César Navas
 Navas with Rubin Kazan in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César González Navas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1980[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Móstoles, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Real Madrid B | 108 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Málaga B | 51 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Málaga | 63 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Racing Santander | 38 | (1) |
| 2009–2015 | Rubin Kazan | 164 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Rostov | 52 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Rubin Kazan | 34 | (0) |
| Total | 529 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Spain U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Spain U18 | 5 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
César González Navas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈθesaɾ ˈnaβas]; born 14 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
In his country, he played for Málaga B, Málaga, Gimnàstic and Racing de Santander, amassing La Liga totals of 106 matches and six goals over five seasons. In 2009 he signed for Rubin Kazan, remaining in the Russian Premier League until his retirement.
Club career
[edit]Born in Móstoles, Community of Madrid, Navas was brought through the ranks of hometown's Real Madrid, but only played with its B team.[2] He made his La Liga debut in the 2004–05 season, going on to spend two years in the competition with Málaga CF; his first match was on 12 December 2004, as he featured the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Levante UD.[3]
Navas left Málaga and the Segunda División in January 2007, joining top-flight strugglers (eventually relegated) Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[4][5] After his return to Andalusia, he had a trial with English club Ipswich Town, but the deal fell through due to a metatarsal injury;[6] he subsequently moved to Racing de Santander also in the top tier, signing for two years.[7]
A habitual starter throughout the first half of the 2008–09 campaign, Navas was sold in late February 2009 to Russia's FC Rubin Kazan, on a three-year deal worth €2 million.[8][9] He appeared in 28 games in his first year, as the team renewed their Russian Premier League supremacy.
On 12 July 2015, Navas signed a one-year contract with FC Rostov,[10] agreeing to an extension one year later.[11] In June 2017, he left the Olimp-2.[12]
Navas returned to Rubin in August 2017.[13] On 14 February 2019, the 39-year-old announced his retirement.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 1999–2000[16] | Segunda División B | 33 | 1 | – | – | – | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2000–01[16] | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2001–02[16] | 31 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2002–03[16] | 31 | 1 | – | – | – | 31 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 108 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 114 | 2 | ||
| Málaga B | 2003–04[16] | Segunda División | 36 | 1 | – | – | – | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05[16] | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 51 | 1 | ||
| Málaga | 2004–05[16] | La Liga | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06[16] | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2006–07[16] | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 67 | 4 | ||
| Gimnàstic (loan) | 2006–07[16] | La Liga | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 | ||
| Racing Santander | 2007–08[16] | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[16] | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 48 | 1 | ||
| Rubin Kazan | 2009[17] | Russian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 2010[17] | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12[17] | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 47 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13[17] | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[17] | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | – | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15[17] | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Rostov | 2015–16[17] | Russian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[17] | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | – | 40 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 68 | 1 | ||
| Rubin Kazan | 2017–18[17] | Russian Premier League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total (2 spells) | 181 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 512 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 601 | 15 | ||
Honours
[edit]Rubin Kazan
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 César Navas at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ De Grado, Álvaro (16 March 2025). "César Navas, el canterano del Real Madrid que no se veía en el primer equipo: «Marcelino me quiso en el Sevilla, pero le dije: 'Míster, en Rusia gano mucho dinero'»" [César Navas, the Real Madrid youth player who did not see himself in the first team: "Marcelino wanted me in Seville, but I told him: 'Boss, I'm making a lot of money in Russia'"] (in Spanish). Relevo. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ Mellado, Sergio (13 December 2004). "Amoroso devuelve el gol y la victoria al Málaga" [Amoroso returns Málaga to scoring and winning ways]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ "El defensa César Navas, cedido al Nàstic hasta final de temporada" [Defender César Navas, loaned to Nàstic until the end of the season]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 4 January 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "El efímero paso del Nàstic por Primera" [Nàstic's fleeting spell in Primera] (in Spanish). BeSoccer. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ipswich await Navas injury news". BBC Sport. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ↑ "El Racing se refuerza con César Navas" [Racing bolster with César Navas]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 31 August 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ "César Navas se va al Rubin Kazan" [César Navas goes to Rubin Kazan]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 February 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ Matilla, Alfredo (26 February 2009). "César Navas se va al Rubin Kazan por dos millones" [César Navas goes to Rubin Kazan for two million]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Навас стал игроком Ростова" [Navas is a Rostov player] (in Russian). FC Rostov. 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ↑ "Сесар Навас продлил контракт с Ростовом" [César Navas has extended his contract with Rostov] (in Russian). FC Rostov. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ↑ Сесар Навас: Это были два чудесных сезона! [Cesar Navas: I had two wonderful seasons!] (in Russian). FC Rostov. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "Добро пожаловать домой, Цезарь!" [Welcome home, César!] (in Russian). Rubin Kazan. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ↑ "Спасибо за все, легенда!" [Thank you for everything, legend!] (in Russian). Rubin Kazan. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 César Navas at Soccerway
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 César Navas at BDFutbol
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Gonzalez Navas Cesar (Cesar Navas)" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
External links
[edit]- César Navas at BDFutbol
- César Navas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1980 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Móstoles
- Men's association football central defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Atlético Malagueño players
- Málaga CF players
- Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
- Racing de Santander players
- Russian Premier League players
- FC Rubin Kazan players
- FC Rostov players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Russia