Julio César Domínguez Juárez (born 8 November 1987), sometimes known as Cata, is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently serving as assistant manager of the Cruz Azul U21 team.
Domínguez spent the majority of his career with Cruz Azul, where he holds the record for most appearances.
Club career Cruz Azul Isaac Mizrahi, impressed by Domínguez's performance in Cruz Azul's reserve team, allocated him for the first team in the final fixture of Clausura 2006. At the age of 18, Domínguez made his debut on 29 April 2006 in a home match against Pachuca which resulted in a 3–2 win for Cruz Azul.
Domínguez scored his first and second league goals on 14 November 2007 against Pachuca during the Apertura 2007 repechage.
He remained with Cruz Azu for 20 years, having originally started as a pure centre-back. Domínguez has proven his versatility with performances as a right-back.
On 1 June 2023, Cruz Azul announced that they would not renew the player's contract. Domínguez left the club after 20 years.
Atlético San Luis On 15 June 2023, Domínguez joined Atlético San Luis.
International career Youth Domínguez first started with the under-20 national team. Domínguez was regarded as one of the brightest young defensive players that Mexico had.
Senior Domínguez made his debut for the senior national team on 22 August 2007 in a friendly against Colombia. After a five-year absence from the national team, Mexico national team manager Miguel Herrera called him up for friendlies against the national football teams of Honduras and Panama in 2014. He would then be called up again against Netherlands and Belarus.
Domínguez was called up by Miguel Herrera for the 2015 Copa América, playing all 3 games against Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia.
Domínguez was called up again in 2018 during Ricardo Ferretti's interim of the national team but did not see any playing time.
Career statistics
Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCruz Azul2005–06Mexican Primera División20———202006–0732020——3402007–0835030——3802008–09373—90—4632009–10301—60—3612010–11241—90—3312011–12290—10—3002012–13Liga MX30070——3702013–14351—101—4522014–15341—40304112015–1629250——3422016–1733080——4102017–1833260——3922018–1942170——4912019–20272—20403322020–21401—10—4112021–22350—50204202022–23331——10341Total5601638047110065517Atlético San Luis2023–24Liga MX372——203922024–25250——202702025–2670——1080Total692——50742Career total6291838047115072919
International
National team Year Apps GoalsMexico 2007 3 0 2009 2 0 2014 3 0 2015 8 0 2018 2 0 2021 4 0 2022 2 0 Total 24 0
Honours Cruz Azul Liga MX: Guardianes 2021 Copa MX: Clausura 2013, Apertura 2018 Campeón de Campeones: 2021 Supercopa de la Liga MX: 2022 Supercopa MX: 2019 CONCACAF Champions League: 2013–14 Leagues Cup: 2019
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