César | |
Fullname: | César Martins de Oliveira |
Position: | Forward |
Birth Date: | April 13, 1956 |
Birth Place: | São João da Barra, Brazil |
Years1: | 1976 - 1979 |
Years2: | 1979 - 1983 |
Years3: | 1983 - 1984 |
Years4: | 1985 |
Years5: | 1986 |
Years6: | 1987 |
Clubs1: | América |
Clubs2: | Benfica |
Clubs3: | Grêmio |
Clubs4: | Palmeiras |
Clubs5: | São Bento |
Clubs6: | Pelotas |
Caps1: | 71 |
Goals1: | 22 |
Caps2: | 54 |
Goals2: | 19 |
Caps3: | 13 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 138 |
Totalgoals: | 44 |
César Martins de Oliveira, (born April 13, 1956),[1] simply known as César, is a former Brazilian football forward, who played in several Série A clubs. He was the top goalscorer of the Série A 1979.
Born in São João da Barra, state of Rio de Janeiro, César defended América of his native city from 1976 to 1979,[2] scoring Série A 22 goals in 71 games,[3] and finishing as the Série A 1979 top goalscorer with 12 goals, tied with Cruzeiro's Roberto César.[4] He played for Grêmio in 1983 and in 1984,[2] scoring three goals in 13 Série A games.[3] Defending Grêmio, he won the Copa Libertadores in 1983, and that season's Intercontinental Cup.[1] He scored Grêmio's winning goal against Peñarol in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final, played at Estádio Olímpico Monumental.[1] Besides América and Grêmio, César has also played for Benfica of Portugal, Palmeiras, São Bento and Pelotas.[1]
1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83