Julio Arca

Quick Facts

Full Name	Julio Arca
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 31, 1981(1981-01-31)
Age	43
Country	Argentina
Horoscope	Capricorn

Julio Arca Biography

Julio Arca is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on January 31, 1981 in Argentina. Argentine soccer player that was the winner of his place in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup with Argentina in 2001. He was selected to the Football League First Division PFA Team of the Year for two consecutive seasons in 2004 as well as 2005. He was a part of Sunderland AFC.

He as well as He and Stephane Sessegnon have both been named Sunderland AFC Player of the Year. were both recognized as Sunderland AFC Player of the Year.

Arca was the captain of the Argentina Youth Team which featured players like Javier Saviola, Nicolás Burdisso and Maxi Rodríguez in the same squad. He won his only U21 cap in a 1–0 friendly defeat to England on 22 February 2000. During his playing time at Argentina Youth Team, Arca said he learned under José Pékerman, who at the time was in charge of Argentina’s youth sides.

Sunderland’s manager Peter Reid signed Arca in 2000 from Argentinos Juniors with a £3.5 million five-year deal, while holding off competition from Newcastle United and Leeds United. It came after when Peter Reid spotted him in an U21 match playing against England at Craven Cottage and tracked him until completing the signing in July 2000. Upon joining the club, Arca was Reid’s most expensive signing of that summer and was then second only behind Stefan Schwarz as the club’s record buy. The youngster was tipped for the brightest of futures and full international honours in the near future.

He got married to a woman called Valeria and has two sons with the names of Franco as well as Mateo.

Julio Arca Net Worth

Julio Arca is one of the richest Soccer Player from Argentina. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Julio Arca 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His birthplace was Quilmes, Argentina and played for Argentinos Juniors from 1992 to 1999.

He was awarded the Sunderland AFC Player of the Year in 2004.

Julio Andrés Arca (born 31 January 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer, who played as a left-back or central midfielder. Arca spent the majority of his career in the North East of England, firstly for Sunderland from 2000 to 2006, and then for Middlesbrough from 2006 to 2013. He retired from professional football following his release from Middlesbrough, and subsequently played Sunday League football for Willow Pond for the 2014–15 season. He later signed for South Shields, in addition to his return to Sunderland as part of the club’s youth coaching staff.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Julio Arca Dating?

According to our records, Julio Arca married to Valeria Díaz. As of December 1, 2023, Julio Arca’s is not dating anyone.

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When Arca started out at Sunderland, he struggled to speak English and had to rely on Emerson Thome to act as an interpreter. Since settling in England, he quickly to learn and speak English. Because of he was a fan favourite at Sunderland, the supporters recorded a musical tribute to Arca, calling the song: Hooolio. In August 2004, Arca suffered a severe allergic reaction after being stung by a jellyfish when he was swimming in the North Sea. Having spent five years in England so far, he revealed that he has now settled in the country.

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Julio Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Argentina. Julio Arca celebrates birthday on January 31 of every year.

Ahead of the 2004–05 season, Arca was linked a move away from Sunderland, as Manager McCarthy predicted that he would leave the club should they failed to achieve promotion back to the Premier League. But Arca, himself, said he’s happy to stay at Sunderland, leading him to begin open talks with the club over a new contract. At the start of the 2004–05 season, he continued to remain as first team regular, playing in the midfield position. It wasn’t until on 14 September 2004 when Arca scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–0 win over Nottingham Forest. However, he missed two matches, due to a sustained leg injury. After returning to the first team from injury, Arca then scored his second goal of the season, in a 3–1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on 30 October 2004; followed–up by providing a hat–trick assists, in a 3–1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. During a 2–0 defeat against Millwall on 5 November 2004, Arca made V-signs to Millwall supporters on three occasions after being involved in a tussle with Kevin Muscat; leading the Football Association reported the allegations to the police. It was announced on 12 November 2004 that he signed a three–year contract, keeping him until 2007. By the end of 2004, he added two more goals, which were against Burnley and Leeds United. After being sidelined with another injury at the beginning of January, Arca didn’t score again until on 19 February 2005, in a 2–1 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion. In a follow–up match against Rotherham United, he suffered an injury and was substituted in the 33rd minutes, resulting in him missing two matches. It wasn’t until on 12 March 2005 when he made his return as a substitute against Crewe Alexandra and set up the only goal in the game, in a 1–0 win. In a follow–up match, Arca scored his sixth goal of the season, in a 5–1 win over Plymouth Argyle. He later scored three more goals, including two victories over Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United. Throughout the season, Arca was arguably their best player as they returned to the Premiership under manager Mick McCarthy, winning the Football League Championship in 2004–05. At the end of the 2004–05 season, he went on to make forty–two appearances and scoring nine times in all competitions. For his performance, Arca, once again, was named in the PFA Team of the Year for the Championship team in the 2004–05 season.