Boštjan Cesar
Cesar with Chievo in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Boštjan Cesar | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chievo | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olimpija | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Dinamo Zagreb | 56 | (3) |
| 2001 | → Croatia Sesvete (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Olimpija (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Marseille | 24 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Grenoble Foot | 40 | (1) |
| 2010– | Chievo | 168 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997 | Slovenia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 1998 | Slovenia U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Slovenia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Slovenia U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2003– | Slovenia | 95 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016 |
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Boštjan Cesar (born 9 July 1982 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian international footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club Chievo.
He has played professionally in his homeland, Croatia, France, England and Italy. With 91 caps since his debut in 2003, he is Slovenia's most capped player of all time, and represented them at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Cesar signed a three year-deal with Olympique de Marseille in 2005. He joined West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan in August 2007, with a view to a permanent move. He made his debut for Albion in a 1–0 League Cup victory over Bournemouth on 14 August 2007. His league debut came more than two months later when Albion beat Blackpool 2–1 on 23 October 2007. He scored his only Albion goal on 2 February 2008 in a 2–1 win against Burnley. Cesar made 24 appearances for Albion in all competitions, but returned to Marseille at the end of the season after Baggies boss Tony Mowbray decided against pursuing a permanent deal for the player.
He signed a two year-deal with Grenoble Foot 38 in January 2009 and scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance; a 1–1 draw against Girondins de Bordeaux. In May 2010, Chievo announced the capture of his signature on free transfer, and he officially joined them on 1 July. On 31 May 2011 he signed a new 2-year contract.
Cesar made his international debut on 12 February 2003, playing the entirety of a 1–5 friendly defeat to Switzerland in Nova Gorica. On 9 October 2004 he scored his first international goal to defeat Italy in a World Cup qualifier; it was Italy's only defeat as they went on to win the World Cup.
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