About César Sánchez
César Sánchez Domínguez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈθesaɾ ˈsantʃeθ]; born 2 September 1971), sometimes known as simply César, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 401 La Liga games in 20 seasons, with Valladolid, Real Madrid, Zaragoza, Valencia and Villarreal, being first choice in three of those clubs and winning six major titles with the second, including the 2002 Champions League. He also appeared once for Spain. From January to June 2020, César was sporting director at Valencia. == Club career == === Valladolid and Real Madrid === César was born in Coria, Cáceres, Extremadura. He graduated from Real Valladolid's youth academy, and made his debut with the first team in a 0–6 home defeat against FC Barcelona where he came on for Mauro Ravnić early into the second half, at the end of the 1991–92 season. He only missed a total of four league games between 1995 and 2000. Sánchez signed ahead of 2000–01 for La Liga giants Real Madrid, initially backing up wonderkid Iker Casillas. However, the following campaign, he eventually became first-choice and started five out of nine UEFA Champions League matches during the capital side's victorious run, but was substituted by Casillas in the final with Bayer 04 Leverkusen after suffering an injury. === Zaragoza and Tottenham === César joined Real Zaragoza for 2005–06, and was everpresent in the Aragonese side's lineups during three seasons.
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