César Láinez

César Láinez
Personal information
Full name César Láinez Sanjuán
Date of birth (1977-04-10) 10 April 1977
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Zaragoza B (coach)
Youth career
Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 Zaragoza B 77 (0)
1998–2004 Zaragoza 103 (0)
1999 → Villarreal (loan) 3 (0)
Total 183 (0)
National team
1994 Spain U18 2 (0)
1997 Spain U20 5 (0)
Teams managed
2014– Zaragoza B

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Láinez and the second or maternal family name is Sanjuán.

César Láinez Sanjuán (born 10 April 1977) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the current manager of Real Zaragoza B.

He played 69 La Liga games during six seasons, with Zaragoza and Villarreal.

Football career

A Real Zaragoza youth graduate, Zaragoza-born Láinez made his professional debuts with its B-side, but struggled initially to find a first-team place. In January 1999 he served a six-month loan stint at Villarreal CF, playing in three La Liga matches as the season ended in relegation.

After his return to Zaragoza, Láinez had to wait until the 2001–02 campaign to become first-choice, but his team would again be relegated. He was instrumental in the Aragonese club's immediate promotion, and subsequently helped it finish in a comfortable 12th place, also conquering that season's Copa del Rey after an extra time win against Real Madrid.[1]

Láinez spent the entire 2004–05 recovering from knee surgery,[2] and ultimately retired from football in May 2005, at only 28.[3][4] He subsequently became a sports commentator for local TV channels.

Honours

Zaragoza

References

  1. ↑ Galletti gives Zaragoza glory; UEFA.com, 18 March 2004
  2. ↑ El club de las rodillas rotas (Shattered knees society); Heraldo, 29 July 2010 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Barcelona end season in stalemate; UEFA.com, 28 May 2005
  4. ↑ Keeper Lainez retires
  5. ↑ "Zaragoza, no hay quinta Copa mala" [Zaragoza, no such thing as a bad fifth Cup] (in Spanish). ABC. 1 July 2001. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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