Jordi César

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.
Jordi César
Personal information
Full name Jordi César López Delgado
Date of birth (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Pulpileño
Youth career
1999–2002 Club Atlético Montemar
2002–2004 Hércules
2004–2006 Alicante
2006–2008 Hércules
2008–2009 Real Madrid
2009–2011 Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Valladolid B 24 (4)
2011 Valladolid 0 (0)
2012–2013 Hércules B 13 (0)
2012–2013 Hércules 5 (0)
2013–2015 Levante B 72 (2)
2014 Levante 0 (0)
2015–2016 Cultural Leonesa 10 (0)
2016–2017 Gavà 30 (0)
2017–2018 Winterthur 29 (0)
2018–2019 Unión Adarve 26 (0)
2019–2020 Nea Salamina 6 (0)
2021 Lealtad 1 (0)
2021–2022 Orihuela 10 (0)
2022 Conquense 10 (0)
2022–2024 Gandía 38 (2)
2024– Atlético Pulpileño 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Jordi César López Delgado (born 27 March 1992), known as Jordi César, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Atlético Pulpileño as a centre-back or a left-back.

Club career

Jordi César was born in Alicante to Uruguayan ancestors, his great-grandfather Juan Delgado having played for Peñarol.[1] He played youth football for five clubs including Hércules CF, Real Madrid and Real Valladolid, making his senior debut with the latter's B team in the 2011–12 season in the Tercera División; on 8 September 2011, he appeared in his first official game with the main squad courtesy of manager Miroslav Đukić, coming on as a late substitute in a 6–0 home win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the second round of the Copa del Rey.[2][3]

In the summer of 2012, Jordi César returned to Hércules, initially being assigned to the reserves in the regional championships. On 2 December 2012, he played his first match in the Segunda División, at SD Huesca (45 minutes, 1–1 draw, providing the assist for Javier Portillo's late equaliser),[4] as coach Quique Hernández had lost both left-backs – Paco Peña and Pepe Sellés – to injury.[5]

Jordi César all but competed in the Segunda División B the following years, with Atlético Levante UD,[6] Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa,[7] CF Gavà[8] and AD Unión Adarve.[9] Abroad, he had spells at FC Winterthur in the Swiss Challenge League[10] and Nea Salamis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division.[11]

Honours

Valladolid B

References

  1. ^ "Tenía ganas de volver a Alicante y ganarme una oportunidad" [I wanted to return to Alicante and earn myself a chance»]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 4 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  2. ^ Otero, Pablo M. (8 September 2011). "El Valladolid puede presumir de puntería" [Valladolid can boast aim]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. ^ Bécares, César (12 January 2012). "Jordi: polivalencia y afán de progresión" [Jordi: versatility and will to improve] (in Spanish). Blanquivioletas. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Huesca 1–1 Hércules: Portillo consigue un punto de oro" [Huesca 1–1 Hércules: Portillo gets golden point] (in Spanish). Goal. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  5. ^ Blanes, Gonzalo (4 December 2012). "Jordi César, la nueva irrupción de la cantera herculana" [Jordi César, new Hércules youth system irruption]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  6. ^ "El Barcelona, con todo a su favor ante el Levante" [Barcelona, all in their favour against Levante]. La Opinión de Zamora (in Spanish). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  7. ^ Fraguas, Ángel (5 February 2016). "Jordi César acuerda con la Cultural rescindir su contrato" [Jordi César agrees with Cultural after terminating his contract]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. ^ "El Gavá se hace con Jordi César" [Gavá get Jordi César] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  9. ^ Álvarez López, Iván (27 July 2018). "El Adarve arrancará la liga ante el Atlético de Madrid B" [Adarve to start league against Atlético de Madrid B] (in Spanish). Pobla FM. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  10. ^ "FC Winterthur holt Verteidiger mit Real-Vergangenheit" [FC Winterthur acquire defender with Real past] (in German). Fussball Infos. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  11. ^ "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ/Πήρε τον Ουρουγουανό Delgado" [ΑΝNOUNCEMENT/Uruguayan Delgado acquired] (in Greek). Protathlima. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.