João César Gomes Pereira (born 29 December 1975), known as César, is a Portuguese retired

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who played as a

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Club career

César was born in Barcelos. During his career, spent mostly in Portugal's lower leagues, he played with

Gil Vicente FC Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Barcelos. It plays their home matches at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the ...

, F.C. Marinhas,

Santa Maria FC Santa Maria Futebol Clube ''(abbreviated as Santa Maria FC)'' is a Portuguese football club based in Galegos (Santa Maria), Barcelos in the district of Braga. Background Santa Maria FC currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores S ...

, G.D. Joane (two spells), S.C. Valenciano, S.C. Freamunde, S.C. Dragões Sandinenses, C.D. Trofense, F.C. Lixa, Rio Ave F.C. and

G.D. Ribeirão Grupo Desportivo de Ribeirão, known as Ribeirão, is a Portuguese football club based in Ribeirão, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga District The district of Braga ( ) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the c ...

. With the

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club, César appeared seven times in the league but only once in the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

, on 26 October 2008 in a 1–1 away draw against

C.S. Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M (), commonly known as Marítimo or Marítimo da Madeira, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in the city of Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Established in 1910, Marítimo is best known for its football team ...

where he came on as a 90th-minute substitute after Márcio Paiva was

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. He left Rio Ave in June 2009, and retired the following year at the age of 34.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesar Pereira 1975 births Living people Footballers from Barcelos, Portugal Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Santa Maria F.C. players Gil Vicente F.C. players G.D. Joane players S.C. Freamunde players S.C. Dragões Sandinenses players C.D. Trofense players F.C. Lixa players Rio Ave F.C. players G.D. Ribeirão players