| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Negredo Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-08-02)2 August 1980 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Atlético Madrid B | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Mensajero | 27 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Getafe | 26 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Real Jaén | 25 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Badajoz | 23 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Don Benito | 37 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Huesca | 35 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Villajoyosa | 35 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Logroñés | 27 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Alcoyano | 32 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | Badajoz | 19 | (0) |
| 2010 | Sangonera Atlético | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Real Oviedo | 61 | (2) |
| 2012–2017 | Covadonga | ||
| Total | 361+ | (17+) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Recreativo Huelva | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
César Negredo Sánchez (born 2 August 1980) is a Spanish formerfootballer who played as adefender. He spent most of his career in theSegunda División B, playing 361 games and scoring 17 goals for 12 clubs.
Negredo was born inMadrid as the first of three sons of a taxi driver. His brothersÁlvaro and Rubén also became footballers, with the former becoming aSpain international whose clubs includedSevilla andManchester City. While his father was not interested in football, Negredo took up the sport and joined the academy ofReal Madrid, setting the example for his younger brothers.[1]
Negredo spent his senior career inSegunda División B. In August 2003, he and teammate José Antonio Navarro transferred fromReal Jaén toBadajoz.[2] Two years later, after the relegation of fellowExtremaduran clubDon Benito, he spent a year atHuesca.[3]
Following a year atVillajoyosa, Negredo joinedLogroñés in 2007.[4] The club fromLa Rioja went through financial problems that would lead to their dissolution, owing him €21,500.[1] In 2008, he signed forAlcoyano, scoring a career-best 6 goals, including the last-minute winner in a 2–1 victory at local rivalsOrihuela on 21 December.[5] His team won the group and qualified for the play-offs, where he scored in a 2–2 draw in the second leg, losing 4–3 on aggregate toCartagena.[6]
In July 2009, Negredo transferred toAlicante,[7] moving halfway across the season toSangonera Atlético.[8] The move was brought about by a lack of payment from Alicante, with the club's manager Vicente Borge recommending him for his next transfer, to Borge's former club as a playerReal Oviedo in July 2010.[9] He renewed his contract for one more year in July 2011.[10]
Remaining in the city ofOviedo, Negredo signed forCovadonga in theTercera División in September 2012.[11] In June 2017, ascaptain, the 36-year-old signed for another season.[12]
In July 2017, Negredo joined the coaching staff atRecreativo de Huelva.[13] After the dismissal ofJavier Casquero, he was assistant manager toÁngel López from November, and replaced him as interim manager in February 2018.[14] On his debut on 18 February, the team came from behind to win 3–1 at home toÉcija.[15] He remained in charge until the end of the season, having saved the club from relegation.[16]
In June 2018, Negredo joinedRacing de Santander as assistant to his former Oviedo teammateIván Ania.[17] Ania and his entire coaching staff were dismissed in November 2019.[18] The pair resumed their roles atAlgeciras andCórdoba.[19][20]