Germán Burgos
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Germán Adrián Ramón Burgos | ||
Date of birth | 16 April 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid (assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1988 | Almagro de Florida | ||
1988–1989 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1994 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 104 | (0) |
1994–1999 | River Plate | 94 | (0) |
1999–2001 | Mallorca | 12 | (0) |
2001–2004 | Atlético Madrid | 63 | (0) |
Total | 273 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1995–2002 | Argentina | 35 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2010 | Carabanchel | ||
2011 | Catania (assistant) | ||
2011 | Racing Club (assistant) | ||
2011– | Atlético Madrid (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Template:Spanish name Germán Adrián Ramón Burgos (Spanish pronunciation: [xerˈmam ˈburɣos]; born 16 April 1969) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the current assistant coach for Atlético Madrid.
Club career
Born in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Burgos started playing professionally with Ferro Carril Oeste. In 1994 he moved to Argentine Primera División giants Club Atlético River Plate, where he was dubbed Mono (monkey) because of his height and disheveled appearance,[1] going on to win several titles during his spell, notably the 1994 Apertura where his team did not lose one single game.[2]
In July 1999 Burgos moved abroad, joining Spain's RCD Mallorca.[3] During his two-year spell in the Balearic Islands, he played understudy to compatriot Leo Franco. On 27 November 1999, he was suspended for 11 games for assaulting RCD Espanyol player Manolo Serrano in a match played the following week, in an action that eluded the referee but was caught on camera.[4][5]
Burgos signed for Atlético Madrid in the 2001–02 season, with the capital club in Segunda División.[6] He had his best year in the country in an eventual return to La Liga after a two-year absence, but appeared less in the following two campaigns, retiring at the end of 2003–04 aged 35. He was remembered for his performance in a Madrid derby against Real Madrid in the Colchoneros' first season back in the top flight, in which he saved Luís Figo's penalty kick with his nose, causing a bloody injury; he played on, and his team found an equaliser for a 2–2 draw.[7]
In 2010, after working with AD Alcorcón as goalkeepers' coach, Burgos started his manager career also in Spain, coaching amateurs RCD Carabanchel. In the following years he worked as assistant to former club and country teammate Diego Simeone, at Catania Calcio, Racing Club de Avellaneda and Atlético Madrid.[8]
In April 2014, against Getafe CF, Burgos became the first coach in the world to use Google Glass during a competitive game.[9]
International career
Burgos played 35 times for the Argentine national team, during seven years.[10] He was second-choice at both the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, backing up Carlos Roa in the former tournament and Pablo Cavallero four years later.
Personal life
Burgos is also a musician, having started his career still as an active player. He is the frontman of a rock band called The Garb.[11]
In 2003, Burgos was successfully treated for cancer.[12]
Honours
- River
- Argentine Primera División: Apertura 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999; Clausura 1997
- Copa Libertadores: 1996
- Supercopa Sudamericana: 1997
- Atlético Madrid
References
- ^ El 'Mono' Burgos bautizó a Saviola como el 'Conejo' ('Mono' Burgos dubbed Saviola 'Conejo'); Mundo Deportivo, 22 July 2001 Template:Es icon
- ^ Germán Burgos; at Universo River Template:Es icon
- ^ Djokaj podría ir al Mallorca por 200 'kilos' (Djokaj could join Mallorca for 200 'kilos'); Mundo Deportivo, 4 July 1999 Template:Es icon
- ^ "Germán Burgos, castigado con 11 partidos por su agresión a Serrano" (in Spanish). El País. 27 November 1999. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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- ^ Malagón, Manuel (11 April 2012). "El Mono Burgos se dejó la nariz en un derbi" (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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- ^ "Atletico Madrid coach German Burgos uses Google Glass during Getafe victory". Metro. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ Argentina – Record International Players; at RSSSF
- ^ El mono Burgos; Taringa Template:Es icon
- ^ Burgos: I killed off the musician!; FIFA.com, 29 June 2011
External links
- Germán Burgos at BDFutbol
- Germán Burgos at National-Football-Teams.com
- Germán Burgos – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Mar del Plata
- Argentine people of Spanish descent
- Argentine footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Ferro Carril Oeste footballers
- River Plate footballers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- RCD Mallorca players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Argentina international footballers
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 1995 Copa América players
- 1999 Copa América players
- 1995 King Fahd Cup players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Argentine male singers
- Argentine rock singers
- Cancer survivors