In Brazil, a country with a strong football atmosphere, there is a person whose name has been remembered by Inter Milan in the Apennine Peninsula. He helped Inter achieve a serie A five-game winning streak and a single-season treble, and he achieved a kind of self-redemption in the Brazilian national team, and the fans who like him call him "San Se", he is the Brazilian goalkeeper Giulio Cesar.
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César, born in 1979, was not originally a patron saint on the green field, but a indoor football player. Later, he was favored by domestic giants Flamengo and became a professional footballer. At the age of 19, he was given the opportunity to play in a domestic competition in Brazil. It wasn't until 2000 that Cesar gradually gained a steady playing time.
During his first seven seasons in Brazil, Cesar helped Flamengo win four Rio state league titles, three Rio State Cups and three Copa do Brasil titles. When the team was in the relegation quagmire, he was also able to stand up and help the team overcome the danger.
In 2003, cesar was called up for the national team with a steady performance in the domestic arena. A year later, he also served as the main goalkeeper, helping Brazil win the Copa America. In the same year he switched to Serie A in search of a bigger stage and challenge.
Having just arrived in Italy, due to the limitation of non-EU places, Cesar can only first loan to Chievo, who is also in Serie A, to accumulate European experience. In the 2005-06 season, he returned to the "Nerazzurri", with excellent and stable performances, winning the competition with Italy international Tordo and sitting in the main position.
Due to the performance on the pitch and the psychological quality shown, Sassel was once not optimistic about the outside world. But since then, he has gradually improved his status and dispelled people's doubts about him. As Inter's main goalkeeper, he ushered in the highlight of his career in 2006-2010, helping Inter to dominate Serie A for five consecutive seasons!
Especially after the arrival of "Madman" Mourinho in Meazza in 2008, Cesar and the "Nerazzurri" were under his leadership to achieve the Champions League, Serie A and Italian Cup treble in the 2009-10 season. Cesar's high-pitched low-stop in Serie A and the long-range shot that was hailed as "Cesar's best save" and saved Messi's in the Champions League semi-final were the best proof that Cesar was at his peak that season.
In 2010, when he won the Treble, Cesar still left regrets, even regrets, because of mistakes in the World Cup. After Deida withdrew from the national team at the end of the 2006 World Cup, Cesar won the position of the main goalkeeper of the national team under Dunga with his outstanding performance at Inter.
Cesar lifted the Champions League trophy
In 2009, Cesar, as the main goalkeeper, helped the national team lift the Confederations Cup trophy. A year later, at the World Cup in South Africa, Cesar, who had just ended the season, indisputably became the number one goalkeeper of the "Samba Legion". On the African continent, Cesar's first four games were fairly stable, and Brazil reached the quarterfinals as desired, but it was in the quarter-finals against the Netherlands that Cesar's nightmare began.
In Port Elizabeth, Robinho's goal helped Brazil take the lead in the first half. However, in the second half, Sneijder took a foot cross from outside the box, César made a mistake and collided with teammate Melo, the ball flew straight into the net, the Netherlands team equalized, and then finally reversed, eliminating the "five-star Brazil". It can be said that cesar bears a lot of responsibility for the defeat of the Brazilian team, and this mistake has also left him with a deep psychological shadow.
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The World Cup was regrettably out, and Cesar, who returned to the club, also began to walk down the altar. After winning the treble, Mourinho moved to La Liga giants Real Madrid, and Inter slipped from the peak. In 2011, Inter watched their city rival AC Milan win the league title, and the following year they were only sixth in Serie A. Cesar's form slipped markedly, and the exponential number of goals conceded also made the club lose patience. After seven seasons with the Nerazzurri and helping the team win 14 championship trophies, he parted ways with Inter in the summer of 2012.
However, Cesar, who was still famous at the time, did not worry about his family, and the Queen's Park rangers who were ready to play in the Premier League offered him a high-paying contract. Although QPR introduced a number of balloon stars that season, Cesar also expressed confidence in helping the team achieve good results. But it backfired, the realistic results were far from the good expectations, and they were relegated to the Championship at the end of the season.
In the summer of 2013, Cesar, who did not have a good time at the club, still represented Brazil as the main goalkeeper in the Confederations Cup, helped the team achieve three consecutive championships, and was elected the best goalkeeper of the tournament. However, when he returned to the club, he was informed by head coach Redknapp Sr. that he was not the team's main goalkeeper in the new season.
This is undoubtedly a huge blow to Cesar, knowing that there will be a World Cup on Brazilian soil next year. If Cesar hadn't played a lot of official matches to stay competitive, then Brazilian coach Scolari wouldn't have taken him to the World Cup.
Cesar won the confederations cup for the best goalkeeper
So in January 2014, Cesar chose to join the United States team Toronto FC on loan, although he only made 7 appearances for the team, but in May he was selected for the final squad of the World Cup. In those years when he rarely got playing time, Cesar even bought gloves and equipment at his own expense to train in the park to maintain his form, always twisting his head, hoping to put an end to the mistakes of four years ago.
Shortlisted for the World Cup, many domestic media questioned whether the declining goalkeeper was worth letting him play in a tournament like the World Cup. Cesar proved to be not untrustworthy: in three games of the group stage, he performed steadily, conceding only two goals, helping Brazil win two and draw one, and the top spot in the group.
Just after reaching the knockout round, Brazil and Chile fought hard for 120 minutes to win or lose, and entered the penalty shootout. It was a perfect redemption opportunity for Cesar, and he did – he saved a penalty to help Brazil win in twelve yards to advance to the quarterfinals.
In the quarter-finals against Colombia, J Ronaldo still played well, but was still overshadowed by the light of the Samba defensive group. Although in the following semi-finals, Brazil was bloodied by germany and missed the final, cesar as a goalkeeper has almost done his best.
After the quarter-final against Chile, Cesar said: "Four years ago, I was interviewed by you. I was very depressed in that interview, but today I can communicate with you with tears, only this time it is tears of happiness. ”
After the World Cup in Brazil, Cesar returned to his original club Flamengo after a short stop at Benfica, Portugal. After the match against Mineiro America in April 2018, Cesar officially announced that he was hanging up his boots. The Brazilian media borrowed something from Julius Caesar to praise Cesar's career: "I have come, I have seen, I have conquered. "The rivers and lakes are separated, and there is no more Sai Sheng!"
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After retiring from the army, Cesar returned to family life, and his wife Suzanne was the first public girlfriend of "Alien" Ronaldo. It was she who wore the Brazilian flag in the 1998 Fifac world cup final in France, encouraging the dysfunctional Ronnie.
Today, they are happy with their two children. In addition, "Shengsai" is also difficult to give up football, he has participated in the Seniors Tournament and the Legendary Star Game many times, and once said: "Zhang Kangyang is a person who is full of opportunities, and I am still waiting for him to arrange a position for me." In the end, Cesar got his wish and became Inter's global ambassador.