César Caneda

César

Personal information
Full name	César Fernández de las Heras Caneda
Date of birth	(1978-05-10) 10 May 1978
Place of birth	Vitoria, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Racing Santander
Youth career
1994–1995	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1999	Bilbao Athletic	112	(0)
1995	→ Aurrerá (loan)	12	(0)
1998–2005	Athletic Bilbao	29	(0)
1999–2000	→ Salamanca (loan)	38	(0)
2000–2001	→ Sevilla (loan)	30	(0)
2001–2002	→ Racing Santander (loan)	38	(0)
2005–2006	Eibar	40	(3)
2006–2008	Cádiz	70	(1)
2008–2009	Alavés	38	(0)
2009–2010	Guijuelo	33	(2)
2010–2015	Mirandés	187	(9)
2015–	Racing Santander	5	(0)
International career
1996	Spain U18	9	(0)
1997	Spain U20	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2015

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández de las Heras and the second or maternal family name is Caneda.

César Fernández de las Heras Caneda (born 10 May 1978 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava), known simply as César, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Racing de Santander as a defender.

Football career

Another product of Athletic Bilbao's prolific youth system, Lezama, César could never however fully establish in the first team, only playing a maximum of ten games in two different La Liga seasons, also having appeared in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League. He was also loaned to UD Salamanca, Sevilla FC and Racing de Santander, all in the second division (he won promotion with the latter two, being regularly used).

After his permanent release in 2005 César resumed his career in the second level, regularly appearing for SD Eibar, Cádiz CF and Deportivo Alavés but suffering two consecutive relegations, with the last two clubs.

In the 2009 summer he joined third division side CD Guijuelo, switching to another team in the category, CD Mirandés, for 2010–11. On 24 January 2012, the 33-year-old scored in the last minute of a 2–1 home win against RCD Espanyol for the Copa del Rey quarterfinals, from a Pablo Infante indirect free kick – the competition's top scorer – as the minnows from Castile and León reached the last-four stage after a 4–4 aggregate score.

External links

• César Caneda profile at BDFutbol
• César Caneda profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
• Athletic Bilbao profile
• Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (Spanish)
• César Caneda – FIFA competition record
• César Caneda at Soccerway