César Payovich Pérez (born 10 December 1957) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a defender.
Born in Montevideo, Payovich played professionally for Defensor Sporting in the 1980s before retiring and becoming a manager.
Payovich left Defensor in 1999 to work as Ricardo Ortiz's assistant at Chilean club Cobresal.
In July 2005, after working at Deportivo Colonia,[3] Payovich was named manager of Cerrito.
[6][7] On 29 March 2021, he replaced Héctor Bidoglio at the helm of Peruvian side Universidad San Martín.