Cesar Azpilicueta

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INTERNATIONALS: SPAIN OFF TO WINNING START - 17.06.2013
Spain opened their Confederations Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over Uruguay in Recife to go top of Group B...
INTERNATIONALS: OSCAR ON TARGET AS BRAZIL BEAT FRANCE - 09.06.2013
Oscar scored the opening goal as Brazil warmed up for the Confederations Cup with a 3-0 friendly home win over France in Porto Alegre...
SPAIN MAKE CONFEDERATIONS SELECTION - 03.06.2013
The participation of Cesar Azpilicueta, Juan Mata and Fernando Torres in the Confederations Cup has been confirmed with Spain announcing their final squad selection...
CHELSEA TRIO CALLED UP FOR PROVISIONAL SPAIN SQUAD - 27.05.2013
Fernando Torres, Juan Mata and Cesar Azpilicueta have been named in the provisional Spain squad ahead of the Confederations Cup...
AZPILICUETA: MIXED FEELINGS - 24.05.2013
Cesar Azpilicueta was disappointed to be beaten by Manchester City in St Louis on Thursday night, but delighted to score his first goal in Chelsea colours.
AZPILICUETA: SPECIAL GAMES - 08.05.2013
Cesar Azpilicueta had yet to establish himself in the side when Chelsea won away at Tottenham back in mid-October...
AZPILICUETA: NOT OUR GAME - 16.04.2013
Cesar Azpilicueta has spoken about the disappointment of exiting the FA Cup on Sunday afternoon...
AZPILICUETA: IT'S ONLY HALF-TIME - 11.04.2013
Cesar Azpilicueta says the team will be making 'no excuses' when we travel to Moscow for our Europa League quarter-final second leg against Rubin Kazan.
AZPILICUETA: KEEP FOCUSED, KEEP WORKING - 13.03.2013
Cesar Azpilicueta has encouraged his team-mates to seek inspiration from our second-half comeback at Old Trafford on Sunday as we look to secure our place in the Europa League quarter-finals...
AZPILICUETA'S CUP DREAM - 17.02.2013
Cesar Azpilicueta is seeking progress this afternoon in what he describes as 'an important competition'...
AZPILICUETA: THE RIGHT RESPONSE - 11.02.2013
Cesar Azpilicueta, an influential performer against Wigan at the weekend, spoke afterwards about the fortitude he and his colleagues displayed…
AZPILICUETA: TURNING THE PAGE - 08.02.2013
While a number of our players enjoyed successful midweek games for their respective nations, few will have returned to Cobham with the same sense of achievement felt by Cesar Azpilicueta...
INTERNATIONALS: AZPILICUETA CAPPED ON NIGHT OF VICTORIES - 06.02.2013
As well as the England v Brazil match, there were other Chelsea players in friendly action on Wednesday with plenty of success enjoyed...
AZPILICUETA CALLED UP BY SPAIN - 01.02.2013
Cesar Azpilicueta has been named by Spain manager Vicente Del Bosque in the squad for next week's friendly international against Uruguay...
THE TWEET SPOT: CESAR AZPILICUETA - 21.01.2013
Cesar Azpilicueta joined our official travel partner Thomas Cook Sport for half an hour last week as he responded to fans' questions via Twitter.
AZPILICUETA TAKES TO TWITTER FOR THOMAS COOK SPORT - 16.01.2013
If you were given the chance to ask Spanish defender Cèsar Azpilicueta one question, what would it be?
CHELSEA TV EXCLUSIVE: CESAR PRIMED - 12.01.2013
Facing Stoke City may be a new proposition for Cesar Azpilicueta but he feels he has been well-briefed should he be asked to take on the Potters on their own turf today...
AZPILICUETA: STARTING STRONGLY - 09.01.2013
Cesar Azpilicueta has already tasted success in the French League Cup, and as we prepare to take on Swansea City in the Capital One Cup semi-final, he is eager to repeat that feat in England...
CHELSEA TV EXCLUSIVE: CESAR'S SHUTOUT - 27.11.2012
Cesar Azpilicueta says it was important for defensive morale to have earned a clean sheet against Manchester City on Sunday...
AZPILICUETA: BUILDING FROM THE BACK - 16.11.2012
The past three weeks have provided Chelsea followers with a first extended look at Cesar Azpilicueta in action...
AZPILICUETA: INSIDE KNOWLEDGE - 28.09.2012
The Blues take on Arsenal at the Emirates tomorrow, and Cesar Azpilicueta has been speaking about two of the players we will need to keep a close eye on...
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SPANISH STARS AT STAMFORD BRIDGE - 27.09.2012
Our Spanish-themed An Audience With... is just days away and there are still tickets available to see Juan Mata, Fernando Torres, Cesar Azpilicueta and Oriol Romeu up close and personal at Stamford Bridge.

