Julio Losanta

Infobox Football biography
playername = Julio Losanta


fullname = Julio Losanta
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1950|06|16
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Uruguay
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Striker (retired)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1972-1980
clubs = Olympiacos
caps(goals) = 146 (30)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Uruguay
nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (0)

Julio Losanta or Julio Losada (born June 16, 1950 in Uruguay) is a former Uruguayan footballer most notable for his time spent at Greek club Olympiacos CFP. He also played for C.A. Peñarol.

At the age of 22, he made the trip to Piraeus and joined Olympiakos as yet another superstar of the Goulandris era. President of the club at the time, Goulandris was noted for signing star players; Losanta being one of the largest. Together with teammate and French International striker Yves Triantafillos, Losanta created one of the greatest attacking lines in Olympiacos history.

Small in height, Losanta was fierce from the right wing and qucikly became a legend to the Olympiacos fans, who he played in front of for 8 seasons. Finishing his time with the Greek club in 1980, Losanta played with the red and white shirt during 146 games, scoring 30 goals in the Greek First Division. He is second in the club's all time appearances for a foreign player behind Predrag Djordjevic.

Julio Losanta was capped by the Uruguay National Team twice in the 1970's, against Israel and Sweden.

Honours

*flagicon|Greece Greek First Division Championship: (4) : 1972-1973, 1973-1974, 1974-1975, 1979-1980

*flagicon|Greece Greek Cup: (2) : 1972-1973, 1974-1975

External links

* [http://wiki.phantis.com/index.php/Julio_Losada Julio Losada phantis.com]