César Peixoto

César Peixoto
Peixoto in 2023
Personal information
Full name Paulo César Silva Peixoto
Date of birth (1980-05-12) 12 May 1980
Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gil Vicente (manager)
Youth career
1991–1999 Vitória Guimarães
1995–1996 → Ribeira de Pena (loan)
1996–1998Brito (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Caçadores Taipas 18 (2)
2001–2002 Belenenses 22 (7)
2002–2007 Porto 41 (8)
2005Vitória Guimarães (loan) 13 (1)
2006–2007Espanyol (loan) 0 (0)
2007–2009 Braga 44 (4)
2009–2012 Benfica 31 (0)
2012–2014 Gil Vicente 54 (4)
Total 223 (27)
International career
2002 Portugal U21 3 (0)
2008 Portugal 1 (0)
Managerial career
2019 Varzim
2019 Académica
2019–2020 Chaves
2020–2021 Moreirense
2021–2022 Paços Ferreira
2023 Paços Ferreira
2024–2025 Moreirense
2025– Gil Vicente
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo César Silva Peixoto (born 12 May 1980), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a left midfielder but occasionally as a left-back, currently manager of Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 205 matches and 25 goals over 13 seasons, representing in the competition Belenenses, Porto, Vitória de Guimarães, Braga, Benfica and Gil Vicente. He played once for Portugal.

Peixoto started working as a manager in 2019, leading Moreirense, Paços de Ferreira (two spells at both) and Gil Vicente in the top flight.