Julio Medina III

Julio Antonio Medina Morales, also known as Julio Medina III (born 14 July 1976), is a Panamanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He manages the Liga Panameña de Futbol team Chorrillo.

Club career Nicknamed Puchito, Medina started his career at Árabe Unido and played in Uruguay for Nacional and Platense before moving abroad again to join Salvadoran side Águila in December 2004. He left them in summer 2005 for Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones, only to leave them after a season for Honduran outfit Marathón where he played alongside compatriot Donaldo González.

After a return to Árabe Unido, the little free-kick specialist

International career Medina made his debut for Panama in an October 1999 friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago and has earned a total of 44 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 21 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament.

His final international was a June 2008 friendly match against Canada.

Managerial career After retiring, Medina was named assistant at Árabe Unido and later became manager of Chorrillo and immediately won the 2014 Clausura. He was released by Chorrillo in April 2015.

Honours Panama

CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2005