{{Short description|Costa Rican footballer (1956–2019)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{family name hatnote|Fuller|McKenzie|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Julio Fuller | image = | fullname = Julio Alfonso Fuller McKenzie | height = | birth_date = {{birth date|1956|7|6|df=y}} | birth_place = Limón, Costa Rica | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|2|21|1956|7|6|df=y}} | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Estrella Roja | years1 = 1974–1979 | years2 = 1980–1982 | years3 = 1983–1995 | clubs1 = Limonense | clubs2 = Cartaginés | clubs3 = Limonense | caps1 = | caps2 = | caps3 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | goals3 = | totalcaps = 684 | totalgoals = 25 | nationalyears1 = 1980 | nationalteam1 = Costa Rica | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }}
'''Julio Alfonso Fuller McKenzie''' (6 July 1956 – 21 February 2019)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coto |first1=Gerardo |title=Julio Fuller, un grande se marcha |url=http://unafut.com/index.php/noticias/388-julio-fuller-un-grande-se-marcha |website=unafut.com |publisher=UNAFUT |accessdate=22 February 2019 |archive-date=25 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325205348/http://unafut.com/index.php/noticias/388-julio-fuller-un-grande-se-marcha |url-status=dead }}</ref> was a Costa Rican football defender who played 20 seasons in the Costa Rican Primera División.
==Club career== Born in Limón, Fuller began playing football in the youth team of local club Estrella Roja. In 1974, he joined Limonense, immediately helping the club reach the Primera División.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=La Nacion|author=Corella V., Rándall|title=Figuras del ayer: Julio Fuller|trans-title=Figures of yesterday: Julio Fuller|url=http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2003/marzo/17/deportes5.html|language=Spanish|date=17 March 2003}}</ref> Fuller played as a central defender for Limón from 1975 to 1979, and after a spell with Cartaginés, again from 1983 to 1995. He made his Primera debut against Herediano on 11 May 1975, and played his last Primera match against Alajuelense on 9 April 1995.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=La Nacion|author=Calvo Castro, Rodrigo|title=El buzón de Rodrigo|trans-title=Rodrigo's mailbox|url=http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2001/mayo/21/deportes18.html|language=Spanish|date=21 May 2001}}</ref>
Fuller held the record as the most-capped player in the Primera División with 684 appearances until Marvin Obando surpassed his record in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=La Nacion|author=Rivera, Arnoldo|title=Marvin Obando, el dueño de la marca|trans-title=Marvin Obando, the owner of the record|url=http://www.nacion.com/2012-03-10/Deportes/marvin-obando--el-dueno-de-la--marca.aspx|language=Spanish|date=10 March 2012|access-date=27 June 2012|archive-date=15 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315022805/http://www.nacion.com/2012-03-10/Deportes/marvin-obando--el-dueno-de-la--marca.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==International career== Fuller made three appearances for the Costa Rica national football team during the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Courtney, Barrie|title=Costa Rica - Details of World Cup Matches|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cos-intres-detwcq.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104132911/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cos-intres-detwcq.html|url-status=live|archive-date=January 4, 2013|website=RSSSF|date=6 September 2011}}</ref>
==Personal life== Fuller was a widower and had 4 children.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIFA player|49648}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fuller, Julio}} Category:1956 births Category:2019 deaths Category:Footballers from Limón Province Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Costa Rican men's footballers Category:Costa Rica men's international footballers Category:C.S. Cartaginés players