence from the national team, Mexico national team manager Miguel Herrera called him up for friendlies against the national football teams of Honduras and Panama in 2014.

National team Year Apps GoalsMexico 2007 3 0 2009 2 0 2014 3 0 2015 8 0 2018 2 0 2021 4 0 2022 2 0 Total 24 0

Honours Cruz Azul Liga MX: Guardianes 2021 Copa MX: Clausura 2013, Apertura 2018 Campeón de Campeones: 2021 Supercopa de la Liga MX: 2022 Supercopa MX: 2019 CONCACAF Champions League: 2013–14 Leagues Cup: 2019