Ángel Martín González
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Martín González | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1982 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1986 | Castilla | 114 | (3) |
| 1986 | → Osasuna (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1986–1995 | Osasuna | 242 | (5) |
| 1995–1997 | Rayo Vallecano | 52 | (0) |
| Total | 413 | (8) | |
| National team | |||
| 1981–1982 | Spain U18 | 14 | (0) |
| 1985 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ángel Martín González (born 28 April 1964) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a defensive midfielder.
Football career
Born in Madrid, González was brought up in the Real Madrid youth system, and would subsequently represent Spain at various youth levels. However, after years only playing with the club's reserves, he was loaned in January 1986 to fellow La Liga side CA Osasuna; he only appeared in five matches during his first season in Navarre, but was instrumental in helping the team avoid relegation in the last round, at the expense of Valencia CF.
From his third full campaign onwards, González became an undisputed starter for Osasuna: alongside namesake Martín Domínguez, he helped the squad finish fourth in 1990–91 – playing in all but one of the matches – with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Cup.[1]
After a final season with Osasuna, filled with injuries and spent in the second division, González returned to the capital in the 1995 summer with lowly Rayo Vallecano, for a further two top flight years, being relegated in his second. He retired in June 1997, at age 33.
The year after retiring, González returned to Osasuna as an assistant coach and director of football (accumulating in some seasons). He was briefly fired in October 2003[2] but later returned, now in only the latter capacity; he occupied that position for several years.[3][4]
In the 2014 summer, still as a sporting director, González was appointed at Real Zaragoza in the second tier.[5]
References
- ↑ Aquella UEFA de hace 20 años (That UEFA from 20 years ago); Diario de Navarra, 4 October 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ La plantilla de Osasuna muestra su malestar con la directiva (Osasuna squad shows unrest with board of directors); Terra, 2 October 2003 (Spanish)
- ↑ Martín González: "Vamos a ir a muerte con Camacho" (Martín González: "We will follow Camacho to the grave"); Marca, 8 October 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Martín González confirma el fichaje de Rubén (Martín González confirms Rubén's signing); Diario de Navarra, 1 June 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Martín González toma el mando tras ser por fin oficial su fichaje (Martín González takes charge as his signing is at last rendered official); El Periódico de Aragón, 30 July 2014 (Spanish)
External links
- Ángel Martín González profile at BDFutbol