Sergio (footballer, born 1976)

Sergio González Soriano (born 10 November 1976), known simply as Sergio, is a Spanish football manager and former player. He is the manager of Real Valladolid and the Catalonia national team.

For other uses, see Sergio González.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Soriano.

Sergio
Sergio in 2019
Personal information
Full name Sergio González Soriano
Date of birth (1976-11-10) 10 November 1976
Place of birth L'Hospitalet, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Valladolid (manager)
Catalonia (manager)
Youth career
Mercat Nou Magòria
1994–1995 Hospitalet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Hospitalet 6 (2)
1995–1998 Espanyol B 104 (12)
1998–2001 Espanyol 110 (5)
2001–2010 Deportivo La Coruña 294 (27)
2010–2011 Levante 14 (2)
Total 528 (48)
National team
2001–2005 Spain 11 (0)
1999–2013 Catalonia 15 (2)
Teams managed
2013–2014 Espanyol B (assistant)
2014 Espanyol B
2014–2015 Espanyol
2015– Catalonia
2018– Valladolid
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

A hard-working central midfielder he was adept at both defence and playmaking, and spent nearly one decade as a professional at Deportivo de La Coruña after starting at Espanyol. Over 14 La Liga seasons, he amassed totals of 418 matches and 34 goals.

Sergio represented Spain in the 2002 World Cup. He started working as a coach in 2014, also with Espanyol.

Playing career

Club

Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Sergio started out at local CE L'Hospitalet, moving to neighbouring RCD Espanyol in 1995 and going on to spend nearly three years with its reserves in the third division. He played his first La Liga match on 10 April 1998, in a 2–0 home win against CD Tenerife, and was an undisputed starter in the next three seasons, going on to total nearly 125 official appearances.[1]

Looking for greater challenges, Sergio accepted a move to Deportivo de La Coruña in the summer of 2001. In his first year with the Galician team he played all 38 matches and added four goals, as Depor finished runner-up and won the Copa del Rey – in the final he scored the opener in a 2–1 victory over Real Madrid in its homeground, as the opposing club was celebrating its 100th anniversary (the play was dubbed Centenariazo).[2]

Sergio went on to only miss eight league matches in the following four seasons combined, amassing over 300 overall appearances during his stint. He only failed to find the net at least once in the 2009–10 campaign, in which he appeared in 24 matches.

In mid-July 2010, after nearly one full decade with Deportivo, 33-year-old Sergio moved to Levante UD, freshly returned to the top level.[3] He was essential as the Valencians won in the fourth round of the season after three losses, scoring the only goal at UD Almería on 22 September;[4] after several injury problems, he was released on 30 June 2011.[5]

International

Sergio made his debut for Spain on 24 March 2001, coming on as a substitute for Pep Guardiola in a 5–0 win against Liechtenstein for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[6] Selected for the finals in Japan and South Korea, he appeared in a 3–2 group stage defeat of South Africa, replacing David Albelda.[7]

Since 1999, Sergio represented the Catalonia football team, making his debut on 23 December in a 1–0 friendly win with Yugoslavia and scoring his first goal nearly ten years later, in a 4–2 friendly against Argentina.[8]

Coaching career
Sergio in 2015

Sergio started working as a manager in 2013, being in charge of Espanyol B. On 27 May 2014 he was named as the new coach of the first team, replacing Javier Aguirre after the latter's contract expired. Sporting director Óscar Perarnau commented: "We are delighted with Sergio's personality and he knows the club perfectly. "He has little experience as a coach but everyone has to start one day and we believe he has what it takes".[9]

On 14 December 2015, after a 0–1 away loss against RC Celta de Vigo, and even though the team was still several points clear of the relegation zone, Sergio was relieved of his duties. During his 62 games in charge, he collected 22 wins, 14 draws and 26 losses.[10]

On 10 April 2018, after more than two years without a club, Sergio was appointed manager of Real Valladolid in the second level.[11] He managed to win eight of his first 12 matches, leading them to fifth place in the regular season and promotion in the play-offs.[12]

