César Fernández de las Heras Caneda (born 10 May 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played more than 380 matches in both the

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and the

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, in a senior career that spanned more than two decades. In La Liga, he appeared for

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Club career

Caneda was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava. Another product of

's prolific youth system at Lezama, he could never however fully establish in the first team, only playing a maximum of ten matches in two different La Liga seasons, also having appeared in the

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. He was also loaned to UD Salamanca, Sevilla FC and Racing de Santander, all in the

(he won promotion with the latter two, being regularly used). After his permanent release in 2005, Caneda resumed his career in the second division. He appeared regularly for SD Eibar,

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and Deportivo Alavés, but suffered two consecutive relegations with the last two clubs. In the summer of 2009, Caneda joined

side

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, switching to another team in that tier, CD Mirandés, for

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. On 24 January 2012, the 33-year-old scored in the last minute of a 2–1 home win against RCD Espanyol in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey following a free kick from Pablo Infante – the competition's top scorer – as the minnows from

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reached the last-four stage after a 4–4 aggregate score. Caneda returned to the lower leagues in 2015, going on to represent Racing Santander,

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and

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and retiring aged 45. In August 2022, he played in a pre-season

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against Deportivo Alavés B, whose team included his 19-year-old son Aritz.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caneda, Cesar 1978 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Vitoria-Gasteiz Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Primera Federación players CD Aurrerá de Vitoria footballers Athletic Bilbao B footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers UD Salamanca players Sevilla FC players Racing de Santander players SD Eibar footballers Cádiz CF players Deportivo Alavés players CD Guijuelo footballers CD Mirandés footballers UD Logroñés players SD Logroñés players Spain men's youth international footballers