Ángel Martín González

Ángel Martín González (born 28 April 1964) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a defensive midfielder.

For the Spanish chess player, see Ángel Martín González (chess player).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martín and the second or maternal family name is González.
Ángel Martín González
Personal information
Full name Ángel Martín González
Date of birth (1964-04-28) 28 April 1964
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Getafe (sporting director)
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)
Teams managed
1997–2003 Osasuna (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Madrid, González was brought up in the Real Madrid youth system, and would subsequently represent Spain at various youth levels. Having been almost exclusively associated with the club's reserves during his spell, he was loaned to fellow La Liga side CA Osasuna in January 1986; 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. Alongside namesake Martín Domínguez, he helped to a fourth-place finish in 1990–91 – playing 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 summer 1995 with lowly Rayo Vallecano, for a further two top-flight years, being relegated in his second. He retired in June 1997, at age 33.

Post-retirement

Immediately 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] leaving the El Sadar Stadium in August 2013.[5]

On 30 July 2014, still as a sporting director, González was appointed at Real Zaragoza of the second tier.[6] In December of the following year, he left the club.[7]

In the following years, in the same role, González worked with Real Oviedo and Getafe CF.[8]

References
  1. Aquella UEFA de hace 20 años (That UEFA from 20 years ago); Diario de Navarra, 4 October 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. La plantilla de Osasuna muestra su malestar con la directiva (Osasuna squad shows unrest with board of directors); Terra, 2 October 2003 (in Spanish)
  3. Martín González: "Vamos a ir a muerte con Camacho" (Martín González: "We will follow Camacho to the grave"); Marca, 8 October 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. Martín González confirma el fichaje de Rubén (Martín González confirms Rubén's signing); Diario de Navarra, 1 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. Martín González deja de ser director deportivo de Osasuna (Martín González is no longer Osasuna's sporting director); Vavel, 30 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. 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 (in Spanish)
  7. Ángel Martín González: "No salgo del Zaragoza por motivos deportivos y no creo que los haya" (Ángel Martín González: "I do not leave Zaragoza for sporting reasons and I don't think there are any"); El Periódico de Aragón, 21 December 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. Ángel Martín nuevo director deportivo (Ángel Martín new sporting director); Getafe CF, 15 April 2019 (in Spanish)
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