César Palacios

César Palacios Chocarro (born 19 October 1974) is a Spanish former footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Palacios and the second or maternal family name is Chocarro.
César Palacios
Personal information
Full name César Palacios Chocarro
Date of birth (1974-10-19) 19 October 1974
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1993 Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Osasuna B 43 (11)
1994–2004 Osasuna 272 (31)
2004–2010 Numancia 197 (9)
Total 512 (51)
National team
1991 Spain U16 6 (0)
1991 Spain U17 6 (1)
1991–1993 Spain U18 19 (4)
1992 Spain U19 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His career was solely associated with two clubs, Osasuna and Numancia, having captained the former a number of years. Both major levels of Spanish football combined he appeared in 520 official matches as a professional, amassing La Liga totals of 130 games and four goals over seven seasons.

Club career

A product of hometown CA Osasuna's youth system, Palacios – born in Pamplona, Navarre – made his first-team debut on 6 April 1994 in a 1–0 home win to CD Tenerife, with the team eventually finishing the season in the last position. He went on to become an important element of the squad in the following years, which included six Segunda División seasons; in 1999–2000, as the team returned to La Liga after a six-year absence, he scored five goals in 40 games, and also served as one of their captains.

For the 2004–05 campaign, Palacios joined Soria's CD Numancia, where he was an undisputed first-choice from the start, helping the side return to the top level in 2008.[1] In late June 2010, after a combined 52 league appearances in two seasons, 19 in the top tier in 2008–09, the 35-year-old retired from the game,[2] becoming his last club's director of football.[3]

International career

Palacios represented Spain at various youth levels, but was never capped by the senior team. In 1991, he helped the under-17s win the UEFA European Championship in Switzerland (then named under-16).

Three months later, Palacios played six matches in the category's FIFA U-17 World Cup, as the country finished in second position in Italy.[4]

Honours

Club

Numancia

International

Spain U16

Spain U17

References
  1. "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia] (in Spanish). Desde Soria. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. "Palacios se despide con victoria" [Palacios says goodbye with a win] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. Palacios planifica una plantilla con menos futbolistas (Palacios outlines squad with less players); Diario AS, 20 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. César Palacios – FIFA competition record
  5. "El Numancia, campeón de Segunda división" [Numancia, Second division champions] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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