José Luis González Vázquez (born 27 August 1964) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 175 games in La Liga for Real Sociedad, Valencia and Real Valladolid.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis González Vázquez | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Elgoibar, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Elgoibar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Elgoibar | ||
| 1983–1985 | San Sebastián | 50 | (0) |
| 1984–1992 | Real Sociedad | 134 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Valencia | 12 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Valladolid | 29 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Atlético Marbella | 15 | (0) |
| 1996–2001 | Xerez | 122 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | San Fernando | 36 | (0) |
| Total | 398+ | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editReal Sociedad
editBorn in Elgoibar in the Basque Country, González played for his hometown club CD Elgoibar[1] before joining Real Sociedad. He made his first-team debut on 13 November 1984 in the second round of the Copa del Rey at home to Santurce, a 3–1 win.[2] His La Liga debut came on 1 December 1985 in a 5–1 home loss to Barcelona just two days after playing a youth team match; first-choice Spain international goalkeeper Luis Arconada was injured and back-up Agustín Elduayen needed an emergency operation for appendicitis.[3]
González succeeded Arconada as starting goalkeeper upon his retirement in 1989.[4] He played 154 games over all competitions for La Real, including saving a penalty kick from Joaquín Villa in a 2–1 home win over Sporting de Gijón on 24 June 1989, the day Arconada retired.[5]
Valencia
editIn 1992, González transferred to Valencia, where he was second-choice to José Manuel Sempere. In his last appearance, the final game of the 1993–94 La Liga season away to Deportivo de La Coruña, the home team needed to win for their first ever league title. A penalty was awarded in added time with regular taker Donato substituted and Bebeto rejecting the opportunity to take it; Miroslav Đukić took it and González saved, handing the title to Barcelona. González celebrated his feat by punching the air.[6][7] In 2016, González said he was tired of being reminded of the game.[8]
Later career
editGonzález moved to Real Valladolid before the 1994–95 season, being joined by former Valencia teammate Miodrag Belodedici.[9] In late August 1995, he was linked to Segunda División club Atlético Marbella as part of a deal that would see fellow goalkeeper Diego Díaz transfer from Atlético Madrid – owned by Marbella mayor Jesús Gil – to Valladolid.[10] The deal was concluded days later.[11]
González later played for Xerez, helping them to promotion from the Segunda División B in 1996–97. He kept a clean sheet of 840 minutes, extending into the playoffs.[12]
After retiring, González worked as a goalkeeping coach for Xerez, Almería, Hércules and Xerez Deportivo. He was part of teams that won promotion to La Liga with the first and third of those clubs.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Lehen Mailan jokatu duten futbolariak omenduko ditu C.D. Elgoibarrek maiatzaren 6an" [CD Elgoibar will honour the footballers who have played in the First Division on May 6]. Barren (in Basque). 12 April 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Sáez, Félix (14 November 1984). "3-1: Sudó La Real" [3-1: La Real sweated]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Calvo, J. Antonio (2 December 1985). "Schuster abrió la cuenta y "Pichi" y Alesanco (dos cada uno) materializaron la goleada" [Schuster opened the account and "Pichi" and Alesanco (two each) completed the rout]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Marín, Kike (8 November 2020). "La sombra de Arconada, del que ya no queda ni el recuerdo de sus medias" [The shadow of Arcondada, of whom not even the memory of his socks remains]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Rodríguez, Juan (14 April 2020). "Día Internacional del Portero: de Arconada a Remiro" [International Goalkeeper Day: from Arconada to Remiro] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Smyth, Rob (18 April 2008). "Joy of Six: the greatest league title finales". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Fernández, Sergio (2 May 2020). "What footballers learn from a defeat". Marca. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "González: "Estoy cansado de que me recuerden el penalti de Djukic"" [González: "I'm tired of people reminding me about Đukić's penalty"]. Sport (in Spanish). 13 May 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Belodedic, refuerzo de lujo para el Valladolid" [Belodedici, luxury signing for Valladolid]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). EFE. 2 August 1994. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Sánchez, Eduardo (23 August 1995). "González y Quino, posibles altas en la Costa del Sol" [González and Quino, possible additions on the Costa del Sol]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Sánchez, E.; Gamonal, R. (26 August 1995). "González, alta andaluza, y Luis Ricardo, madrileña" [González, Andalusian addition, and Luis Ricardo, Madrilenian] (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "El Xerez CD de Checa iguala el récord de ocho jornadas imbatido de Orúe en la 96/97" [Checa's Xerez CD equal Orúe's record of eight games without conceding in the 96/97 season]. Diario de Jerez (in Spanish). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Revaliente, Ángel (28 July 2015). "José Luis González será el entrenador de porteros" [José Luis González will be the goalkeeping coach]. Viva El Puerto (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
External links
edit- José González at BDFutbol
- José González at CiberChe