César (footballer, born May 1979)

Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cervo and the second or paternal family name is de Luca.

César

Personal information
Full name|  César Vinicio Cervo de Luca
Date of birth|  (1979-05-19) 19 May 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth|  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height|  1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)|  Centre back
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)
2012–2015|  Virtus Entella|  94|  (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

César Vinicio Cervo de Luca (born 19 May 1979), known as just César, is a Brazilian football coach and former defender. César also holds Italian nationality through descent.[1]

## Playing career

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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, César started his career with hometown club Fluminense.

### Chievo and Catania

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In January 2004, he was signed by Italian Serie A club Chievo on a free transfer. He signed a 6-month contract with an 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 a 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

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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 exercise the right 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]

## Post-playing and coaching career

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After retirement as a professional footballer, César became a "team manager" of Virtus Entella.[8][9]

In May 2019, he joined Alfredo Aglietti's coaching staff at Verona. He subsequently followed Aglietti at Chievo and Reggina. On 21 December 2022, César was hired by Brescia as an assistant following Aglietti's appointment as head coach.[10] He left Brescia together with Aglietti a few months later, then re-joining him at fellow Serie B club Lecco between February[11] and April 2024.[12]

## Honours

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* Serie B: 2008

## References

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1. ^ a b "Il Chievo fa un pieno di Brasile". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 10 January 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
2. ^ a b Calcio Catania SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 (in Italian)
3. ^ "Gli esiti delle compartecipazioni rossazzurre". Calcio Catania (in Italian). 20 June 2007. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
4. ^ "DAL CHIEVO VERONA ARRIVA IL DIFENSORE CERVO DE LUCA CESAR VINICIO". Calcio Padova (in Italian). 9 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
5. ^ "PRESTITI, NON RISCATTATI CARBONE, CESAR, FACCHIN, FILIPPINI E PATRASCU". Calcio Padova (in Italian). 25 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
6. ^ A.C. Chievo Verona Srl bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2010 (in Italian)
7. ^ "CESAR RESTA A PADOVA A TITOLO DEFINITIVO". Calcio Padova (in Italian). 18 July 2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
8. ^ "Organigramma" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
9. ^ "Staff Tecnico" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. September 2016 [circa]. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
10. ^ "ALFREDO AGLIETTI È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL BRESCIA CALCIO" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
11. ^ "Ufficiale: Aglietti è il nuovo allenatore del Lecco" (in Italian). Calcio Lecco 1912. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
12. ^ "Sollevato dall'incarico Aglietti, torna Malgrati". Calcio Lecco 1912 (in Italian). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

## External links

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* Football.it Profile (in Italian)
* La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile (2007–08 season) (in Italian)
* La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile (in Italian)
* Futpedia Profile (in Portuguese)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals