Carlos González (football manager)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Juárez.

Carlos González Juárez (born 7 April 1986) is a Spanish football manager who serves as head coach of Canadian club Atlético Ottawa.

Carlos González

González in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Carlos González Juárez
Date of birth	(1986-04-07) 7 April 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Granada, Spain
Team information
Current team	Atlético Ottawa (head coach)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2012–2015	Málaga (youth)
2015–2020	Atlético Madrid (youth)
2021	Kuwait SC
2021	Kuwait U23
2021–2022	Kuwait
2022–	Atlético Ottawa

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]

Honours

Atlético Ottawa

• Canadian Premier League
  • Regular Season: 2022^[7]
  • CPL Coach of the Year: 2022

Managerial statistics

As of April 27, 2022^[2][8]

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	Present	35	15	14	6	45	36	+9	042.86
Total			64	29	23	12	96	76	+20	045.31

References

1. "Atlético Ottawa names Carlos González as new Head Coach". Atlético Ottawa. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
2. "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. 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 win 2022 CPL regular season title". CanPL.ca. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
8. "Carlos González". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 February 2022.