César Gómez

César Gómez

Personal information
Full name	César Gómez del Rey
Date of birth	23 October 1967 (1967-10-23) (age 44)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position	Centre back
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–1990	Castilla	47	(3)
1990–1992	Valladolid	53	(2)
1992–1997	Tenerife	164	(3)
1997–2001	Roma	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Del Rey.

César Gómez del Rey (born October 23, 1967 in Madrid) is a former Spanish footballer, who played as a central defender.

He is best known for being part of the CD Tenerife sides that consolidated in La Liga into consecutive UEFA Cup presences.

Football career

Gómez unsuccessfully graduated from Real Madrid's youth system, and made his professional debuts in 1990, with Real Valladolid (being relegated in his second year).

In 1992, he joined CD Tenerife, being instrumental as the Canary Islands outfit qualified for the UEFA Cup in his debut campaign; moreover, he played in the last league round against his alma mater, as Tenerife won and the Merengues lost the national title for the second consecutive year against the same team.

In 1997, after roughly 200 overall appearances for Tenerife, Gómez was signed by Serie A top club A.S. Roma on a lucrative four-year contract, arriving at the same time as compatriot Iván Helguera. However, he only played a total three games in his first season, including a lone starter spell in a Derby della Capitale 3–1 defeat to 10-man S.S. Lazio; he was successively removed from the first team following his refusal for a release by mutual consent, and spent the following three years without playing a single game at all.

Gómez retired in 2001, after his contract with Roma expired, but stayed in the city, where he had opened a car shop in the EUR neighbourhood in the meantime.^[2] It was then revealed he had been signed by Roma following a mistake from the club directors, who actually were interested in fellow Tenerife defender, Argentine Pablo Paz.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Cesar Gomez, lacrime di un neo romanista (Cesar Gomez, tears of a new romanista)" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 24 June 1997. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/1997/giugno/24/Cesar_Gomez_lacrime_neo_romanista_ga_0_9706245313.shtml. Retrieved 3 July 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Sensi si irrita, Cannavaro piu' lontano (Sensi gets angry, Cannavaro more distant)" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 2 July 2001. http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2001/luglio/02/Sensi_irrita_Cannavaro_piu_lontano_co_10_0107023087.shtml. Retrieved 3 July 2009. 

External links

• BDFutbol profile

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Name	Gomez, Cesar
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Date of birth	23 October 1967
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
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