César Martins de Oliveira

César
Personal information
Full nameCésar Martins de Oliveira
Date of birthApril 13, 1956
Place of birthSão João da Barra, Brazil
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1976–1979América71(22)
1979–1983Benfica54(19)
1983–1984Grêmio13(3)
1985Palmeiras0(0)
1986São Bento?(?)
1987Pelotas?(?)
Total138(44)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

César Martins de Oliveira, commonly known as just César (born April 13, 1956[1]), is a former Brazilian football forward, who played in several Série A clubs. He was the top goalscorer of the Série A 1979.

Career

Born in São João da Barra, state of Rio de Janeiro, César defended América of his native city from 1976 to 1979,[2] scoring Série A 22 goals in 71 games,[3] and finishing as the Série A 1979 top goalscorer with 12 goals, tied with Cruzeiro's Roberto César.[4] He played for Grêmio in 1983 and in 1984,[2] scoring three goals in 13 Série A games.[3] Defending Grêmio, he won the Copa Libertadores in 1983, and that season's Intercontinental Cup.[1] He scored Grêmio's winning goal against Peñarol in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final, played at Estádio Olímpico Monumental.[1] Besides América and Grêmio, César has also played for Benfica of Portugal, Palmeiras, São Bento and Pelotas.[1]

Honors

Club

Grêmio

Benfica

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "César, o gremista imortal, lamenta isolamento no interior do Rio de Janeiro" (in Portuguese). Pelé.net. September 9, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "César - todos os jogos" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "César" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Campeonato Brasileiro de 1979" (in Portuguese). Museu dos Esportes. Retrieved April 16, 2009.

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