Carlos González Juárez (born 7 April 1986) is a Spanish football manager.

Early life

González was born in Granada.[1] After giving up on his career as a player, he studied sport science at Alfonso X El Sabio University and the University of Granada, which he credited with helping launch his career as a football manager.[1]

Managerial career

Málaga

In 2012, González began working as a coach at the academy of La Liga side Málaga.[1]

Atlético Madrid

In 2015, he left Málaga to coach in Atlético Madrid's academy system.[1] In 2018, he became manager of the under-19 team and led them to the final of the 2019 Copa del Rey Juvenil, where the team lost to Villarreal.[2][3]

Kuwait

On 24 February 2021, González moved to Kuwait to sign as manager of Kuwait SC, his first position as a club first-team manager, and simultaneously as manager of the Kuwaiti national under-23 team.[4][5] He left Kuwait SC in July of that year, but continued as Kuwait U23 coach at the 2022 U-23 Asian Cup qualifying tournament, guiding Kuwait to qualification for the final tournament.[2] In November 2021, González was appointed manager of the Kuwaiti senior national team, where he coached the team in friendlies against the Czech Republic and Lithuania that month, and a pair of friendlies against Libya in early 2022.[2]

Atlético Ottawa

On 24 February 2022, González signed as head coach of Atlético Madrid-owned Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa.[1] On October 28, 2022, after leading the club to first place in the CPL regular season, he was named CPL Coach of the Year.[6] After the 2024 season, he and the club agreed to part ways by mutual agreement.[7]

Honours

Atlético Ottawa

Managerial statistics

As of May 1, 2024[2][9]
Managerial record by club and tenure
Team From To Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win %
Kuwait SC 24 February 2021 July 2021 17 10 5 2 38 18 +20 058.82
Kuwait U23 24 February 2021 November 2021 8 3 3 2 10 12 −2 037.50
Kuwait November 2021 February 2022 4 1 1 2 3 10 −7 025.00
Atlético Ottawa 24 February 2022 21 November 2024 65 28 17 20 94 71 +23 043.08
Total 94 42 26 26 145 111 +34 044.68

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Atlético Ottawa names Carlos González as new Head Coach". Atlético Ottawa. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Carlos Gonzalez". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  3. ^ "El Villarreal CF se impone al Atlético en la final de la Copa del Rey Juvenil (0-3)" (in Spanish). 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Kuwait apunta a la cima del fútbol asiático con ADN español" (in Spanish). Marca. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. ^ "الأسباني غونزاليس مدرباً للأبيض خلفاً لمحمد عبدالله" (in Arabic). Al Jarida. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Bassett, González Honoured at CPL End of Year Awards". 28 October 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Atlético Ottawa announces departure of Head Coach Carlos González". Atlético Ottawa. November 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "Atlético Ottawa win 2022 CPL regular season title". CanPL.ca. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Carlos González". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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