César González Navas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈθesaɾ ˈnaβas]; born 14 February 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.
 Navas with Rubin Kazan in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César González Navas | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Móstoles, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Real Madrid B | 108 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Málaga B | 51 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Málaga | 63 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Racing Santander | 38 | (1) |
| 2009–2015 | Rubin Kazan | 164 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Rostov | 52 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Rubin Kazan | 34 | (0) |
| Total | 529 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Spain U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Spain U18 | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In his country, he played professionally for Málaga B, Málaga, Gimnàstic and Racing de Santander, amassing La Liga totals of 106 matches and six goals over five seasons. In 2009 he signed for Rubin Kazan, remaining in the Russian Premier League until his retirement.
Club career edit
Born in Móstoles, Community of Madrid, Navas was brought through the ranks of hometown's Real Madrid, but only played with its B team. He made his La Liga debut in the 2004–05 season, going on to spend two years in the competition with Málaga CF; his first match was on 12 December 2004, as he featured the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Levante UD.[1]
Navas left Málaga and the Segunda División in January 2007, joining top-flight strugglers (eventually relegated) Gimnàstic de Tarragona. After his return to Andalusia he had a trial with English club Ipswich Town, but the deal fell through due to a metatarsal injury;[2] he subsequently moved to Racing de Santander also in the top tier, signing for two years.[3]
A habitual starter throughout the first half of the 2008–09 campaign, Navas was sold in late February 2009 to Russia's FC Rubin Kazan, on a three-year deal worth €2 million.[4][5] He appeared in 28 games in his first year, as the team renewed their Russian Premier League supremacy.
On 12 July 2015, Navas signed a one-year contract with FC Rostov,[6] agreeing to an extension one year later.[7] In June 2017, he left the Olimp-2.[8]
On 31 August 2017, Rubin Kazan announced the return of Navas.[9] On 14 February 2019, the 39-year-old announced his retirement.[10]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 1999–2000[12] | Segunda División B | 33 | 1 | – | – | – | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2000–01[12] | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2001–02[12] | 31 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2002–03[12] | 31 | 1 | – | – | – | 31 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 108 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 114 | 2 | ||
| Málaga B | 2003–04[12] | Segunda División | 36 | 1 | – | – | – | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05[12] | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 51 | 1 | ||
| Málaga | 2004–05[12] | La Liga | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06[12] | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2006–07[12] | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 67 | 4 | ||
| Gimnàstic (loan) | 2006–07[12] | La Liga | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 | ||
| Racing Santander | 2007–08[12] | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[12] | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 48 | 1 | ||
| Rubin Kazan | 2009[13] | Russian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 2010[13] | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12[13] | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 47 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13[13] | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[13] | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | – | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15[13] | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Rostov | 2015–16[13] | Russian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[13] | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | – | 40 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 68 | 1 | ||
| Rubin Kazan | 2017–18[13] | Russian Premier League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total (2 spells) | 181 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 512 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 601 | 15 | ||
Honours edit
Rubin Kazan
References edit
- ^ Amoroso devuelve el gol y la victoria al Málaga (Amoroso returns Málaga to scoring and winning ways); El País, 13 December 2004 (in Spanish)
- ^ Ipswich await Navas injury news; BBC Sport, 25 July 2007
- ^ El Racing se refuerza con César Navas (Racing bolster with César Navas); El Periódico de Aragón, 31 August 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ César Navas se va al Rubin Kazan (César Navas goes to Rubin Kazan); Marca, 25 February 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ César Navas se va al Rubin Kazan por dos millones (César Navas goes to Rubin Kazan for two million); Diario AS, 26 February 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Навас стал игроком Ростова" [Navas is a Rostov player] (in Russian). FC Rostov. 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Сесар Навас продлил контракт с Ростовом" [César Navas has extended his contract with Rostov] (in Russian). FC Rostov. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Сесар Навас: Это были два чудесных сезона! [Cesar Navas: I had two wonderful seasons!] (in Russian). FC Rostov. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Добро пожаловать домой, Цезарь!" [Welcome home, César!] (in Russian). Rubin Kazan. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Спасибо за все, легенда!" [Thank you for everything, legend!] (in Russian). Rubin Kazan. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "César Navas". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "César Navas: César González Navas". BDFutbol. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gonzalez Navas Cesar (Cesar Navas)" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
External links edit
- César Navas at BDFutbol
- César Navas – FIFA competition record (archived)
