José Francisco Belman González (born 16 June 1971) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently a goalkeeping coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Francisco Belman González | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Málaga | 0 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | → Fabril Deportivo (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Linense | 11 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Zaragoza B | ||
| 1994–1997 | Zaragoza | 13 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Valladolid | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Hércules | 68 | (0) |
| 2001–2008 | Nacional | 38 | (0) |
| Total | 159 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 1988 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBelman was born in Málaga, Andalusia. After playing in his early years with former denominations of Málaga CF he went on to represent Real Balompédica Linense, Real Zaragoza (with a stint in its B team), Real Valladolid, Hércules CF and C.D. Nacional.[1][2] He was mostly used as a backup; for example, 30 of his 38 games with his last club came in his first season, when he helped the Madeirans to promote to the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Belman's best input in La Liga consisted of 11 appearances with Zaragoza in 1995–96, where he conceded 16 goals. He also featured in two UEFA Cup Winners' Cup matches in that campaign with the Aragonese, the 2–1 quarter-final aggregate loss against fellow Spaniards Deportivo de La Coruña.[3][4]
Coaching career
editShortly after retiring at the age of 37, Belman began working as a goalkeeper coach. After two years with Real Madrid's under-19[5] he returned to his main club Nacional in 2010, leaving abruptly in late 2012 to join Santos Laguna.[6]
Belman signed with Scottish side Rangers in March 2017, to work under Pedro Caixinha in the same capacity.[7] On 26 October of that year, both left Ibrox Stadium.[8]
Personal life
editBelman's son, Javier, was also a footballer and a goalkeeper. He was developed at Real Madrid.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Fernandes, João Manuel (14 October 2005). "Diego Benaglio, guarda-redes por acidente" [Diego Benaglio, goalkeeper by accident] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Vaza, Marco (3 August 2010). "Internacionais e desconhecidos, é este o retrato dos jogadores espanhóis na Liga portuguesa" [Internationals and unknown, meet the Spanish players in the Portuguese League]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Ríos, Xoan (8 March 1996). "Decisivo David" [Decisive David]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Andrés, Mariano (22 March 1996). "El campeón, KO" [The champions, KO]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Forjanes, Carlos (28 December 2014). "El futuro en 'La Fábrica': de Luca Zidane a Moha Ramos Wade" [The future at 'The Factory': from Luca Zidane to Moha Ramos Wade]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Belman com processo" [Belman charged]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 November 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Pedro Caixinha: Rangers manager seeks coach with Ibrox know-how". BBC Sport. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Rangers: Pedro Caixinha sacked as manager after board meeting". BBC Sport. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "El Real Madrid cambia su tradicional política de porteros para dar minutos al hijo de Zidane" [Real Madrid change their traditional goalkeeper policy to give minutes to Zidane's son]. El Economista (in Spanish). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Bobed, Alberto (17 June 2019). "Pepe Belman: "La gente en Zaragoza me quería un montón"" [Pepe Belman: "People really loved me in Zaragoza"]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
External links
edit- José Belman at BDFutbol
- José Belman at ForaDeJogo (archived)
