César Martín
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| César | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Martín Villar | |
| Date of birth | April 3, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Oviedo, Spain | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Castellón | |
| Number | 20 | |
| Youth career | ||
| Real Oviedo | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1993–1994 1994–1999 1999–2006 2006–2007 2007 2007–2009 2009– |
Oviedo B Oviedo Deportivo La Coruña Levante Bolton Wanderers Hércules Castellón |
101 (6) 96 (1) 3 (0) 1 (0) 39 (5) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1985 1995 1996–2000 1999–2004 |
Spain U19 Spain U20 Spain U21 Spain |
1 (0) 5 (0) 8 (2) 12 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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César Martín Villar, simply César (born April 3, 1977 in Oviedo, Asturias), is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for CD Castellón in the Spanish second division, as a central defender.
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[edit] Club career
César started his professional career in 1994 playing for local Real Oviedo. In his debut season, he helped with 17 league matches, as the Asturias side, which also featured Croatians Nikola Jerkan and Robert Prosinecki, finished ninth.
After being instrumental in Oviedo's 1998–99 league campaign (31 matches, four goals), César moved to Deportivo de La Coruña for approximately €7.4 million. With the Galicians, he won one league, one cup and one Supercup, but appeared sparingly during his seven-year stay (maximum 20 contests in 2002–03), mainly due to injuries.[1]
César fell out of favour when Joaquín Caparrós took over as manager of Deportivo, and eventually moved to Levante UD on 18 July 2006. Things did not improve at Levante where he only appeared three times, getting sent off in a 0–3 home loss to Atlético de Madrid.[2] On January 31, 2007, he cancelled his contract by mutual consent.[3]
César joined Bolton Wanderers F.C. on a short-term contract until the end of the season in February 2007.[4] He made his Premier League debut as a substitute on 28 April, against Chelsea.
On May 18, 2007, it was revealed that César would leave Bolton after the manager decided not to extend his contract.[5] He subsequently joined Hércules CF, in the Spanish second level.
For 2009-10, veteran César continued in level two, signing a 2+1 contract with CD Castellón.
[edit] International career
For Spain, César made his first appearance on August 18, 1999, playing the entire 2–1 friendly win over Poland, in Warsaw.
He was included in the UEFA Euro 2004 squad, but did not play. Despite showing early promise, his international career never fully took off, mostly because of injury troubles and the emergence of players like Carles Puyol and Pablo Ibañez. César scored in his last cap, a 4–0 friendly triumph with Andorra, in the week prior to the continental competition.
[edit] References
- ^ César sits out Basel test; UEFA.com, 14 February 2003
- ^ Barcelona make merry at Mallorca; UEFA.com, 19 November 2006
- ^ Pancrate to boost Betis bid; UEFA.com, 1 February 2007
- ^ "Bolton complete deal for Martin". BBC Sport. 2007-02-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/6378727.stm. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ "Bolton boss Lee lets quartet go". BBC Sport. 2007-05-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/6669811.stm. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
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