Julio Dely Valdés

Julio César Dely Valdés ( born March 12, 1967 in Colon ) is a former football player from Panama and since October 2010, national coach of his country.

Career

Even Jorge Dely Valdés his two brothers and Armando Dely Valdés were active as a football player. His twin brother Jorge Dely is currently coach of the U-17 team from Panama.

He made ​​his debut with Atlético Colón in Panama. He traveled to the trial with Argentinos Juniors in Argentina, but could not convince and went to Deportivo Paraguayo. During the season, but he made a huge leap and went to Nacional in Uruguay.

His good performances there - he was in 1991 and 1992 respectively scorer in the Primera División in Uruguay - European teams were also not hidden, where he landed in Cagliari in Italy, Paris Saint- Germain in France and at Real Oviedo and Málaga CF in Spain. As a striker, he was known for his heading ability, and he was elected to Panama as the best player of the 20th century. After his time in Europe he returned to Nacional and finished his career with Árabe Unido in Panama.

Sporting successes

In 1992, he won the Uruguayan championship in the Primera División Uruguay with Nacional. In Europe, he won the European Cup Winners' Cup with Paris and the UEFA Intertoto Cup or Intertoto Cup with Málaga. He is also the top scorer of all time in Malaga.

In the National Soccer Team of Panama, he is one of the best scorers in the history. He has participated in all World Cup Qualifiers between 1990 and 2006 and the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2005, where his team reached the second place the greatest success in its history.