Mariano García Remón

Mariano García Remón

Personal information
Full name	Mariano García Remón
Date of birth	September 30, 1950 (1950-09-30)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Rayo Vallecano
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1970–1986	Real Madrid	177	(0)
1970	→ Talavera (loan)
1971	→ Oviedo (loan)
National team
1971	Spain U23	1	(0)
1971	Spain amateur	1	(0)
1973	Spain	2	(0)
Teams managed
1991–1993	Real Madrid B
1993–1995	Sporting Gijón
1996–1997	Albacete
1997–1998	Las Palmas
1999–2000	Salamanca
2000–2001	Numancia
2001–2002	Córdoba
2004	Real Madrid
2007	Cádiz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Remón.

Mariano García Remón (born 30 September 1950 in Madrid) is a retired Spanish football goalkeeper and coach.

Best known for his spell at Real Madrid, he helped the capital side to six La Liga and three Copa del Rey trophies.

Playing career

Remón finished his football formation with country giants Real Madrid, but served two loans, in the third and second divisions before returning in 1971. He then began an interesting battle for first-choice status with Miguel Ángel González, which would last for the vast majority of his stay (Remón would start from 1971–73 and 1979–81, and the pair would split appearances in two other seasons).

In the 1972–73 European Cup quarterfinals against FC Dynamo Kyiv, in the first leg in Odessa (0–0), Remón's heroic efforts earned him the nickname el Gato de Odesa ("the cat of Odessa"). After only eight La Liga appearances in his final five seasons combined, being third-choice for the side that won back-to-back UEFA Cups, he retired at almost 36, with more than 200 overall official appearances for the club.

Remón appeared in two friendlies for Spain during five months of 1973; his debut came on 2 May, playing the second half of a 2–3 loss in the Netherlands.

Coaching career

Remón's coaching career started with the youth sides of Real Madrid. From there, he progressed to the B team, preceding his assistant coach Rafael Benítez.

Subsequently, he managed Sporting de Gijón (first division), Albacete Balompié, UD Las Palmas, UD Salamanca, CD Numancia (first) and Córdoba CF. Both of his appointments with first division clubs ended prematurely, when the teams were in a relegation position.

In 2004–05, Remón became assistant coach to newly appointed Real Madrid coach José Antonio Camacho, his teammate for 13 years. On 20 September 2004, he succeeded Camacho, who resigned his post just a few weeks into his appointment, when the team was in 8th place. Remón himself was sacked due to perceived lack of success by Christmas, and replaced with the former coach of the Brazilian national team Vanderlei Luxemburgo. His Real record would consist of seven wins, two draws and four losses.

During 2006–07's second level, Remón succeeded former Real Oviedo and Real Betis striker Oli at the helm of Cádiz CF, eventually failing to return to the first division.

Honours

Player

• Spanish League: 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80
• Spanish Cup: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1981–82

External links

• BDFutbol player profile
• BDFutbol coach profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Real Madrid biography (Spanish)
• Mariano García Remón at National-Football-Teams.com