Boštjan Cesar

Boštjan Cesar

Personal information
Full name	Boštjan Cesar
Date of birth	9 July 1982 (1982-07-09)
Place of birth	Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Chievo
Number	12
Youth career
	Olimpija Ljubljana
	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2005	Dinamo Zagreb	56	(3)
2001	→ Croatia Sesvete (loan)	8	(0)
2005	→ Olimpija Ljubljana (loan)	9	(0)
2005–2009	Marseille	24	(0)
2007–2008	→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)	20	(1)
2009–2010	Grenoble Foot	40	(1)
2010–	Chievo	52	(3)
National team‡
2001–2003	Slovenia U-21	15	(1)
2003–	Slovenia	55	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 14 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:06, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Boštjan Cesar (born 9 July 1982 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian international footballer, currently playing for Italian club Chievo.

Career

He signed a three year-deal with Olympique de Marseille in 2005. He joined West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan in August 2007, with a view to a permanent move. He made his debut for Albion in a 1–0 League Cup victory over Bournemouth on 14 August 2007. His league debut came more than two months later when Albion beat Blackpool 2–1 on 23 October 2007. He scored his only Albion goal on 2 February 2008 in a 2–1 win against Burnley. Cesar made 24 appearances for Albion in all competitions, but returned to Marseille at the end of the season after Baggies boss Tony Mowbray decided against pursuing a permanent deal for the player. He signed a two year-deal with Grenoble Foot 38 in January 2009 and scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance; a 1–1 draw against Girondins de Bordeaux. In May 2010, Chievo announced the capture of his signature on free transfer and he will officially join his new club on 1 July.

On 31 May he signed a new 2-year contract.

International goals

Boštjan Cesar: International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 October 2004	Celje, Slovenia	Italy	1–0	1–0	2006 FIFA World Cup Qual.
2.	11 October 2006	Minsk, Belarus	Belarus	1–1	2–4	UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
3.	3 March 2010	Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor	Qatar	2–0	4–1	Friendly match
4.	17 November 2010	Bonifika, Koper	Georgia	1–0	1–2	Friendly match

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

• Prva HNL: 2002–03

• Runner-up: 2003–04

• Croatian Cup: 2001–02, 2003–04
• Croatian Supercup: 2002, 2003

Olympique de Marseille

• Coupe de France:

• Runner-up: 2006

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006

West Bromwich Albion

• Football League Championship: 2007–08

External links

• Player profile – Olympique de Marseille
• Player profile – NZS
• Player profile – LFP
• Career details at National Football Teams