Gus Caesar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gus Cassius Caesar | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Tottenham, London, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1991 | Arsenal | 44 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1991 | Cambridge United | 0 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Bristol City | 10 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Airdrieonians | 57 | (1) |
| 1994–1996 | Colchester United | 62 | (3) |
| 1996 | Eastern | 1 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Happy Valley (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Golden | 18 | (1) |
| 1997 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 | (0) |
| 1997 | Partick Thistle (trial) | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Sing Tao | ? | (2) |
| 1999 | Hong Kong Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Kitchee | ? | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Hong Kong Rangers | ? | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1987 | England Under-21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gus Cassius Caesar (born 5 March 1966) is an English former professional footballer.
Born in Tottenham, London, Caesar joined Arsenal in August 1982, turning professional in February 1984. Despite breaking his ankle early on in his career, Caesar showed a lot of promise playing for the Gunners youth side, as a defender who could either play at full back, or more usually in the centre of defence. His Arsenal debut came in a match away to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 21 December 1985, for the suspended Viv Anderson; Arsenal kept a clean sheet and Caesar turned in a strong performance marking United winger Jesper Olsen, as they won 1–0.
Caesar continued as a bit-part player at Arsenal for the next eighteen months, playing mainly as a substitute, coming on in the last few minutes of a match, giving rise to the nickname "the five-minute man". However, he shone enough to be called up for the England U21 side in 1987, winning three caps. When David O'Leary sustained an injury during the 1987–88 season, Caesar became a semi-regular in the side, playing 25 matches that season. However, for all his talent he was a nervy and unconfident player, lacking assurance when one-on-one with an attacker, and prone to making high-profile mistakes.
In the 1988 Football League Cup Final against Luton Town at Wembley, Arsenal were 2–1 up with seven minutes left when Caesar miskicked a clearance from his own penalty area, allowing Luton's Danny Wilson to bundle the ball home in the ensuing chaos; Luton went on to score a last-minute winner and Arsenal lost 3–2. Caesar, who had been selected by George Graham to play in the final largely because David O'Leary was unavailable due to injury, later reflected that he had himself been carrying hernia and ankle injuries at the time, but was determined to play regardless.
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