César Negredo

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César Negredo Sánchez (born 2 August 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defender. He spent most of his career in the Segunda División B, playing 361 games and scoring 17 goals for 12 clubs.

Playing career

Negredo was born in Madrid as the first of three sons of a taxi driver. His brothers Álvaro and Rubén also became footballers, with the former becoming a Spain international whose clubs included Sevilla and Manchester City. While his father was not interested in football, Negredo took up the sport and joined the academy of Real Madrid, setting the example for his younger brothers.{{cite news |last1=García |first1=Pío |title=Fútbol rico, fútbol pobre |trans-title=Rich football, poor football|url=https://www.larioja.com/v/20100416/sociedad/futbol-rico-futbol-pobre-20100416.html|access-date=1 October 2024 |work=La Rioja |date=16 April 2010 |language=Spanish}}

Negredo spent his senior career in Segunda División B. In August 2003, he and teammate José Antonio Navarro transferred from Real Jaén to Badajoz.{{cite news |title=El Badajoz sigue con su ´construcción´|trans-title=Badajoz continue their construction |url=https://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/deportes/2003/08/19/badajoz-sigue-construccion-45715994.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=El Periódico Extremadura |date=19 August 2003 |language=Spanish}} Two years later, after the relegation of fellow Extremaduran club Don Benito, he spent a year at Huesca.{{cite news |last1=Martínez |first1=José L. |title=Un bloque más comprometido|trans-title=A more compromised bloc|url=https://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/20080208/deportes/la-rioja/bloque-comprometido-20080208.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=El Correo |date=8 February 2008 |language=Spanish}}

Following a year at Villajoyosa, Negredo joined Logroñés in 2007.{{cite news |last1=Martínez |first1=José L. |title=El Logroñés incorpora a Vicente Verdejo para cubrir un debilitado lateral izquierdo|trans-title=Logroñés bring in Vicente Verdejo to cover a weakened left back position |url=https://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/20070715/deportes/la-rioja/logrones-incorpora-vicente-verdejo-20070715.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=El Correo |date=23 July 2007 |language=Spanish}} The club from La Rioja went through financial problems that would lead to their dissolution, owing him €21,500. In 2008, he signed for Alcoyano, scoring a career-best 6 goals, including the last-minute winner in a 2–1 victory at local rivals Orihuela on 21 December.{{cite news |title=Negredo: "Estamos en racha y hay que aprovecharlo"|trans-title=Negredo: "We're on a streak and we have to take advantage of it" |url=https://as.com/futbol/2008/12/23/mas_futbol/1230017230_850215.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=Diario AS |date=23 December 2008 |language=Spanish}} His team won the group and qualified for the play-offs, where he scored in a 2–2 draw in the second leg, losing 4–3 on aggregate to Cartagena.{{cite news |title=El Cartagena vuelve a Segunda 22 años después|trans-title=Cartagena return to Segunda after 22 years |url=https://as.com/futbol/2009/05/25/mas_futbol/1243232866_850215.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=Diario AS |date=25 May 2022 |language=Spanish}}

In July 2009, Negredo transferred to Alicante,{{cite news |title=César Negredo ficha por el Alicante|trans-title=César Negredo signs for Alicante|url=https://www.informacion.es/deportes/2009/07/10/cesar-negredo-ficha-alicante-7311028.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=Información |agency=EFE |date=10 July 2009 |language=Spanish}} moving halfway across the season to Sangonera Atlético.{{cite news |title=Negredo, nuevo jugador del Sangonera|trans-title=Negredo, new Sangonera player |url=https://www.murcia.com/noticias/2010/01-29-negredo-nuevo-jugador-sangonera.asp |access-date=1 October 2024 |publisher=Murcia.com |date=29 January 2010 |language=Spanish}} The move was brought about by a lack of payment from Alicante, with the club's manager Vicente Borge recommending him for his next transfer, to Borge's former club as a player Real Oviedo in July 2010.{{cite news|first=Pablo|last=Antuña|title=César Negredo, otro defensa más para el Oviedo|trans-title=César Negredo, another defender for Oviedo|url=https://www.lne.es/deportes/2010/07/18/cesar-negredo-defensa-oviedo-21305455.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=La Nueva España |date=18 July 2010 |language=Spanish}} He renewed his contract for one more year in July 2011.{{cite news |last1=García |first1=Ramón Julio |title=El Oviedo renueva a Negredo|trans-title=Oviedo renew Negredo|url=https://www.elcomercio.es/v/20110605/deportes/oviedo/oviedo-renueva-negredo-20110605.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=El Comercio |date=5 June 2011 |language=Spanish}}

