Germán González (footballer, born 1952)

Germán González García (born 26 January 1952) is a Colombian football manager.[1]

Germán González
Personal information
Full name Germán González García
Date of birth (1952-01-26) 26 January 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1980 Independiente Santa Fe
Managerial career
1991 Deportes Tolima
2005–2006 Independiente Santa Fe
2009–2010 Independiente Santa Fe
2010–2012 Deportivo Lara
2012 Real Cartagena
2016 Llaneros
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Bogotá, González joined local side Santa Fe at age 16, where he played as a central defender, and won the 1975 Campeonato Profesional championship with Santa Fe. As a manager, he led Santa Fe to the 2009 Copa Colombia title.[2]

After he retired from playing football, González studied business administration, but did not complete his degree. Instead, he began coaching youth football, eventually leading Santa Fe's under-23 side. After success with Santa Fe's youth side, he was appointed technical director of Deportes Tolima in 1991, his first professional football management position.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Germán González at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "'Basílico' González, el hombre que volvió a poner a celebrar al rojo" (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 18 November 2009.
  3. ^ "GERMAN BASILICO GONZALEZ" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 16 February 1993.