Carlos César dos Santos (born 12 March 1980), known as Césinha, is a Brazilian former

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

, Césinha represented

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in his country's Série A. He moved abroad in 2004, joining S.C. Braga in Portugal and making his

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

debut on 30 August by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 away draw against Académica de Coimbra; in his first season he scored in both league matches with

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, helping to a 4–1 away win and a 1–1 home draw respectively. In the summer of 2007, Césinha was sold to Romanian side

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for

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600,000. He netted five goals in his debut campaign, helping his team rank third in

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. Released by Rapid in 2011 at the age of 31, Césinha went on to represent several clubs in quick succession before returning to his country after signing with lowly

Brasiliense Futebol Clube Brasiliense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as simply Brasiliense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Taguatinga, Federal District, Taguatinga, Federal District (Brazil), Distrito Federal. Founded in 2000, it competes in the Campeona ...

Honours

Rapid București *

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesinha 1980 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Club Athletico Paranaense players Londrina Esporte Clube players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Brasiliense FC players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players S.C. Braga players Moreirense F.C. players Amarante F.C. players F.C. Tirsense players Rebordosa A.C. players Liga I players FC Rapid București players FC Petrolul Ploiești players Football League (Greece) players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Cypriot First Division players Ermis Aradippou FC players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen