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César Rodríguez Álvarez

1920 - 1995

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César Rodríguez Álvarez (6 July 1920 – 1 March 1995), sometimes known as just César, was a Spanish football forward and manager. During his career, which spanned more than two decades, he played mainly for Barcelona, appearing in 351 official matches and scoring 232 goals (previously counted as 235), making him the highest goalscorer in the club's history for several decades, until he was passed by Lionel Messi. He won five La Liga championships with the team in a total of 13 major trophies, and was renowned for his ability to score from corners. César represented Spain at the 1950 World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. César Rodríguez Álvarez is the 51st most popular coach (up from 62nd in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from Spain (up from 393rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, César Rodríguez Álvarez ranks 51 out of 471. Before him are Luciano Spalletti, Jean-Pierre Papin, Hugo Sánchez, Óscar Tabárez, Maurizio Sarri, and Tomislav Ivić. After him are Dragan Stojković, Bert van Marwijk, Massimiliano Allegri, Safet Sušić, Enzo Bearzot, and Siniša Mihajlović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, César Rodríguez Álvarez ranks 65. Before him are E. Donnall Thomas, Jack Elam, Ștefan Kovács, Takashi Kano, Shelley Winters, and Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington. After him are Isaac Stern, Walter Nowotny, George Armitage Miller, Chiara Lubich, Dave Brubeck, and Maureen O'Hara. Among people deceased in 1995, César Rodríguez Álvarez ranks 53. Before him are Ernest Walton, Don Cherry, Alonzo Church, Miklós Rózsa, Ștefan Kovács, and Ko Takamoro. After him are James Meade, Roger Zelazny, Mária Telkes, Rory Gallagher, John Vincent Atanasoff, and Ernest Gellner.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, César Rodríguez Álvarez ranks 346 out of 3,355. Before him are Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder (30), Yolande of Aragon (1384), Emilio Butragueño (1963), Rafael del Riego (1784), Hisham I of Córdoba (757), and Sancho III of Castile (1134). After him are Andoni Zubizarreta (1961), Francisco Largo Caballero (1869), Blanche II of Navarre (1424), Ali ibn Yusuf (1083), Alfonso V of León (994), and Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964).

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Among COACHES In Spain

Among coaches born in Spain, César Rodríguez Álvarez ranks 7. Before him are Pep Guardiola (1971), Rafael Benítez (1960), Vicente del Bosque (1950), Luis Aragonés (1938), Tito Vilanova (1968), and Luis de la Fuente (1961). After him are Unai Emery (1971), José Villalonga (1919), Juande Ramos (1954), Ramón Encinas (1893), Benito Floro (1952), and Amadeo García (1887).

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