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{{Infobox football biography
| name = César Arzo
| image =
| image_size = 350px
| caption = 
| fullname = César Arzo Amposta
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|1|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Villarreal]], [[Spain]]
| height = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]]
| currentclub = [[FC Kairat|Kairat]]
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]
| years1 = 2002–2004 | clubs1 = [[Villarreal CF B|Villarreal B]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 2003–2008 | clubs2 = [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] | caps2 = 39 | goals2 = 1 
| years3 = 2006–2007 | clubs3 = → [[Recreativo de Huelva|Recreativo]] (loan) | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 0 
| years4 = 2007–2008 | clubs4 = → [[Real Murcia|Murcia]] (loan) | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 0 
| years5 = 2008–2009 | clubs5 = [[Recreativo de Huelva|Recreativo]] | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 0 
| years6 = 2009–2011 | clubs6 = [[Real Valladolid|Valladolid]] | caps6 = 38 | goals6 = 3 
| years7 = 2011–2013 | clubs7 = [[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]] | caps7 = 84 | goals7 = 4 
| years8 = 2014 | clubs8  = [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]] | caps8 = 18 | goals8 = 2 
| years9 = 2014–2015 | clubs9  = [[Beitar Jerusalem F.C.|Beitar Jerusalem]] | caps9 = 27 | goals9 = 0 
| years10 = 2015–2016 | clubs10 = [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] | caps10 = 23 | goals10 = 0 
| years11 = 2016– | clubs11 = [[FC Kairat|Kairat]] | caps11 = 12 | goals11 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2003 | nationalteam1 = [[Spain national under-17 football team|Spain U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 0  
| nationalyears2 = 2005 | nationalteam2 = [[Spain national under-19 football team|Spain U19]] | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2006–2008 | nationalteam3 = [[Spain national under-21 football team|Spain U21]] | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 0 
| club-update = 19 February 2017
| nationalteam-update = 
}}
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'''César Arzo Amposta''' ({{IPA-es|ˈθesaɾ ˈarθo}}; born 21 January 1986) is a Spanish [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for Kazakh club [[FC Kairat]] as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|central defender]].

==Club 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]]<ref>[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2003/03/24/pagina-26/537305/pdf.html El 'Submarino' hunde a la Real en un final explosivo (The 'Submarine' sinks Real in explosive finale)]; [[Mundo Deportivo (newspaper)|Mundo Deportivo]], 24 March 2003 {{es icon}}</ref> but never being able to consolidate himself in the starting XI, however.<ref name=HUELVA>[http://huelva24.com/not/33276/cesar-arzo-de-sus-dos-etapas-en-el-decano-a-ser-un-baluarte-del-gent-belga/ 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 {{es icon}}</ref>

In the [[2006–07 La Liga|2006–07 season]], Arzo was loaned to [[La Liga]] newcomers [[Recreativo de Huelva]] alongside teammates [[Javier López Vallejo]] and [[Santi Cazorla]], moving in the same predicament for [[2007–08 La Liga|the following campaign]], this time to [[2006–07 Segunda División|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 (association football)|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 García Barreno|Marcos]].<ref>[http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2009/07/24/mas_futbol/1248386427_850215.html Marcos García y César Arzo, del Villarreal, al Valladolid (Marcos García and César Arzo, from Villarreal, to Valladolid)]; [[Diario AS]], 24 July 2009 {{es icon}}</ref>

In the 2011 summer, aged 25, Arzo moved abroad, going on to represent in the following years [[K.A.A. Gent]] (Belgium),<ref name=HUELVA/> [[Beitar Jerusalem F.C.|Beitar Jerusalem FC]] (Israel) and [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens FC]] (Greece).<ref>[http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/764681/artho-i-kalyteri-epilogi-gia-tin-aek «Αρθο, η καλύτερη επιλογή για την ΑΕΚ» («Αrzo, the best choice for ΑΕΚ»)]; Gazzetta, 26 June 2015 {{gr icon}}</ref><ref>[http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Aek/sta-grafeia-ths-aek-o-artho.3548550.html Ανακοίνωσε Άρθο η ΑΕΚ (Arzo announced at AEK)]; Sport 24, 26 June 2015 {{gr icon}}</ref> This was interspersed with a five-month spell back in his country, with [[Real Zaragoza]].<ref>[http://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/noticias/deportes/real-zaragoza-ficha-cesar-arzo-2016_908482.html El Real Zaragoza ficha a César Arzo hasta el 2016 (Real Zaragoza signs César Arzo until 2016)]; [[El Periódico de Aragón]], 22 December 2013 {{es icon}}</ref>

On 5 July 2016, Arzo signed a two-year contract with [[Kazakhstan Premier League]] side [[FC Kairat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fckairat.kz/club/news/22102|title=Сесар Арсо – игрок Кайрата|trans_title=Сésаr Аrzо – Kairat player|publisher=FC Kairat|language=Russian|date=6 July 2016|accessdate=6 July 2016}}</ref>

==Honours==
;Villarreal
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2003]], [[2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2004]]

;AEK
*[[Greek Football Cup]]: [[2015–16 Greek Football Cup|2015–16]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{BDFutbol|404|César Arzo}}
*{{FIFA player|200164|César Arzo}}
*{{Soccerway|cesar-arzo-amposta/3412|César Arzo}}

{{FC Kairat squad}}

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