Germán González García (born 26 January 1952) is a Colombian football manager.[1]
Career
Born in Bogotá, González joined local side Santa Fe at age 16, where he played as a central defender, and won the 1975 Campeonato Profesional championship with Santa Fe. As a manager, he led Santa Fe to the 2009 Copa Colombia title.[2]
After he retired from playing football, González studied business administration, but did not complete his degree. Instead, he began coaching youth football, eventually leading Santa Fe's under-23 side. After success with Santa Fe's youth side, he was appointed technical director of Deportes Tolima in 1991, his first professional football management position.[3]
References
- ^ Germán González at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "'Basílico' González, el hombre que volvió a poner a celebrar al rojo" (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 18 November 2009.
- ^ "GERMAN BASILICO GONZALEZ" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 16 February 1993.