César Rodríguez Alvarez
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Rodríguez Álvarez | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | León, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 1 March 1995 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SEU León | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1955 | Barcelona | 287 | (190) |
| 1940–1942 | → Granada (loan) | 24 | (23) |
| 1955 | → España Industrial (loan) | 9 | (8) |
| 1955–1956 | Cultural Leonesa | 15 | (3) |
| 1956–1957 | Perpignan | 13 | (4) |
| 1957–1960 | Elche | 80 | (42) |
| Total | 428 | (270) | |
| National team | |||
| 1943–1954 | Catalan XI | 10 | (5) |
| 1945–1952 | Spain | 12 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1959–1960 | Elche | ||
| 1960–1963 | Zaragoza | ||
| 1963–1964 | Barcelona | ||
| 1965–1966 | Mallorca | ||
| 1966–1967 | Celta | ||
| 1967 | Betis | ||
| 1968–1969 | Zaragoza | ||
| 1969–1970 | Hércules | ||
| 1971 | Hércules (caretaker) | ||
| 1975–1976 | San Andrés | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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César Rodríguez Álvarez (6 July 1920 – 1 March 1995), sometimes known just as César, was a Spanish football forward and manager.
During his career, which spanned more than two decades, he played mainly for FC Barcelona, appearing in 351 official games for the club and scoring 232 goals (previously counted by the club as 235), making him the highest goalscorer in the club's history for several decades. He won five La Liga championships with the team, in a total of 13 major trophies, and was renowned for his ability to score from corners.
After retiring César managed both Zaragoza and Barcelona, amongst several other professional teams. He represented Spain at the 1950 World Cup.
Rodríguez was born in León, Castile and León, and joined FC Barcelona in 1939. However, military service saw him being relocated to Granada and Granada CF the following year, and he played two seasons on loan in Andalusia, helping the team promote to La Liga for the first time ever, then adding 23 goals in only 24 games in the following season for a final tenth position – out of 14 clubs, good enough for league status preservation; this included six in a 7–3 home win against CD Castellón, on 22 March 1942.
In 1942 César returned to Barcelona, winning his first national championship in 1944–45, to which conquest he contributed with 15 goals in 24 matches. During his 13-year stint in Catalonia he scored in double digits in 11 seasons, surpassing the 20-goal mark in three. His early teammates included, among others, Antoni Ramallets, Juan Velasco, Josep Escolà, Joan Segarra, Estanislau Basora, José Gonzalvo and Mariano Gonzalvo; in 1948 he won his first and only Pichichi Trophy (28 goals) and, three years later, he scored twice in the 3–0 win over Real Sociedad in the Copa del Generalísimo final.
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