Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Fernández de las Heras and the second or maternal family name is
Caneda .
César Fernández de las Heras Caneda (born 10 May 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defender .
He played 382 matches in the Segunda División and 402 in the Segunda División B , in a senior career that spanned more than two decades. In La Liga , he appeared for Athletic Bilbao .
Club career
Caneda was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz , Álava . Another product of Athletic Bilbao 's prolific youth system at Lezama , he could never however fully establish in the first team, only playing a maximum of ten matches in two different La Liga seasons, also having appeared in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League .[ 1] He was also loaned to UD Salamanca , Sevilla FC and Racing de Santander , all in the Segunda División (he won promotion with the latter two, being regularly used).[ 2] [ 3]
After his permanent release in 2005, Caneda resumed his career in the second division. He appeared regularly for SD Eibar , Cádiz CF and Deportivo Alavés , but suffered two consecutive relegations with the last two clubs.[ 4]
In the summer of 2009, Caneda joined Segunda División B side CD Guijuelo , switching to another team in that tier, CD Mirandés , for 2010–11 .[ 5] On 24 January 2012, the 33-year-old scored in the last minute of a 2–1 home win against RCD Espanyol in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey following a free kick from Pablo Infante – the competition's top scorer – as the minnows from Castile and León reached the last-four stage after a 4–4 aggregate score.[ 6]
Caneda returned to the lower leagues in 2015, going on to represent Racing Santander,[ 7] UD Logroñés [ 8] [ 9] and SD Logroñés and retiring aged 45.[ 10] [ 11] In August 2022, he played in a pre-season friendly against Deportivo Alavés B , whose team included his 19-year-old son Aritz.[ 12]
References
^ Suso, Ramón (10 December 1998). "Julen no falla" [Julen does not fail]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2019 .
^ Briones, Macu (21 January 2020). "César Caneda, el eterno exleón" [César Caneda, the eternal former lion] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 25 January 2022 .
^ García Arnáiz, Daniel (1 April 2021). "El 'abuelo' Caneda logra su quinto ascenso de categoría a los 42 años" ['Grandpa' Caneda earns his fifth league promotion at the age of 42] (in Spanish). Nueve Cuatro Uno. Retrieved 25 January 2022 .
^ "César Caneda: "Es frustrante, llevo dos temporadas gafado" " [César Caneda: "This is frustrating, a jinx has come over me two seasons ago"]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 18 June 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2022 .
^ "Fichado César Caneda" [César Caneda signed] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012 .
^ Aldunate, Ramiro (24 January 2012). "El milagro de Anduva" [Miracle in Anduva]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2012 .
^ García, Alberto (31 July 2015). "El Racing ficha a César Caneda" [Racing sign César Caneda]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2019 .
^ Abizanda, Jorge (29 October 2018). "César Caneda, la historia del futbolista inagotable" [César Caneda, the story of the tireless footballer]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2019 .
^ "César Caneda seguirá un año más liderando la defensa blanquirroja" [César Caneda will continue to lead the white-and-red defence for another year] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019 .
^ Río, Endika (8 August 2020). "César Caneda ficha por la SD Logroñés... ¡¡¡a sus 42 años!!!" [César Caneda signs for SD Logroñés... at the age of 42!!!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2020 .
^ Zaballa, Carlos (25 May 2023). "El exrojiblanco César Caneda se retira el sábado a los 45 años" [Former red-and-white César Caneda retires Saturday at age 45]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023 .
^ Bravo, Oier (21 August 2022). "Padre e hijo vitorianos, de 19 y 44 años, se enfrentan en un partido" [Father and son from Vitoria, 19 and 44 years old, face each other in a match]. Gasteiz Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2022 .
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