Remaining in the city of Oviedo, Negredo signed for Covadonga in the Tercera División in September 2012.{{cite news |last1=Palacio |first1=José |title=El ex oviedista Negredo se incorpora al Covadonga|trans-title=Ex-Oviedo player Negredo joins Covadonga |url=https://www.lne.es/deportes/2012/09/26/ex-oviedista-negredo-incorpora-covadonga-20804989.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=La Nueva España |date=26 September 2012 |language=Spanish}} In June 2017, as captain, the 36-year-old signed for another season.{{cite news |title=Negredo renueva con el Covadonga, del que es capitán|trans-title=Negredo renews with Covadonga, of which he is captain |url=https://www.lne.es/deportes/2017/06/18/negredo-renueva-covadonga-capitan-19290047.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=La Nueva España |date=18 June 2017 |language=Spanish}}

Coaching career

In July 2017, Negredo joined the coaching staff at Recreativo de Huelva.{{cite news |title=César Negredo se une al ‘póker’ de técnicos del Recreativo en su aventura 2017-18|trans-title=César Negredo joins the 'quartet" of Recreativo coaches on their 2017-18 adventure |url=https://huelvabuenasnoticias.com/2017/07/18/cesar-negredo-se-une-al-poker-de-tecnicos-del-recreativo-en-su-aventura-2017-18/ |access-date=1 October 2024 |publisher=Huelva Buenas Noticias |date=18 July 2017 |language=Spanish}} After the dismissal of Javier Casquero, he was assistant manager to Ángel López from November, and replaced him as interim manager in February 2018.{{cite news |title=El hermano de Álvaro Negredo, técnico interino del Recre|trans-title=Álvaro Negredo's brother, interim manager of Recre|url=https://as.com/futbol/2018/02/11/mas_futbol/1518386892_631625.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=Diario AS |agency=EFE |date=11 February 2018 |language=Spanish}} On his debut on 18 February, the team came from behind to win 3–1 at home to Écija.{{cite news |title=El Recre coge aire después de vencer 3-1 al Écija en el Nuevo Colombino|trans-title=Recre draw air after beating Écija 3-1 in the Nuevo Colombino|url=https://www.condavision.es/el-recre-coge-aire-despues-de-vencer-3-1-al-ecija-en-el-nuevo-colombino/ |access-date=1 October 2024 |publisher=Condavisión |date=19 February 2018 |language=Spanish}} He remained in charge until the end of the season, having saved the club from relegation.{{cite news |title=César Negredo cierra página "contento por cumplir con el objetivo que se me asignó"|trans-title=César Negredo closes the page "happy to have completed the objective that they assigned for me" |url=https://huelvabuenasnoticias.com/2018/05/11/cesar-negredo-cierra-pagina-contento-por-cumplir-con-el-objetivo-que-se-me-asigno/ |access-date=1 October 2024 |publisher=Huelva Buenas Noticias |date=11 May 2018 |language=Spanish}}

In June 2018, Negredo joined Racing de Santander as assistant to his former Oviedo teammate Iván Ania.{{cite news |last1=Menocal |first1=Marcos |title=César Negredo, segundo de Iván Ania|trans-title=César Negredo, Iván Ania's number two |url=https://www.eldiariomontanes.es/deportes/racing/cesar-negredo-segundo-20180601154534-nt.html|access-date=1 October 2024 |work=El Diario Montañés |date=1 June 2018 |language=Spanish}} Ania and his entire coaching staff were dismissed in November 2019.{{cite news |last1=García Mayo |first1=Óscar |title=Iván Ania ya es historia del Racing|trans-title=Iván Ania is already history at Racing |url=https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2019/11/11/radio_santander/1573467419_598337.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |publisher=Cadena SER |date=11 November 2019 |language=Spanish}} The pair resumed their roles at Algeciras and Córdoba.{{cite news |title=El Algeciras cierra el fichaje de Iván Ania para las próximas cuatro temporadas|trans-title=Algeciras complete the signing of Iván Ania for the next four seasons|url=https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2021/06/22/radio_algeciras/1624314725_983369.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |publisher=Cadena SER |date=21 June 2021 |language=Spanish}}{{cite news |last1=Gómez |first1=Javier |title=Iván Ania es el nuevo entrenador del Córdoba CF|trans-title=Iván Ania is the new manager of Córdoba CF|url=https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/cordoba/cordoba-cf/ivan-ania-nuevo-entrenador-cordoba-20230627200843-nts.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=ABC |date=27 June 2023 |language=Spanish}}