Geli (footballer)

Ángel de Juana García (born 15 February 1968), known as Geli, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Geli
Personal information
Full name Ángel de Juana García
Date of birth (1968-02-15) 15 February 1968
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Rayo Cantabria
1989–1994 Racing Santander 98 (11)
1994–1995 Zaragoza 30 (1)
1995–1998 Celta 61 (3)
1998–1999 Racing Santander 20 (0)
1999–2000 Extremadura 21 (1)
2000–2004 Gimnástica 55 (2)
Total 285 (18)
Teams managed
2016–2019 Tropezón
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Aged already 25, Geli made his La Liga debuts with hometown club Racing de Santander, courtesy of manager Javier Irureta. He then played a single season with Real Zaragoza after joining in the 1994 summer: regularly used in the league, where he scored in a 2–1 home win against FC Barcelona,[1] he also played the last six minutes in the Aragonese side's 2–1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final triumph over Arsenal,[2][3] appearing in a further seven games in the victorious campaign.

During his three seasons at Celta de Vigo Geli, who would again reunite with Irureta in his final year, played in 61 top flight matches, but also struggled with injuries and loss of form.[4] He played one more year with Racing, then finished his career at the age of 36 after stints at CF Extremadura (second division) and Gimnástica de Torrelavega (third).

Geli later worked as a local commentator in Racing's matches.

Coaching career

From July 2016 until July 2019, Geli was the manager of CD Tropezón.[5]

Honours
Zaragoza

References
  1. "El campeón sigue sin levantar cabeza" [Champion keeps its head down] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 3 October 1994. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. "1994/95: Nayim's bolt from the blue sinks Arsenal". UEFA.com. 1 June 1995. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  3. "¿Qué fue de 'los héroes de París'?" [What happened to the 'heroes of Paris'?] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. "Geli" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. GELI NO CONTINUARÁ AL FRENTE DEL C.D. TROPEZÓN, cdtropezon.es, 3 June 2019
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