César González Navas (; born 14 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
In his country, he played for Málaga B, Málaga, Gimnàstic and Racing de Santander, amassing La Liga totals of 106 matches and six goals over five seasons. In 2009 he signed for Rubin Kazan, remaining in the Russian Premier League until his retirement.
Club career Born in Móstoles, Community of Madrid, Navas was brought through the ranks of hometown's Real Madrid, but only played with its B team. He made his La Liga debut in the 2004–05 season, going on to spend two years in the competition with Málaga CF; his first match was on 12 December 2004, as he featured the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Levante UD.
Navas left Málaga and the Segunda División in January 2007, joining top-flight strugglers (eventually relegated) Gimnàstic de Tarragona. After his return to Andalusia, he had a trial with English club Ipswich Town, but the deal fell through due to a metatarsal injury; he subsequently moved to Racing de Santander also in the top tier, signing for two years.
A habitual starter throughout the first half of the 2008–09 campaign, Navas was sold in late February 2009 to Russia's FC Rubin Kazan, on a three-year deal worth €2 million. He appeared in 28 games in his first year, as the team renewed their Russian Premier League supremacy.
On 12 July 2015, Navas signed a one-year contract with FC Rostov, agreeing to an extension one year later. In June 2017, he left the Olimp-2.
Navas returned to Rubin in August 2017. On 14 February 2019, the 39-year-old announced his retirement.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReal Madrid B1999–2000Segunda División B331–––3312000–01130–––1302001–02310––603702002–03311–––311Total1082––––601142Málaga B2003–04Segunda División361–––3612004–05150–––150Total511––––––511Málaga2004–05La Liga21120––2312005–0628200––2822006–07Segunda División14120––161Total63440––––674Gimnàstic (loan)2006–07La Liga19200––192Racing Santander2007–08La Liga19030––2202008–091911060–261Total3814060––481Rubin Kazan2009Russian Premier League28020401035020102910090103912011–123513090–4712012–132100080103002013–1429110121–4222014–1522020––240Rostov2015–16Russian Premier League28000––2802016–1724120140–401Total52120140––681Rubin Kazan2017–18Russian Premier League17000––170Total (2 spells)181380421302344Career total512141806219060115
Honours Rubin Kazan Russian Premier League: 2009 Russian Cup: 2011–12 Russian Super Cup: 2010, 2012
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