César Cervo Luca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Vinicio Cervo de Luca | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Virtus Entella | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2003 | Fluminense | 97 | (8) |
| 2004–2005 | Chievo | 7 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Catania (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Catania | 37 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Chievo | 39 | (4) |
| 2009 | → Padova (loan) | 37 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Padova | 36 | (0) |
| 2011 | Juve Stabia | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Cremonese | 14 | (0) |
| 2012– | Virtus Entella | 76 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2014. | |||
César fullname César Vinicio Cervo de Luca (born 19 May 1979) is a Brazilian football defender who currently plays for Italian Serie B side Virtus Entella. César also holds Italian nationality through descent.[1]
Biography
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, César started his career with hometown club Fluminense.
Chievo and Catania
In January 2004, he was signed by Italian Serie A club Chievo on free transfer. He signed a 6 months contract with option to extend to 30 June 2007.[1] In January 2005 he was loaned to Serie B club Catania along with Higo. Catania later bought him in co-ownership deal for €150,000.[2] He followed the team promoted to Serie A and played his first Serie A match on 18 February 2007 against Fiorentina since he left Chievo 3 years before. That season he only played 8 Serie A matches. In June 2007, Chievo was announced to buy back the player from Catania through closed tender bid mediated by Lega Calcio, for €440,000.[2][3] He was a regular starter for Chievo in 2007–08 Serie B, partnered with Davide Mandelli, winning the cadetto that season and promoted back to Serie A in 2008. With arrival of Santiago Morero and Mario Yepes, César became a backup again in 2008–09 Serie A.
Padova
In January 2009, he was loaned to Padova.[4] He won Lega Pro Prima Divisione runner-up with team and promoted to Serie B. But Padova did not excise the rights to buy him in co-ownership deal.[5] However, in July 2009 he was signed outright for free,[6] agreed a 2-year contract.[7]
Honours
- Serie B: 2008
References
- 1 2 "Il Chievo fa un pieno di Brasile". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 10 January 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- 1 2 Calcio Catania SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 (Italian)
- ↑ "Gli esiti delle compartecipazioni rossazzurre". Calcio Catania (in Italian). 20 June 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ↑ "DAL CHIEVO VERONA ARRIVA IL DIFENSORE CERVO DE LUCA CESAR VINICIO". Calcio Padova (in Italian). 9 January 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ↑ "PRESTITI, NON RISCATTATI CARBONE, CESAR, FACCHIN, FILIPPINI E PATRASCU". Calcio Padova (in Italian). 25 June 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ↑ A.C. Chievo Verona Srl bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2010 (Italian)
- ↑ "CESAR RESTA A PADOVA A TITOLO DEFINITIVO". Calcio Padova (in Italian). 18 July 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
External links
- Football.it Profile (Italian)
- La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile (2007–08 season) (Italian)
- La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile (Italian)
- Futpedia Profile (Portuguese)
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