César Soto Grado
César Soto Grado
⚽Spain referee · 13 competitions
César Soto Grado (César Soto Grado) is a Spain football referee. They have officiated as referee, fourth official, VAR and AVAR. In total they have 117 tracked match appearances across 13 competitions, broken down as 31× Referee, 34× 4th Official, 30× VAR, 22× AVAR. Most-worked competitions include UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, La Liga, UEFA Europa Conference League, FIFA WC European Qualifiers and UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round (Second Legs). This profile is built from official match-appointment data.
Career Stats
13 compsTop Competitions
Season-by-Season Activity
Career Milestones
Career-firsts tracked in our database.
Match Activity
83 matches · 6 yearsTop 1% among Spain officials
Peer Benchmark
Median in Spain: 12 matches · 1 season
Recent Matches
Most-Officiated Teams
Least-Officiated Teams
Clubs in their current competition, ordered by how seldom this official has worked their matches.
Each number = matches officiated involving that club · 0× = never officiated them
Frequently Works With
- 1Alejandro José Hernández HernándezReferee32×
- 2Carlos Álvarez FernándezAssistant Referee 131×
- 3Carlos del Cerro GrandeVAR21×
- 4Rubén Becerril GómezAssistant Referee 221×
- 5José Luis Munuera MonteroFourth Official19×
- 6Raúl Cabañero MartínezAssistant Referee 116×
- 7Juan Martinez MunueraVAR15×
- 8José Enrique Naranjo PérezAssistant Referee 115×
Rarely Works With
Active officials in UEFA Champions League they have shared fewest matches with.
- 1Bastian DankertVAR · 75 in leagueNever
- 2Christian DingertVAR · 68 in leagueNever
- 3Stuart AttwellVAR · 63 in leagueNever
- 4Massimiliano IrratiVAR · 59 in leagueNever
- 5Jérôme BrisardVAR · 56 in leagueNever
- 6Paolo ValeriVAR · 51 in leagueNever
- 7Willy DelajodAVAR · 50 in leagueNever
- 8Marco FritzVAR · 50 in leagueNever
Top Destinations
- 1🇪🇸Spain4×
- 2🇬🇷Greece2×
- 3🇮🇱Israel2×
- 4🇮🇹Italy1×
- 5🇹🇷Türkiye1×
🌍 Geographic Reach
Countries where officiated
Officiated in 5 countries across 1 continent
Venues Visited(66)
Stadiums César Soto Grado has officiated at. Filter by competition or season to focus the map.
66 venues · 96 matches
LisbonLisbon7 matches
RotterdamRotterdam4 matches
AmsterdamAmsterdam3 matches
Estadi Mallorca Son MoixEstadi Mallorca Son Moix3 matches
IstanbulIstanbul3 matches
AthensAthens2 matches
BaselBasel2 matches
Estadio Carlos TartiereEstadio Carlos Tartiere2 matches
Estadio El SadarEstadio El Sadar2 matches
Estadio La CartujaEstadio La Cartuja2 matches
LondonLondon2 matches
MendizorrozaMendizorroza2 matches
NaplesNaples2 matches
New Balance ArenaBergamo, Italy2 matches
PortoPorto2 matches
Riyadh Air MetropolitanoMadrid, Spain2 matches
Sammy Ofer StadiumHaifa, Israel2 matches
ThessalonikiThessaloniki, Greece2 matches
TrnavaTrnava2 matches
AdanaAdana1 match
AnoetaAnoeta1 match
BerlinBerlin1 match
BernabéuMadrid, Spain1 match
Bielsko-BialaBielsko-Biala1 match
BirminghamBirmingham1 match
BodoBodo1 match
BragaBraga1 match
BratislavaBratislava1 match
BucharestBucharest1 match
CologneCologne1 match
CopehagenCopehagen1 match
Dariaus ir Girėno stadionasDariaus ir Gireno Stadionas1 match
DifferdangeDifferdange1 match
DortmundDortmund1 match
EindhovenEindhoven1 match
Estadio Abanca BalaídosEstadio ABANCA Balaidos1 match
Estadio Ciutat de ValènciaEstadio Ciutat de Valencia1 match
Estadio de la CerámicaEstadio de la Ceramica1 match
Estadio de VallecasMadrid, Spain1 match
Estadio Martínez ValeroEstadio Martinez Valero1 match
Estadio Municipal de MontiliviEstadio Municipal de Montilivi1 match
Estadio San MamésEstadio San Mames1 match
FreiburgFreiburg1 match
Georgios Karaiskakis StadiumGeorgios Karaiskakis Stadium1 match
GhentGhent1 match
GothenburgGothenburg1 match
GrazStadion Graz-Liebenau1 match
GrazStadion Graz Liebenau1 match
KaunasDariaus ir Gireno Stadionas1 match
LuzernLuzern1 match
MalmoMalmo1 match
MarseilleMarseille1 match
MilanMilan1 match
National Stadium at Windsor ParkNational Stadium at Windsor Park1 match
PiraeusGeorgios Karaiskakis Stadium1 match
PraguePrague1 match
Ramón Sánchez-PizjuánRamon Sanchez-Pizjuan1 match
RCDE StadiumRCDE Stadium1 match
RuzomberokRuzomberok1 match
Stadion HNK RijekaStadion HNK Rijeka1 match
TiranaTirana1 match
Tüpraş StadyumuIstanbul, Türkiye1 match
TurinTurin1 match
ValmieraValmiera1 match
ZagrebZagreb1 match
Travel map
Venues in chronological order across tracked matches.
Other officials from Spain
Career Events
Career events (UEFA courses, awards) will appear here when available.
Season Reports
Frequently Asked Questions
What is César Soto Grado's primary role?▾
César Soto Grado is a Spain football referee, and has also worked as fourth official, VAR and AVAR.
How many matches has César Soto Grado officiated?▾
César Soto Grado has 117 tracked match appearances across 13 competitions (31× Referee, 34× 4th Official, 30× VAR, 22× AVAR).
Which competitions does César Soto Grado work in?▾
César Soto Grado has most often officiated in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, La Liga, UEFA Europa Conference League, FIFA WC European Qualifiers and UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round (Second Legs).
Is César Soto Grado a FIFA referee?▾
César Soto Grado is not currently recorded as a FIFA badge holder in our data.
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