Ángel de Juana García (born 15 February 1968), known as Geli, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel de Juana García | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | Rayo Cantabria | 20 | (6) |
| 1989–1994 | Racing Santander | 113 | (13) |
| 1994–1995 | Zaragoza | 30 | (1) |
| 1995–1998 | Celta | 61 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Racing Santander | 20 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Extremadura | 21 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Gimnástica | 55 | (2) |
| Total | 320 | (26) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Celta (youth) | ||
| 2016–2019 | Tropezón | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editAged already 25, Geli made his La Liga debut with his hometown club Racing de Santander, courtesy of manager Javier Irureta. He then played a sole season with Real Zaragoza after joining in summer 1994: regularly used in the league, where he scored in a 2–1 home win against FC Barcelona,[1] he also featured the last six minutes of the Aragonese side's 2–1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final victory over Arsenal, appearing in a further seven games in the victorious campaign.[2][3]
During his three seasons at RC Celta de Vigo Geli, who would again reunite with Irureta in his final year, played 61 top-flight matches but also struggled with injuries and loss of form;[4] he did score the club's 1,500th goal in the main division, in a 3–0 away defeat of Real Betis on 3 January 1996.[5] He then returned to Racing, finishing his career at the age of 36 after stints at CF Extremadura (Segunda División) and Gimnástica de Torrelavega (Segunda División B).[6]
Geli later worked as a local commentator in Racing's matches.[7]
Coaching career
editOn 18 May 2016, Geli was appointed manager of Tercera División club CD Tropezón.[8] In June 2019, he left his post.[9]
Honours
editZaragoza
References
edit- ^ Galindo, Jesús (3 October 1994). "El campeón sigue sin levantar cabeza" [Champions keep their head down]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ a b "1994/95: Nayim's bolt from the blue sinks Arsenal". UEFA. 1 June 1995. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "¿Qué fue de 'los héroes de París'?" [What happened to the 'heroes of Paris'?]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Geli" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "El 'histórico' Geli vuelve a casa" ['Historic' Geli returns home]. Atlántico Diario (in Spanish). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Sebastián, Adrián (26 May 2014). "Ángel De Juana Geli: "Antes había más calidad, no jugaba cualquiera"" [Ángel De Juana Geli: "More skills were involved back in the day, not just anybody would play"]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Punto Radio ofrecerá un amplio despliegue durante la jornada" [Punto Radio with extensive coverage during festivities]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 4 February 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "El excéltico Geli, nuevo técnico del Tropezón" [Former Celta man Geli, new manager of Tropezón]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 18 May 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Geli no continuará al frente del C.D. Tropezón" [Geli will not remain at the helm of C.D. Tropezón] (in Spanish). CD Tropezón. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.