Manuel González (footballer, born 1917)

For other people named Manuel González, see Manuel González (disambiguation).

Manuel González
Personal information
Full name José Manuel González López
Date of birth (1917-10-10)10 October 1917
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Date of death 24 July 1988(1988-07-24) (aged 70)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1948 Granada 139 (2)
1948–1951 Málaga 82 (0)
1952 Real Madrid 1 (0)
1952–1956 Granada 100 (0)
Total 322 (2)
Managerial career
1959 Granada
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Manuel González López (10 October 1917 – 24 July 1988) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

González started his career in Granada's squad in 1941. He made his professional debut on 28 September during a 1–1 draw at Los Cármenes with Celta. That was the first of thirteen appearances in his opening campaign, prior to eighty-two across the following three; the last finishing with relegation to the Segunda División. In that time, González scored for the first time in a 5–2 win versus Celta in April 1944. He stayed with Granada for three seasons in tier two, before departing in 1948 to play for Segunda División team Málaga. Twenty-eight appearances followed in season one as they won promotion to La Liga for 1949–50.

He subsequently featured fifty-six times in two La Liga campaigns. In 1952, González secured a move to Real Madrid. However, he made just one appearance for the club - on 17 February versus Real Sociedad. He soon left to rejoin Granada. He retired four seasons later, following one hundred matches in the Segunda División. In 1959, he was made manager of Granada. He left after two matches.

Personal life

González's son and namesake Manuel González was also a professional footballer. His grandson, Lucas Alcaraz, became a football manager in 1995.

Career statistics

Club

Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Granada 1941–42 La Liga 13 0 0 0 — — 0 0 13 0
1942–43 18 0 0 0 — — 0 0 18 0
1943–44 26 1 5 0 — — 0 0 31 1
1944–45 24 0 8 0 — — 1 0 33 0
1945–46 Segunda División 23 1 4 0 — — 0 0 27 1
1946–47 25 0 2 0 — — 0 0 27 0
1947–48 10 0 2 0 — — 0 0 12 0
Total 139 2 21 0 — — 1 0 161 2
Málaga 1948–49 Segunda División 26 0 2 0 — — 0 0 28 0
1949–50 La Liga 26 0 3 0 — — 0 0 29 0
1950–51 30 0 0 0 — — 7 0 37 0
Total 82 0 5 0 — — 7 0 94 0
Real Madrid 1951–52 La Liga 1 0 0 0 — — 0 0 1 0
Granada 1952–53 Segunda División 28 0 8 0 — — 0 0 36 0
1953–54 27 0 0 0 — — 0 0 27 0
1954–55 23 0 0 0 — — 4 0 27 0
1955–56 22 0 0 0 — — 0 0 22 0
Total 100 0 8 0 — — 4 0 112 0
Career total 322 2 34 0 — — 12 0 368 2
  1. ^ Includes the Copa del Rey
  2. ^ One appearance in 1944–45 La Liga play-offs
  3. ^ Seven appearances in 1950–51 La Liga play-offs
  4. ^ Four appearances in 1954–55 Segunda División play-offs

Managerial record

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Granada 8 February 1959 15 February 1959 2 1 0 1 050.0
Total 2 1 0 1 050.0 —

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "González: José Manuel González López". BDFutbol. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ^ "González, leyenda tras 13 temporadas como rojiblanco". Granada CF. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.