Miguel González (footballer, born 1927)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel González Pérez[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 April 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain | ||
Date of death | 6 July 2021 | (aged 94)||
Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1943–1944 | Mensajero | ||
1944–1947 | Iberia | ||
1947–1949 | Victoria | ||
1949–1960 | Atlético Madrid | 214 | (62) |
1951–1952 | → Real Oviedo (loan) | 21 | (9) |
1960–1963 | Real Zaragoza | 73 | (17) |
1963–1964 | Real Murcia | 18 | (1) |
Total | 326 | (89) | |
International career | |||
1953–1958 | Spain | 15 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1968–1969 | Atlético Madrid | ||
1969 | Real Betis | ||
1970–1971 | Hércules | ||
1972–1973 | Getafe Deportivo | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Miguel González Pérez (27 April 1927 – 6 July 2021) was a Spanish football player and manager.
Career
[edit]Born in Santa Cruz de La Palma, González played as a striker for Mensajero, Iberia, Victoria, Atlético Madrid, Real Oviedo, Real Zaragoza and Real Murcia.[1][2] With Atlético Madrid he scored 73 goals in 252 games, winning two league titles and one Cup.[3]
He scored 2 goals in 15 games for the Spain national team between 1953 and 1958.[2]
He later worked as a manager with Atlético Madrid (having previously served as assistant[3]), Real Betis, Hércules and Getafe Deportivo.[1]
He died on 6 July 2021 in Madrid, aged 94. At the time he was Atlético Madrid's oldest former player.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Miguel González at BDFutbol
- ^ a b "Miguel González". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Fallece Miguel González, leyenda del Atlético de los años 50". AS.com. 6 July 2021.
Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2021 deaths
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Spain men's international footballers
- CD Mensajero players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Real Oviedo players
- Real Zaragoza players
- Real Murcia CF players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Spanish football managers
- Atlético Madrid non-playing staff
- Atlético Madrid managers
- Real Betis managers
- Hércules CF managers
- People from La Palma
- Footballers from the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- 20th-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish football biography stubs