César Lucena

Brazilian footballer (born 1980)

César Lucena

Lucena in 2024

Personal information
Full name|  César Ricardo de Lucena
Date of birth|  (1980-07-06) 6 July 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth|  Guarulhos, Brazil
Height|  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)|  Centre back
Team information

Current team

|  Sport Recife (assistant)
Youth career
|  Flamengo-SP
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1999–2002|  Flamengo-SP|  |
2002–2004|  Portuguesa|  |
2003|  → Portuguesa Santista (loan)|  |
2005|  Marília|  |
2005–2006|  Guarani|  35|  (2)
2006|  Asteras Tripolis|  9|  (0)
2007|  Sport Recife|  22|  (2)
2008|  Figueirense|  |
2008–2012|  Sport Recife|  130|  (2)
2012–2013|  Santa Cruz|  9|  (1)
2013–2014|  América Mineiro|  22|  (1)
2015|  Novo Hamburgo|  6|  (0)
2016|  Aimoré|  9|  (0)
Managerial career
2018–2019|  Sport Recife (assistant)
2019–2020|  Sport Recife U20
2020–|  Sport Recife (assistant)
2020|  Sport Recife (interim)
2021|  Sport Recife (interim)
2022|  Sport Recife (interim)
2022|  Sport Recife (interim)
2022|  Sport Recife (interim)
2023|  Sport Recife (interim)
2024|  Sport Recife (interim)
2024|  Sport Recife (interim)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

César Ricardo de Lucena (born 6 July 1980), known as César Lucena or simply César, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current assistant coach of Sport Recife.

## Playing career

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Born in Guarulhos, Lucena began his senior career with hometown side Flamengo-SP. In 2002, he moved to Portuguesa and also spent a short period at Portuguesa Santista.

In June 2005, Lucena joined Guarani from Marília,[1] where he featured regularly. In 2006, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Asteras Tripolis in the Football League Greece.

Lucena returned to Brazil in December 2006, after agreeing to a contract with Sport Recife. He left the club in the end of the following year after failing to agree new terms, and subsequently joined Figueirense; on 29 February 2008, however, he returned to Sport.[2]

Lucena quickly established himself as a starter for the Leão, lifting the 2008 Copa do Brasil and three Campeonato Pernambucano titles in a row. He left the club in 2012, after struggling with injuries.[3][4]

On 11 July 2012, after two months training to regain match fitness, Lucena signed a contract with Sport's rivals Santa Cruz.[5] After failing to establish himself as a starter, he moved to América Mineiro on 1 April 2013.[6]

Lucena left Coelho in the end of 2014, and subsequently represented clubs in the Rio Grande do Sul: Novo Hamburgo in 2015,[7] and Aimoré in 2016.[8]

## Managerial career

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In April 2018, Lucena returned to Sport to work as one of Nelsinho Baptista's assistants. He remained at the club even after Nelsinho was fired, and was named interim manager in February 2019, after Milton Cruz was dismissed;[9] however, he was not in charge of the first team in any matches, as Guto Ferreira was hired.

In August 2019, Lucena was named manager of Sport's under-20 squad.[10] He became an assistant of the main squad for the 2020 campaign, and in February 2020, after Ferreira was sacked, Lucena was named interim manager of the main squad.[11] After the appointment of Daniel Paulista as manager, he returned to his previous role.

## Honours

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Sport

* Campeonato Pernambucano: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
* Copa do Brasil: 2008

Figueirense

* Campeonato Catarinense: 2008

## References

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1. ^ "Guarani libera zagueiro para Atlético-PR" [Guarani release stopper to Atlético-PR] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 1 June 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
2. ^ "Sport acerta retorno de César Lucena" [Sport agree the return of César Lucena] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
3. ^ "César Lucena pronto para jogar" [César Lucena fit to play] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SuperEsportes. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
4. ^ "César Lucena rompe ligamento do joelho e fica seis meses afastado" [César Lucena tears knee ligament and is sidelined for six months] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Veja. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
5. ^ "César Lucena assina contrato com o Santa" [César Lucena signs contract with Santa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SuperEsportes. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
6. ^ "César Lucena, zagueiro que estava no Santa Cruz, é o novo reforço do América" [César Lucena, stopper who was at Santa Cruz, is the new addition of América] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SuperEsportes. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
7. ^ "Noia apresenta mais dois reforços para o Gauchão e recebe o Criciúma hoje" [Noia present two more additions for the Gauchão and will face Criciúma today] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal NH. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
8. ^ "Apostando na experiência, Aimoré contrata zagueiro e volante" [Betting on experience, Aimoré sign stopper and defensive midfielder] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Nova Progresso. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
9. ^ "César Lucena comanda Sport interinamente pela primeira vez" [César Lucena is in charge of Sport in an interim manner for the first time] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Leia Já. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
10. ^ "Ex-zagueiro, César Lucena assume equipe Sub-20 do Sport e empilha vitórias" [Former stopper, César Lucena takes over Sport's under-20 squad and pile up victories] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
11. ^ "César Lucena será o treinador interino do Sport no clássico com o Náutico" [César Lucena will be the interim manager of Sport in the derby against Náutico] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NE10. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

## External links

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* César Lucena at Sambafoot (archive)
* César Lucena coach profile at Soccerway (archived)

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