Boštjan Cesar
Cesar with Chievo in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Boštjan Cesar[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 July 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Chievo | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
Olimpija | |||
Dinamo Zagreb | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2005 | Dinamo Zagreb | 56 | (3) |
2001 | → Croatia Sesvete (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2005 | → Olimpija (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2005–2009 | Marseille | 24 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Grenoble Foot | 40 | (1) |
2010– | Chievo | 200 | (6) |
National team | |||
1997 | Slovenia U15 | 2 | (0) |
1998 | Slovenia U16 | 3 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Slovenia U20 | 3 | (0) |
2001–2003 | Slovenia U21 | 15 | (1) |
2003–2018 | Slovenia | 101 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2018 |
Boštjan Cesar (born 9 July 1982) is a Slovenian international footballer who plays as a defender. He is under contract with Italian club Chievo, but is not registered to play for them in the 2018–19 season due to injury.
Cesar has played professionally in Slovenia, Croatia, France, England and Italy. With 101 international appearances, he is Slovenia's most capped player of all time, and represented them at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Career
Cesar signed a three year-deal with Olympique de Marseille in 2005. He joined West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan in August 2007, with a view to a permanent move.[2] He made his debut for Albion in a 1–0 League Cup victory over Bournemouth on 14 August 2007.[3] His league debut came more than two months later when Albion beat Blackpool 2–1 on 23 October 2007.[4] He scored his only Albion goal on 2 February 2008 in a 2–1 win against Burnley.[5] Cesar made 24 appearances for Albion in all competitions, but returned to Marseille at the end of the season after Baggies boss Tony Mowbray decided against pursuing a permanent deal for the player.[6]
He signed a two year-deal with Grenoble Foot 38 in January 2009 and scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance; a 1–1 draw against Girondins de Bordeaux. In May 2010, Chievo announced the capture of his signature on free transfer, and he officially joined them on 1 July.[7] On 31 May 2011 he signed a new 2-year contract.[8]
International career
Cesar made his international debut on 12 February 2003, playing the entirety of a 1–5 friendly defeat to Switzerland in Nova Gorica.[9] On 9 October 2004 he scored his first international goal to defeat Italy in a World Cup qualifier; it was Italy's only defeat as they went on to win the World Cup.
On 15 November 2014 he made his 81st appearance for the national team, surpassing Zlatko Zahovič as their most capped player of all time.
On 8 October 2017, Cesar became the first Slovenian to earn 100 international caps, in a 2–2 home draw with Scotland in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. He was sent off at the end of the match.[10] Cesar retired from the national team on 27 March 2018 in a home match against Belarus.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 April 2018
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Croatia Sesvete (loan) | 2000–01 | Druga HNL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Dinamo Zagreb | 2001–02 | 1.HNL | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3? | 0 | |
2002–03 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2? | 0 | |||
2003–04 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5? | 0 | |||
Total | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3 | ||
Olimpija Ljubljana (loan) | 2004–05 | 1.SNL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Marseille | 2005–06 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |
2006–07 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
West Bromwich (loan) | 2007–08 | Championship | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
Grenoble | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
2009–10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
Total | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
Chievo Verona | 2010–11 | Serie A | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
2011–12 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
2012–13 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
2013–14 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
2014–15 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
2015–16 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
2016–17 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
Total | 200 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 8 | ||
Career total | 357 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 14 |
International
- As of match played 27 March 2018
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Slovenia | 2003 | 3 | 0 |
2004 | 6 | 1 | |
2005 | 7 | 0 | |
2006 | 4 | 1 | |
2007 | 6 | 0 | |
2008 | 6 | 0 | |
2009 | 9 | 0 | |
2010 | 11 | 2 | |
2011 | 8 | 0 | |
2012 | 6 | 1 | |
2013 | 8 | 1 | |
2014 | 7 | 0 | |
2015 | 8 | 3 | |
2016 | 6 | 1 | |
2017 | 5 | 0 | |
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 101 | 10 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 9 October 2004 | Arena Petrol, Celje, Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
2. | 11 October 2006 | Dynama Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | 1–1 | 2–4 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | |
3. | 3 March 2010 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | |
4. | 17 November 2010 | Bonifika, Koper, Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | |
5. | 15 August 2012 | Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 1–0 | 4–3 | Friendly | |
6. | 7 June 2013 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
7. | 5 September 2015 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | 2–0 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | |
8. | 12 October 2015 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | |
9. | 17 November 2015 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | |
10. | 4 September 2016 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Dinamo Zagreb
- Prva HNL: 2002–03
- Runner-up: 2003–04
- Croatian Cup: 2001–02, 2003–04
- Croatian Supercup: 2002, 2003
Olympique de Marseille
- Coupe de France:
- Runner-up: 2006
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006
West Bromwich Albion
See also
Notes
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ↑ "Baggies sign Marseille defender". BBC Sport. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
- ↑ "WBA vs Bournemouth". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
- ↑ "WBA vs Blackpool". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
- ↑ "WBA vs Burnley". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 2 February 2008. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- ↑ "Boss won't pursue Cesar deal". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ↑ "CESAR BOSTJAN: UN ALTRO NAZIONALE SLOVENO PER IL CHIEVO" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ↑ "Cesar e Chievo insieme fino al 2013". AC ChievoVerona (in Italian). 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ↑ "Slovenia 1-5 Switzerland". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ Plestenjak, Rok (8 October 2017). "Kaj car ... Kaj kralj ... Cesar!" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ↑ M. L.; A. V. (27 March 2018). "Ob slovesu Cesarja trpek poraz Slovenije z Belorusijo" (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boštjan Cesar. |
- Player profile at Olympique de Marseille
- Player profile at NZS (in Slovene)
- Player profile at LFP
- Boštjan Cesar at National-Football-Teams.com