César Gómez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Gómez del Rey | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1990 | Castilla | 65 | (1) |
| 1990–1992 | Valladolid | 53 | (2) |
| 1992–1997 | Tenerife | 164 | (3) |
| 1997–2001 | Roma | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 285 | (6) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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César Gómez del Rey (born 23 October 1967) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
He was best known for being part of the Tenerife sides that consolidated in La Liga into consecutive UEFA Cup presences. Over the course of seven seasons, he amassed totals in the former competition of 217 games and five goals, also representing Valladolid.
Gómez was born in Madrid. He unsuccessfully graduated from Real Madrid's youth system, and made his professional debuts in 1990 with Real Valladolid, being relegated from La Liga in his second year.
In the 1992 summer, Gómez joined fellow league team CD Tenerife, being instrumental as they qualified for the UEFA Cup in his debut campaign. Moreover, he played in the last league round against his alma mater, as Tenerife won and the Merengues lost the national title for the second consecutive year against the same team.
In 1997, after roughly 200 overall appearances for the Canarians, Gómez was signed by Serie A club A.S. Roma on a lucrative four-year contract, arriving at the same time as compatriot Iván Helguera. However, he only played a total of 87 minutes in his first season, including a lone start in a Derby della Capitale 1–3 defeat to 10-man S.S. Lazio; he was successively removed from the first team following his refusal for a release by mutual consent, and spent the following three years without appearing in a single match.
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