Name: Cesar Azpilicueta
Nationality: Spanish
Date of Birth: 28/08/1989
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 70.0 kg
Previous Clubs: Marseille, Spain U21, Osasuna
Position: Defender

The club announced the signing of Cesar Azpilicueta on 24 August 2012.

The 22-year-old right-back, who represented Spain at the London Olympics, arrived at Stamford Bridge following a two-year spell in France's Ligue 1 with Marseille.

Born on 28 August 1989 in Pamplona, Navarre, he began his career at the academy of his hometown club, Osasuna.

Having started out as an attacking midfielder, Azpilicueta is comfortable in possession with a good range of passing.

Having come through the ranks at Osasuna, Azpilicueta was handed his La Liga debut on 8 April 2007 against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

The following season, with Osasuna depleted by injuries, the youngster featured regularly and cemented his place in the team at right-back with a string of impressive displays, while the 2008/09 campaign saw him miss only two games.

In June 2010, Azpilicueta made the switch from Spain to France, signing a four-year deal with Marseille.

The youngster, however, endured a difficult opening to his career at the club suffering a knee injury which ruled him out for his first season.

Following the disappointment of the previous campaign, the 2011/12 season - with both the European Championships and Olympics on the horizon - was always going to be a big one for the young Spaniard.

He flourished, performing consistently well and catching the eye as Marseille reached the Champions League quarter-finals, eventually eliminated by beaten finalists Bayern Munich.

At international level, he has represented Spain since earning a call-up to the Under 16s in 2005, and was part of the Under 19 side which won the European Championships back in 2007, as well as the Under 21s who tasted success in the same competition in 2011.

He joined fellow countrymen Juan Mata, Oriol Romeu and Fernando Torres at the club.

Cesar made his debut for the club in the 6-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge in the Capital One Cup, playing the full 90 minutes.

After impressing during a sustained run in the side, Azpilicueta earned his first senior call-up for Spain for the friendly against Uruguay in February.

His first Premier League appearance came shortly after when he replaced Branislav Ivanovic midway through the second half of a 4-1 win against Norwich City, while his first league start came in the 1-1 draw with Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

After impressing during a sustained run in the side, Azpilicueta earned his first senior call-up for Spain for the friendly against Uruguay in February, and played the full 90 minutes in a 3-1 win.

As the season progressed, the young defender went from strength to strength and established himself as a regular in the side at right-back, with Ivanovic playing more often than not in the centre of defence.

Such was Azpilicueta's influence that, as the games piled up, and Rafael Benitez continued to rotate the side, he was one of the few players seldom rested.

He played an integral role as the Blues secured a third-place Premier League finish and completed the full 90 minutes in the Europa League final win over Benfica in Amsterdam, bringing his first season at the club to a triumphant finish.

The Spaniard then scored his first Chelsea goal from the penalty spot in a 4-3 friendly defeat to Manchester City in the US, before being named in a provisional Spain squad ahead of the Confederations Cup in Brazil.

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