Julio Manzur

Manzur started his career at Cerro Corá in his native country before moving to Paraguayan Guaraní. He also played for Santos F.C. in Brazil, C.F. Pachuca in Mexico and Libertad in his native country. In 2009, he joined Tigre to play in the Primera División Argentina and the Copa Sudamericana. In 2010, he joined Club Olimpia from Paraguay, to play the National Tournament of that country, scoring his first goal on 13 March, against 3 de Febrero from Ciudad del Este, which allowed his team to win the match. He then returned to Mexico to play for Second Division side Club León, to replace Paraguayan international and partner Denis Caniza. León is owned by Grupo Pachuca, owners of his previous club Pachuca CF. Manzur returned to his former club Guaraní in 2011 and then returned to Paraguayan giants Olimpia in January 2013.

Manzur was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguay national team on the 2004 Summer Olympics. On 4 August, before the Summer Olympics began, he played in a preparation game against the Portugal of Cristiano Ronaldo in the city of Algarve, resulting in a 5–0 defeat. He was also selected to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Copa América. He has won 26 caps for the Paraguay national side.

Manzur is of Lebanese descent.

Club

Santos F.C. Campeonato Paulista: 2006 C.F. Pachuca North American SuperLiga: 2007 CONCACAF Champions League: 2008

National team

Paraguay Olympic Games: Silver Medal in Athens (2004)