Julio César Suazo Bernárdez (born 5 October 1978) is a retired Honduran football defender.
Club career Nicknamed Pungui, Suazo came through the youth ranks at Victoria and moved to Europe in 2000 to play for SV Wüstenrot Salzburg alongside compatriots Maynor Suazo and Juan Manuel Cárcamo. He also had spells at Real España, whom he left for Hispano before the 2007 Clausura,El Real España ya piensa en Olimpia – La Tribuna as well as at Turkish third division side Eğirdir Belediye Spor where he played alongside compatriot Francisco Antonio Pavón.Eğirdir Belediyespor'da Honduraslı rüzgarı – Ajansspor Also, he played a few games for Chilean side Huachipato.Profile – ESPN
He finally returned to Honduras and joined Savio during the 2009 Apertura after a delay in the release by the Turkish federation, – La Tribuna but was the third player to leave the club in September 2009 for not paying his wages. – La Tribuna He played the 2011 Clausura for Heredia in Guatemala. – La Prensa
In December 2012, he announced he would retire after the 2013 Clausura – Diez but after scoring an own goal against Vida in March 2013, he quit immediately and declared to pursue a coaching career.Un autogol que retiró a “Pungui” Suazo – Tiempo
International career He was part of the Honduras U-17 squad at the 1994 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament.Desafíe a Ismael – La Prensa In 1996, Suazo was part of the Honduras U-20 squad at the CONCACAF U20 championship in Mexico.Desafíe a Ismael – La Prensa
Suazo made his senior debut for Honduras in a May 1999 friendly match against Haiti and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
His final international was a June 2003 friendly match against Venezuela.
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