César Láinez Sanjuán (born 10 April 1977) is a Spanish retired professional

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who played as a

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, and is the

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. He played 69

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games during six seasons, with

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and

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Club career

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youth graduate,

-born Láinez made his professional debut with its

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, but struggled initially to find a first-team place. In January 1999 he served a six-month loan stint at

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, playing three

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

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ese club's immediate promotion, and subsequently helped it finish in a comfortable 12th place, also conquering the

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after an

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win against

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. Láinez spent the entire 2004–05 recovering from

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surgery, and ultimately retired from football in May 2005, at only 28. He subsequently became a

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for local TV channels. Láinez returned to his lifetime club Zaragoza on 9 October 2014, being appointed manager of the reserves. On 19 March 2017 he replaced

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at the helm of the first team, who now competed in

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. On 9 June 2017, after managing to avoid relegation with the main squad, Láinez signed a new three-year contract with the reserve side.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Zaragoza *

: 2000–01, 2003–04

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lainez, Cesar 1977 births Living people Footballers from Zaragoza Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Deportivo Aragón players Real Zaragoza players Villarreal CF players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish football managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers Deportivo Aragón managers Real Zaragoza managers CD Teruel managers