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César Sánchez

For the Bolivian footballer, seeCésar Sánchez (Bolivian footballer).For the Mexican swimmer, seeCésar Sánchez (swimmer).
In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisSánchezand the second or maternal family name isDomínguez.

César Sánchez Domínguez(Spanish pronunciation:[ˈθesaɾˈsantʃeθ];born 2 September 1971), sometimes known as simplyCésar,is a Spanish retiredfootballerwho played as agoalkeeper.

César Sánchez
César in 2010
Personal information
Full name César Sánchez Domínguez[1]
Date of birth (1971-09-02)2 September 1971(age 53)[1]
Place of birth Coria,Spain[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Plasencia
Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Valladolid B 17 (0)
1992–2000 Valladolid 206 (0)
2000–2005 Real Madrid 20 (0)
2005–2008 Zaragoza 110 (0)
2008–2009 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2009–2011 Valencia 63 (0)
2011–2012 Villarreal 2 (0)
Total 418 (0)
International career
2000 Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 20La Ligaseasons, he played 401 games, withValladolid,Real Madrid,Zaragoza,ValenciaandVillarreal,being first choice in three of those clubs and winning seven major titles with the second, including the2002 Champions League.He also appeared once forSpain.

From January to June 2020, César wassporting directorat Valencia.

Club career

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Valladolid and Real Madrid

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César was born inCoria, Cáceres,Extremadura.He graduated fromReal Valladolid's youth academy, and made his debut with the first team in a 0–6 home defeat againstFC Barcelonawhere hecame onforMauro Ravnićearly into the second half, at the end of the1991–92 season.[2]He only missed a total of four league games between 1995 and 2000.[3]

Sánchez signed in2000–01forLa LigagiantsReal Madrid,initially backing-up wonderkidIker Casillas.However,the following season,he eventually became first-choice and started five out of nineUEFA Champions Leaguematches during thecapitalside'svictorious campaign,but wassubstitutedby Casillas inthe finalwithBayer 04 Leverkusenafter suffering an injury.[4]

Zaragoza and Tottenham

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César joinedReal Zaragozafor2005–06,[5]and was everpresent in theAragoneseside's lineups during three seasons. In August 2008, after their relegation toSegunda División,new managerMarcelino García Toralsent the player tothe reserves.[6]

Shortly after, Sánchez was bought byJuande Ramos'sTottenham Hotspur.[7]He made his only appearance for the London club in a 4–2 victory overLiverpoolin thefourth roundof theFootball League Cup,replacing the injuredHeurelho Gomes.[8]

Valencia

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César returned to Spain on 20 January 2009, joiningValencia CFon afree transferuntil the end ofthe season[9]as theChehad just lost first-choiceRenanto a groin injury, during a 3–2 loss atAthletic Bilbao.Despite this, the former was still named on the bench for a Tottenham game on the 21st, the League Cup semi-final second leg againstBurnley;[10]two days later, Tottenham announced that his contract had been cancelled by mutual consent,[11]and he retained his starting status even when the Brazilian recovered from his injury.[12]

After an impressive half-season, César renewed his contract for another year.[13]He started the2009–10 campaignon the bench, playing second-fiddle to new signingMiguel Ángel Moyá;however, after unconvincing displays by the latter, he regained the starting spot,[14]keeping consecutiveclean sheetsagainstRacing de Santander(1–0),[15]defending champions Barcelona (0–0),[16]UD Almería(3–0)[17]andMálaga CF(1–0).[18]In May 2010, after helping Valencia to the third place, with the team consequentlyreturning to the Champions League,the veteran agreed to a further one-year extension.[19]

On 2 April 2011, César became the second oldest goalkeeper in Spanish League history as he appeared – as a starter – in a 4–2 defeat ofGetafe CF,aged 39 years and 212 days.[20]He contributed 15 appearances, as his teamfinished thirdandqualified for the Champions League.

Later career

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However, after the club acquiredDiego Alvesand renewed youth graduateVicente Guaita's contract, César became surplus to requirements. On 2 June 2011, he signed a one-year deal withValencian CommunityneighboursVillarreal CF,[21]making his league debut on 10 September in a 2–2 home draw againstSevilla FC:after replacingsent offDiego Lópezearly into the first half, he stopped the ensuingpenaltybyÁlvaro Negredo,whom however managed to score with a putback.[22]Subsequently, he became only the fifth player to appear in a Spanish top division match over the age of 40, followingHarry Lowe,Jacques Songo'o,Amedeo CarboniandDonato.[23][24]

César returned to theMestalla Stadiumon 20 January 2020, being appointedsporting directoron a two-and-a-half-year contract.[25]However, five months later, he resigned from the post.[26]

International career

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César earned his onlycapforSpainon 16 August 2000, in a 4–1friendlydefeat toGermanyinHannover.[27]

Honours

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Real Madrid

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcd"CÉSAR Sánchez".El Mundo(in Spanish).Retrieved28 March2020.
  2. ^Domènech, Joan (25 May 1992)."Goleada de miedo"[Scary rout](PDF).Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish).Retrieved8 April2016.
  3. ^Salvador, Alvar (1 June 2013)."Pucelano histórico: César Sánchez"[Historicalpucelano:César Sánchez] (in Spanish).Vavel.Retrieved8 April2016.
  4. ^"Madrid win ninth European crown".UEFA. 15 May 2002. Archived fromthe originalon 6 June 2002.Retrieved8 April2016.
  5. ^"César switches to Zaragoza".UEFA. 13 June 2005.Retrieved24 May2010.
  6. ^Gaudioso, Sonia (8 August 2008)."Juande 'rescata' a César y se lo lleva al Tottenham"[Juande 'rescues' César and takes him to Tottenham].Marca(in Spanish).Retrieved8 April2016.
  7. ^"Sánchez signs".Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 12 August 2008.Retrieved19 August2008.
  8. ^Lyon, Sam (11 November 2008)."Tottenham 4–2 Liverpool".BBC Sport.Retrieved12 November2008.
  9. ^Barbeta, Amparo (21 January 2009)."César es el elegido"[César is the chosen one].Levante-EMV(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon 18 March 2012.Retrieved21 January2009.
  10. ^Hughes, Ian (21 January 2009)."Burnley 3–2 Tottenham (agg 4–6)".BBC Sport.Retrieved28 March2020.
  11. ^"Sanchez departs".Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 23 January 2009.Retrieved23 January2009.
  12. ^Vara, M.A. (12 June 2009)."Le buscan cesión a Renan y César aún puede renovar"[Loan wanted for Renan and César may still renew].Diario AS(in Spanish).Retrieved8 April2016.
  13. ^"César renueva con el Valencia"[César renews with Valencia].Marca(in Spanish). 24 June 2009.Retrieved25 June2009.
  14. ^Carratalá, J. E. (17 February 2010)."¿Qué portero debería jugar contra el Brujas, Moyà o César?"[What goalkeeper should play against Brugge, Moyà or César?].Super Deporte(in Spanish).Retrieved8 April2016.
  15. ^Villalobos, Fran (4 October 2009)."Pinillos se confundió con Zigic"[Pinillos thought he was Zigic].Marca(in Spanish).Retrieved8 April2016.
  16. ^Aldunate, Ramiro (18 October 2009)."El Valencia frena al líder"[Valencia halt leaders].Marca(in Spanish).Retrieved8 April2016.
  17. ^"0–3. El Valencia se quita la presión en su visita a Almería"[0–3. Valencia shake pressure off in visit to Almería].Público(in Spanish). 25 October 2009.Retrieved8 April2016.
  18. ^Madden, Paul (1 November 2009)."Malaga 0–1 Valencia: Navarro wins it for Los Che".Goal.Retrieved8 April2016.
  19. ^"Mercado: El Valencia renueva al veterano portero César"[Market: Valencia renew veteran goalkeeper César] (in Spanish). Goal. 20 May 2010.Retrieved8 April2016.
  20. ^"César, el portero más veterano de la Liga"[César, the League's most veteran goalkeeper].Super Deporte(in Spanish). 2 April 2011.Retrieved6 June2011.
  21. ^"Cesar Sanchez joins Villarreal – report".Goal. 2 June 2011.Retrieved4 June2011.
  22. ^"Villarreal claim battling draw".ESPN Soccernet.10 September 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 2 November 2012.Retrieved12 September2011.
  23. ^"Última alegría para el Deportivo"[Last joy for Deportivo] (in Spanish).ESPN Deportes.21 May 2004.Retrieved21 February2012.
  24. ^"Los futbolistas con más edad que han jugado en LaLiga"[Oldest footballers to have played in LaLiga].Diario AS(in Spanish). 28 December 2017.Retrieved28 March2020.
  25. ^Lidón, Inma (20 January 2020)."El Valencia ficha a César Sánchez como director de fútbol"[Valencia sign César Sánchez as director of football].El Mundo(in Spanish).Retrieved28 March2020.
  26. ^Torres, David (29 June 2020)."El mensaje de despedida de César Sánchez vestido de corto"[César Sánchez's farewell message in uniform] (in Spanish). El Desmarque.Retrieved21 September2020.
  27. ^Gascón, Javier (17 August 2000)."Desastre"[Disaster].Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish).Retrieved6 June2014.
  28. ^abcde"César".Soccerway.Retrieved7 July2018.
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