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He Died a World Leader Who Led Saprissa and Was an Idol in His Native Country

Julio César Cortés, one of the most experienced players who arrived in Costa Rica, after competing in the worlds of Chile 1962, England 1966 and Mexico 1970, died on Thursday, July 24, in Costa Rica, as confirmed by his daughter Vanessa Cortés. Winner of the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup with Peñarol de Uruguay, in an final against Real Madrid, “Pocho” Cortés died after a long illness that afflicted him in recent years.In 1976 h…

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Julio César Cortés, one of the most experienced players who arrived in Costa Rica, after competing in the worlds of Chile 1962, England 1966 and Mexico 1970, died on Thursday, July 24, in Costa Rica, as confirmed by his daughter Vanessa Cortés. Winner of the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup with Peñarol de Uruguay, in an final against Real Madrid, “Pocho” Cortés died after a long illness that afflicted him in recent years.In 1976 h…

Former Uruguayan footballer Julio César Cortés, remembered in Guatemala for his career as a player and coach, died at 84 years of age. He was three times a world championship player with the Uruguayan team and champion of America and Intercontinental with Peñarol, after defeating Real Madrid in the 1966 final. “The Club Atlético Peñarol laments the death of Julio César Cortés, legend of our institution”, published the Aurinegro team this Friday …

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By Fernando Castellanos The recent Thursday confirmed the death of Julio César «El Pocho» Cortés, 84, a legend of Uruguayan football and technical champion in 2001 with Guatemala when conquering the Central American Cup of Uncaf (last title of the National Football Team). Cortés was a flyer of the [...]

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On the night of this Thursday, July 24, the day that the historic fighter Hulk Hogan died, the national sport is also shaken with the death of one of the great protagonists of the history of soccer chapín, it is the death of the former technician of the National Team of Guatemala, the Uruguayan Julio César Cortés, popularly known as the "Pocho" Cortés. According to preliminary information that has been socialized on social networks, the historic…

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La Nación, Grupo Nación broke the news in on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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