Leonardo González (Venezuelan footballer)

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

Leonardo Alberto González Antequera (born 14 July 1972) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a defender.

Leonardo González

Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Alberto González Antequera
Date of birth	(1972-07-14) 14 July 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth	Valera, Venezuela
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Trujillanos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1995	Trujillanos
1996–2005	Caracas
2005–2009	Trujillanos	79	(2)
International career
1993–2008	Venezuela	37	(0)
Managerial career
2011–2014	Trujillanos (assistant)
2014–2016	Deportivo La Guaira
2016–2020	Deportivo Lara
2021	Deportivo Lara
2021	Venezuela (interim)
2022	Estudiantes de Mérida
2023–2024	Caracas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club

Born in Valera, González made his senior debut with Trujillanos in 1992. In 1995 he moved to Caracas, and won four Primera División titles with the club beforer leaving in 2005.

After leaving Caracas, González returned to Trujillanos and was a regular starter until his retirement in 2009.

International

González made his international debut for the Venezuela national team on 23 January 1993, in a 0–0 draw against Peru. He represented the nation in three Copa América editions (1993, 1995 and 1997), and spent eleven years without playing for the side until his last cap in 2008.

Managerial career

After retiring, González worked as an assistant at Trujillanos before being appointed manager of Deportivo La Guaira on 3 June 2014.^[1] On 31 July 2016, he was named in charge of Deportivo Lara.^[2]

González left Lara on 20 December 2020, after qualifying the club to the Copa Libertadores three times.^[3] The following 1 August, he returned to the club in the place of sacked Martín Brignani.^[4]

On 23 August 2021, González was named interim manager of the Venezuela national team, replacing José Peseiro.^[5] He resigned from Lara on 9 December,^[6] and took over Estudiantes de Mérida the following 21 March.^[7]

On 1 November 2022, González was named manager of Caracas for the upcoming season.^[8] On 31 March 2024, he left the club on a mutual agreement, after a poor start of the season.^[9]

Honours

Player

Caracas

• Venezuelan Primera División: 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04

References

1. "Confirmado Leo González como nuevo DT del Deportivo La Guaira" [Leo González confirmed as new manager of Deportivo La Guaira] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
2. "Leonardo González fue presentado como nuevo DT del Deportivo Lara" [Leonardo González was presented as new manager of Deportivo Lara] (in Spanish). El Carabobeño. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
3. "Leo González y Deportivo Lara ponen fin a un exitoso proceso de cuatro años" [Leo González and Deportivo Lara end a successful process of four years] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
4. "Leo González vuelve como DT del Deportivo Lara: «Venimos a enfrentar este reto en un momento difícil para la institución»" [Leo González returns as manager of Deportivo Lara: "We have come to face this hard time for the club"] (in Spanish). Noticias Barquisimeto. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
5. "Leo González es nuevo DT interino de La Vinotinto" [Leo González is the new interim manager of La Vinotinto] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
6. "Leo González no continúa al frente del Deportivo Lara" [Leo González does not continue at the helm of Deportivo Lara]. Meridiano (in Spanish). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
7. "Leo González no continúa al frente del Deportivo Lara" [Leo González does not continue at the helm of Deportivo Lara]. Meridiano (in Spanish). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
8. "Leonardo González nuevo entrenador del Caracas FC para la temporada 2023 de la Liga FutVe" [Leonardo González new manager of Caracas FC for the 2023 season of the Liga FutVe] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
9. "Leo González es destituido del Caracas FC" [Leo González is dismissed from Caracas FC] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

External links

• Leonardo González at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Leonardo González at National-Football-Teams.com
• Leonardo González coach profile at Soccerway