Julio César Furch (born 29 July 1989) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Early career

Born in Winifreda,

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, Furch started his career with hometown Club Social y Deportivo Winifreda at the age of five. Aged ten, he moved to Club Deportivo Mac Allister, but returned to Deportivo Winifreda at the age of 15. Furch was promoted to Winifreda's first team in 2006. In 2008, he moved to , scoring once in the year's

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, but returned to Winifreda to study in a university; he scored ten goals in the year's for the club, being the competition's top goalscorer.

Olimpo

In December 2008, Furch was invited on a trial at Olimpo, and signed a contract with the club shortly after. Initially assigned to the reserves which competed in the , he scored 16 goals in 24 matches before being promoted to the first team by manager Omar De Felippe in May 2010. Furch made his first team debut for Olimpo on 9 May 2010, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Delorte in a 1–0

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away loss against

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, as the club were already promoted. He made his Primera División debut on 8 August, replacing Diego Galván in a 2–1 loss at Banfield. Furch scored his first professional goal on 24 October 2010, scoring Olimpo's first in a 3–2 away loss to Tigre. He subsequently started to feature regularly for the club, as they suffered relegation in

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Loan to San Lorenzo

On 20 July 2012, Furch was loaned to

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in the top tier. He made his debut for the club on 5 August, replacing

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late into a 2–1 home win over

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, but only featured in nine matches before being deemed surplus to requirements by manager

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in December.

Loan to Arsenal de Sarandí

Furch left San Lorenzo in January 2013, and joined

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on loan for six months. He featured more regularly at his new club, and subsequently renewed his loan for a further year in July.

Belgrano

On 9 August 2014, Furch signed a 18-month deal with

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also in the first division. He immediately became a starter at his new side, scoring a

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against Independiente on 7 December.

Veracruz

On 28 December 2014, Furch moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined

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side

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. He made his debut abroad the following 17 January, starting and scoring a brace in a 3–1 home win over

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. Furch scored ten goals during his first six months at Veracruz, which included another braces against

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and

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. In the 2015–16 season, he played a key role by scoring 12 goals to help the club avoid relegation.

Santos Laguna

On 24 November 2016, Furch moved to fellow league team

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, with Martín Bravo and Fredy Hinestroza moving in the opposite direction. He made his debut for the club the following 7 January, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against

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. Furch scored his first goal for Santos on 5 February 2017, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against

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. He scored a career-best 18 league goals during the 2017–18 season, and repeated the feat in the following campaign. On 13 June 2019, Furch renewed his contract with the ''Guerreros'' until 2022.

Atlas

On 8 December 2020, Furch signed for Atlas of the same league. After suffering a season long injury for the Clausura 2021 season, he became an undisputed starter in the 2021–22 season, scoring 16 goals. On 14 July 2023, Furch left Atlas, ending an 8-year period in Mexico.

Santos

On 21 July 2023, Furch signed a two-year contract with

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side Santos. He made his debut for the club eight days later, replacing Lucas Lima late into a 1–0 away loss against

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. Furch scored his first goal for ''Peixe'' on 20 August 2023, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 home success over Grêmio. He was regularly used during the 2024 Série B, but was separated from the squad for the 2025 season, and asked to rescind his contract on 4 June of that year.

International career

Born in Argentina, Furch expressed interest on representing the Mexico national team in October 2018, saying he would "like to wear" the nation's colours.

Personal life

Furch's great-grandparents fled Germany during the

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and moved to Argentina in the 20th century. In 2012, he was nicknamed ''Emperador'' (the Emperor) by the supporters of Olimpo due to his name being the same as

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Career statistics

Honours

Olimpo *

: 2009–10 Arsenal de Sarandi *

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Veracruz *

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: Clausura 2016 Santos Laguna *

: Clausura 2018 Atlas *

: Apertura 2021, Clausura 2022 *

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Santos *

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Individual *

Best XI: Clausura 2015, Clausura 2018, Apertura 2018, Apertura 2021 *

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Team of the Tournament:

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All-Star:

Player of the Month: September 2018

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Furch, Julio Cesar 1989 births Living people Footballers from La Pampa Province Argentine people of Volga German descent Men's association football forwards Argentine men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Liga MX players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Club Olimpo footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Santos Laguna footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Santos FC players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil 21st-century Argentine sportsmen