Juanjo González

For other people named Juan González, see Juan González (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Argüelles.
Juanjo González
Personal information
Full name Juan José González Argüelles
Date of birth (1973-10-09) 9 October 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Gijón Industrial
1994–1997 Sporting B 61 (0)
1995–2003 Sporting Gijón 68 (0)
2003–2004 Linares 25 (0)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Langreo
2007–2008 Llanes
2008–2011 Racing Santander (assistant)
2011–2012 Racing Santander
2013 Avilés
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan José González Argüelles (born 9 October 1973), known as Juanjo, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and manager.

Career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Juanjo spent most of his playing career with hometown club Sporting de Gijón, making 77 total appearances including 14 in La Liga early on. He began his managerial career in Tercera División with UP Langreo and CD Llanes.[1]

On 11 November 2009, Juanjo and fellow assistant Fede Castaños managed Racing de Santander in the second leg of their last-16 tie with UD Salamanca following the dismissal of Juan Carlos Mandiá, winning 4–1 at home for a 4–2 aggregate win.[2]

In late November 2011, Hector Cúper was dismissed from Racing, who were last-place in the top flight with nine points. To save money in the club that was administration, three current employees were promoted to manager – Juanjo, Castaños and Pablo Pinillos.[3] Juanjo alone was sacked the following March.[4]

Juanjo returned to football in early February 2013 with Real Avilés of Segunda División B.[1] In May, having avoided relegation with a late run of form, his deal was not renewed.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Juanjo González, nuevo entrenador del Real Avilés" [Juanjo González, new manager of Real Avilés]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 6 February 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Dos "segundos" dirigirán al Racing ante un Salamanca con una ventaja mínima" [Two "number 2s" will lead Racing against a Salamanca with the slenderest lead]. La Información (in Spanish). 10 November 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ Lowe, Sid (5 December 2011). "Racing Santander: a club in debt, in administration and in big trouble". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ "El Racing de Santander destituye a su técnico Juanjo González" [Racing de Santander dismiss their manager Juanjo González]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 7 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Juanjo González no seguirá dirigiendo al Real Avilés" [Juanjo González will not carry on managing Real Avilés] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2019.