César Arzo

César Arzo
Arzo with Kairat in 2017
Personal information
Full name César Arzo Amposta
Date of birth (1986-01-21) 21 January 1986
Place of birth Villarreal, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Juventud Torremolinos (manager)
Youth career
Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Villarreal B
2003–2008 Villarreal 39 (1)
2006–2007 → Recreativo (loan) 24 (0)
2007–2008 → Murcia (loan) 28 (0)
2008–2009 Recreativo 24 (0)
2009–2011 Valladolid 38 (3)
2011–2013 Gent 84 (4)
2014 Zaragoza 18 (2)
2014–2015 Beitar Jerusalem 27 (0)
2015–2016 AEK Athens 23 (0)
2016–2017 Kairat 39 (2)
2018–2019 Gimnàstic 12 (0)
Total 356 (12)
International career
2002–2003 Spain U17 13 (0)
2005 Spain U19 3 (0)
2006–2008 Spain U21 4 (0)
Managerial career
2021 Villarreal C (assistant)
2021–2022 Roda (youth)
2022–2023 Villarreal (youth)
2026– Juventud Torremolinos
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up2003 Finland
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up2003 Portugal
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

César Arzo Amposta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈθesaɾ ˈaɾθo]; born 21 January 1986) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and the current manager of Juventud de Torremolinos CF.

Playing career

Arzo was born in Villarreal, Valencian Community. He came through the ranks of hometown club Villarreal CF, making his debut for the first team on 23 March 2003 against Real Sociedad[1] but never being able to consolidate himself in the starting XI, however.[2]

In the 2006–07 season, Arzo was loaned to La Liga newcomers Recreativo de Huelva alongside teammates Javier López Vallejo and Santi Cazorla, moving on loan for the following campaign to another promotee, Real Murcia. Immediately after returning from his latter loan he was deemed surplus to requirements by Villarreal boss Manuel Pellegrini, rejoining, now definitely, Recreativo on a free transfer.

Arzo returned to Villarreal in July 2009, as the club retained an option to buy back from Huelva. However, he was immediately sold, signing a four-year contract with Real Valladolid as well as former Villarreal teammate Marcos.[3]

In summer 2011, aged 25, Arzo moved abroad, going on to represent in the following years K.A.A. Gent (Belgium),[2] Beitar Jerusalem FC (Israel) and AEK Athens FC (Greece).[4][5] This was interspersed with a five-month spell back in his country, with Real Zaragoza.[6]

On 5 July 2016, Arzo signed a two-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kairat.[7] He left by mutual agreement on 21 November 2017[8] and, late into the following month, he returned to his country by joining Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[9]

Arzo suffered a knee injury in October 2018, and subsequently retired. The following March, he joined the political party Citizens, taking part of their candidacy for the Congress of Deputies.[10]

Coaching career

In 2019, Arzo returned to the structure of Villarreal, becoming an analyst in the youth sides of affiliate team CD Roda. In 2021, he was named manager of the club's Cadete squad, before taking over Villarreal's Juvenil C team in the following year.

In the following two seasons, Arzo was an assistant of Villarreal's Juvenil B and Roda's Juvenil A squads,[11] before joining Marcelino García Toral's staff in the first team as a match analyst. On 12 August 2026, he was appointed manager of Juventud de Torremolinos CF in the Primera Federación, replacing sacked Aitor Martínez.[12]

Career statistics

Club

[13][14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal 2002–03 La Liga 2000–––20
2003–04 10020–20–140
2004–05 15110–100–261
2005–06 12020–40–180
2006–07 0000–––00
2007–08 0000–––00
Total 39150--160--601
Recreativo (loan) 2006–07 La Liga 24020–––260
Murcia (loan) 2007–08 La Liga 28000–––2810
Recreativo 2008–09 La Liga 24010–––250
Valladolid 2009–10 La Liga 22121–––242
2010–11 Segunda División 16230–––192
Total 38351------434
Gent 2010–11 Belgian First Division A 14030–––170
2011–12 31220–––332
2012–13 31230–41–383
2013–14 8000–––80
Total 84480--41--965
Zaragoza 2013–14 Segunda División 18200–––182
Beitar Jerusalem 2014–15 Israeli Premier League 2701030––310
AEK Athens 2015–16 Super League Greece 23010–00–240
Kairat 2016 Kazakhstan Premier League 12130–1000161
2017 27130–2011332
Total 39260--3011493
Gimnàstic 2017–18 Segunda División 10000–––100
2018–19 2000–––20
Total 12000–––120
Career total 35612291302311141215

Honours

Club

Villarreal

AEK

Kairat

References

  1. ↑ El 'Submarino' hunde a la Real en un final explosivo (The 'Submarine' sinks Real in explosive finale); Mundo Deportivo, 24 March 2003 (in Spanish)
  2. 1 2 César Arzo, de sus dos etapas en el Decano a ser un baluarte del Gent belga (César Arzo, from his two spells with the Dean to become a stalwart of Belgium's Gent); Huelva 24, 21 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Marcos García y César Arzo, del Villarreal, al Valladolid (Marcos García and César Arzo, from Villarreal, to Valladolid); Diario AS, 24 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ «Αρθο, η καλύτερη επιλογή για την ΑΕΚ» («Αrzo, the best choice for ΑΕΚ»); Gazzetta, 26 June 2015 (in Greek)
  5. ↑ Ανακοίνωσε Άρθο η ΑΕΚ (Arzo announced at AEK) Archived 14 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Sport 24, 26 June 2015 (in Greek)
  6. ↑ El Real Zaragoza ficha a César Arzo hasta el 2016 (Real Zaragoza sign César Arzo until 2016); El Periódico de Aragón, 22 December 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ "Сесар Арсо – игрок Кайрата" [Сésаr Аrzо – Kairat player] (in Russian). FC Kairat. 6 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Сесар Арзо покидает Кайрат" [César Arzo leaves Kairat] (in Russian). FC Kairat. 21 November 2017. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Acord amb el defensa César Arzo" [Agreement with defender César Arzo] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "César Arzo también se apunta a lista de Ciudadanos por Vila-real" [César Arzo also joins Vila-real's Citizens list] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "La última pieza del puzzle: la principal alternativa para el banquillo del Villarreal 'C' es César Arzo" [The last piece of the puzzle: the main alternative of the bench of Villarreal 'C' is César Arzo]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Primera RFEF: El Torremolinos ficha a Albentosa y Arzo como director deportivo y entrenador" [Primera RFEF: Torremolinos sign Albentosa and Arzo as sporting director and manager] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 12 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "César Arzo: César Arzo Amposta". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "César Arzo". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
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