César Palacios

César Palacios

Personal information
Full name	César Palacios Chocarro
Date of birth	19 October 1974 (1974-10-19) (age 37)
Place of birth	Pamplona, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1993	Osasuna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1994	Osasuna B	42	(11)
1994–2004	Osasuna	270	(31)
2004–2010	Numancia	197	(10)
National team
1991	Spain U16	6	(0)
1991	Spain U17	6	(1)
1991–1993	Spain U18	19	(4)
1992	Spain U19	5	(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 Palacios and the second or maternal family name is Chocarro.

César Palacios Chocarro (born 19 October 1974) is a retired Spanish footballer, who played mainly as a central midfielder.

His career was solely associated with two clubs, CA Osasuna and CD Numancia, having captained the former a number of years. Both major levels of Spanish football combined, he appeared in more than 500 official games as a professional, amassing La Liga totals of 130 games and four goals, over the course of seven seasons.

Club career

A product of hometown CA Osasuna's youth ranks, Palacios - born in Pamplona, Navarre - made his first-team debut on 6 April 1994, in a 1–0 home win to CD Tenerife, with the team eventually finishing the season in the last position. He went on to become an important element of the squad in the subsequent seasons (which included six second level seasons; in 1999–2000, as Osasuna returned to the top flight after a six-year absence, Palacios netted five times in 40 contests), while also being one of the team's captains.

In 2004–05, Palacios joined Soria's CD Numancia, where he was an undisputed first-choice from the start, helping the side return to the first level in 2007–08.

In late June 2010, after 52 league appearances in two seasons combined, 19 in the first division in 2008–09, 34-year old Palacios retired from the game, becoming his last club's director of football.

International career

Palacios played for Spain at various youth levels, but was never capped by the senior team.

In May 1991, he helped the national side's U17 win the UEFA European Football Championship in Switzerland (then named U-16); three months later, in Italy, he played six matches in the category's FIFA U-17 World Cup, as Spain finished in second position.^[1]

Honours

Club

Numancia

• Second Division: 2007–08

Country

Spain U16

• UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship: 1991

Spain U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: Runner-up 1991

References

1. ^ César Palacios – FIFA competition record

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Palacios Chocarro, Cesar
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Date of birth	19 October 1974
Place of birth	Pamplona, Spain
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