César Martins de Oliveira

César

Personal information
Full name	César Martins de Oliveira
Date of birth	April 13, 1956 (1956-04-13) (age 55)
Place of birth	São João da Barra, Brazil
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1976–1979	América	71	(22)
1979–1983	Benfica	54	(19)
1983–1984	Grêmio	13	(3)
1985	Palmeiras	0	(0)
1986	São Bento	?	(?)
1987	Pelotas	?	(?)
* 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

• Copa Libertadores: 1983
• Intercontinental Cup: 1983

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "César, o gremista imortal, lamenta isolamento no interior do Rio de Janeiro" (in Portuguese). Pelé.net. September 9, 2009. http://noticias.uol.com.br/pelenet/porondeanda/ult2657u192.jhtm. Retrieved April 16, 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "César - todos os jogos" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/cesar8/jogos. Retrieved April 16, 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "César" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/cesar8. Retrieved April 16, 2009. 
4. ^ "Campeonato Brasileiro de 1979" (in Portuguese). Museu dos Esportes. http://www.museudosesportes.com.br/noticia.php?id=26672. Retrieved April 16, 2009. 

External links

• (Portuguese) Statistics on foradejogo.net

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Name	Oliveira. Cesar Martins De
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Date of birth	April 13, 1956
Place of birth	São João da Barra, Brazil
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