{{Short description|Panamanian footballer (born 1976)}} {{for|the Colombian actor|Julio Medina}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Julio Medina III | fullname = Julio Antonio Medina III Morales | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|7|14}} | birth_place = Panama City, Panama | height = {{height|m=1.58|precision=0}} | currentclub = Chorrillo (manager) | clubnumber = | position = Attacking Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Santa Gema | years1 = 1996–2004 | clubs1 = Árabe Unido | caps1 = 80 | goals1 = 22 | years2 = 2004–2005 | clubs2 = Águila | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 8 | years3 = 2005 | clubs3 = Comunicaciones | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 7 | years4 = 2006 | clubs4 = Marathón | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2006–2007 | clubs5 = Árabe Unido | caps5 = 33 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2007–2010 | clubs6 = Chorrillo | caps6 = 76 | goals6 = 18 | years7 = 2011–2012 | clubs7 = Árabe Unido | caps7 = | goals7 = | nationalyears1 = 1999–2008 | nationalteam1 = Panama | nationalcaps1 = 44 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs1 = Chorrillo | pcupdate = 31 July 2006 | ntupdate = 10 June 2015 }}
{{family name hatnote|Medina|Morales|lang=Spanish}} '''Julio Antonio Medina Morales''', also known as '''Julio Medina III''' (born 14 July 1976) is a Panamanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He manages Liga Panameña de Futbol team Chorrillo.
==Club career== Nicknamed ''Puchito'', Medina started his career at Árabe Unido and played in Uruguay for Nacional and Platense<ref>[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Medina-viste-colores-Aguila_0_1372362766.html Medina ya viste los colores del Aguila] – La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref> before moving abroad again to join Salvadoran side Águila in December 2004.<ref>[http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/julio-medina-iii-jugar%C3%A1-en-el-club-aguila-de-el-salvador Julio Medina III jugará en el club Aguila de El Salvador] – Panamá América {{in lang|es}}</ref> He left them in summer 2005 for Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones,<ref>[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Medina-lll-jugara-Guatemala_0_1523097760.html FICHADO POR EL COMUNICACIONES. Medina lll jugará en Guatemala] – La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref> only to leave them after a season for Honduran outfit Marathón where he played alongside compatriot Donaldo González.<ref>[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Julio-Medina-III-va-Marathon_0_1643085719.html Julio Medina III va al Marathón] – La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref>
After a return to Árabe Unido, the little free-kick specialist<ref name=Puchito/> joined Chorrillo in January 2007, the only other club he played for in Panama.<ref>[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Julio-Medina-cambia-toldas-Chorrillo_0_1935556536.html Julio Medina cambia de toldas y se va al Chorrillo] – La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref>
==International career== Medina made his debut for Panama in an October 1999 friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago and has earned a total of 44 caps, scoring no goals.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/panama-recintlp.html Panama – Record International Players] – RSSSF</ref> He represented his country in 21 FIFA World Cup qualification matches<ref>{{FIFA player|177383}}</ref> and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/05gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 – Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024022300/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/05gc-full.html |date=24 October 2008 }} – RSSSF</ref>
His final international was a June 2008 friendly match against Canada.
==Managerial career== After retiring, Medina was named assistant at Árabe Unido<ref name=Puchito>[http://somoslasele.com/historia/183/puchito-de-oro Puchito de Oro] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630110521/http://somoslasele.com/historia/183/puchito-de-oro |date=30 June 2015 }} – Somos Lasele {{in lang|es}}</ref> and later became manager of Chorrillo and immediately won the 2014 Clausura.<ref>[http://www.prensa.com/redaccion_de_prensa-com/Julio-Medina-III-tecnico-Clausura_0_3940855905.html Julio Medina III, el mejor técnico del Clausura 2014] – La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref> He was released by Chorrillo in April 2015.<ref>[http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/Chorrillo-tecnico-Puchito-Medina-III_0_802720576.html El Chorrillo ya busca técnico tras salida de "Puchito" Medina III] – RPC {{in lang|es}}</ref>
== Honours == '''Panama'''
* CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2005<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-26 |title=A look back at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final - SBI Soccer |url=https://sbisoccer.com/2013/07/2005-concacaf-gold |access-date=2025-03-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=5082}}
{{Navboxes colour |title=Panama squads | bg = red | fg = white |list1= {{Panama squad 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup}} }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Medina, Julio, III}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Panama City Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Panamanian men's footballers Category:Panama men's international footballers Category:2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Category:C.D. Árabe Unido players Category:Club Nacional de Football players Category:C.D. Águila players Category:Comunicaciones FC players Category:C.D. Marathón players Category:Club Deportivo Universitario players Category:Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players Category:Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Category:Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras Category:Panamanian football managers Category:Liga Panameña de Fútbol managers Category:Club Deportivo Universitario managers Category:Central American Games silver medalists for Panama Category:Central American Games medalists in football