[1] Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, César started his career with hometown club Fluminense.

In June 2007, Chievo was announced to buy back the player from Catania through a closed tender bid mediated by Lega Calcio for €440,000.

[4] He won Lega Pro Prima Divisione runner-up with team and promoted to Serie B.

On 21 December 2022, César was hired by Brescia as an assistant following Aglietti's appointment as head coach.

[10] He left Brescia together with Aglietti a few months later, then re-joining him at fellow Serie B club Lecco between February[11] and April 2024.