Sergio also managed the Catalan national team, being appointed alongside Gerard López by the Catalan Football Federation in October 2015.[13]

Career statistics

Club

[14]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
1994–95HospitaletSegunda División B112000000112
1995–96Espanyol B364000000364
1996–97342000000342
1997–98305000000305
1997–98EspanyolLa Liga6100000061
1998–99340100000350
1999–00320510000351
2000–01374202062486
2001–02Deportivo3841100101496
2002–033730020100493
2003–043730000141514
2004–05343000050393
2005–06363610000424
2006–07282100000292
2007–08325220000347
2008–092841000101395
2009–10240300000270
2010–11Levante142210000163
Total Spain 529471554061660958
Career total 529471554061660958

International

[15]

Spain
YearAppsGoals
200130
200240
200330
200400
200510
Total110

[16][17]

Catalonia
YearAppsGoals
199910
200010
200110
200210
200310
200420
200510
200610
200710
200820
200911
201010
201100
201200
201311
Total152

International goals
Scores and results list Catalonia's goal tally first.[8]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
122 December 2009Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain Argentina3–14–2Friendly
22 January 2013Cornellà-El Prat, Barcelona, Spain Nigeria1–01–1Friendly

Managerial statistics
As of match played 5 February 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Espanyol B 22 January 2014 27 May 2014 17 9 6 2 26 18 +8 052.94 [18]
Espanyol 27 May 2014 14 December 2015 62 22 14 26 73 85 −12 035.48 [19]
Valladolid 10 April 2018 Present 121 37 38 46 134 153 −19 030.58 [20]
Total 200 68 58 74 233 256 −23 034.00 —

Honours

Espanyol

Deportivo

References
  1. "SERGIO González" (in Spanish). Hall of Fame Perico. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. "El Depor, en casa de Sergio" [Depor, at Sergio's]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 7 November 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  3. Sergio González se convierte en nuevo jugador del Levante UD (Sergio González becomes new Levante UD player) Archived 26 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Levante UD, 22 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. "Gonzalez strike ensures Levante get off the mark". ESPN Soccernet. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  5. Carretero, Rafa (4 September 2011). "A vueltas con Sergio González" [The Sergio González conundrum] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  6. "España golea cómodamente a la débil selección de Liechtenstein (5–0)" [Spain rout weak Liechtenstein national team easily (5–0)]. El País (in Spanish). 25 March 2001. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  7. "Heartbreak for South Africa". BBC Sport. 12 June 2002. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  8. "Cruyff's coaching return brings win over Argentina". USA Today. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  9. "Espanyol: Sergio Gonzalez is named new coach". BBC Sport. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  10. "Gracias y hasta siempre, Sergio" [Thank you and see you always, Sergio] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  11. "Sergio González, nuevo entrenador del Real Valladolid" [Sergio González, new manager of Real Valladolid] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  12. Gómez, Adrián (20 June 2018). "Real Valladolid, doce partidos que valen un ascenso" [Real Valladolid, twelve matches that are worth a promotion] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  13. "Gerard Lopez and Sergio Gonzalez will coach Catalan national team". Sport. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  14. Sergio at ESPN FC
  15. "Sergio González". European Football. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  16. "Selecció Catalana" [Catalan national team] (in Catalan). Futcat. Archived from the original on 21 May 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  17. "Gran Victória de Catalunya contra Colómbia (2–1)" [Great Catalonia win against Colombia (2–1)] (in Catalan). Catalan Football Federation. 28 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  18. "Espanyol B" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  19. "Sergio: Sergio González Soriano: Matches 2014–15". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
    "Sergio: Sergio González Soriano: Matches 2015–16". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  20. "Sergio: Sergio González Soriano: Matches 2017–18". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
    "Sergio: Sergio González Soriano: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
    "Sergio: Sergio González Soriano: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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