Manuel González (footballer, born 1917)

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

José Manuel González López (10 October 1917 – 24 July 1988) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a defender.^[1]

Manuel González

Personal information
Full name	José Manuel González López
Date of birth	(1917-10-10)10 October 1917
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Date of death	24 July 1988(1988-07-24) (aged 70)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1941–1948	Granada	139	(2)
1948–1951	Málaga	82	(0)
1952	Real Madrid	1	(0)
1952–1956	Granada	100	(0)
Total		322	(2)
Managerial career
1959	Granada
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

González started his career in Granada's squad in 1941.^[1] He made his professional debut on 28 September during a 1–1 draw at Los Cármenes with Celta.^[1] That was the first of thirteen appearances in his opening campaign, prior to eighty-two across the following three; the last finishing with relegation to the Segunda División.^[1] In that time, González scored for the first time in a 5–2 win versus Celta in April 1944.^[1] He stayed with Granada for three seasons in tier two, before departing in 1948 to play for Segunda División team Málaga.^[1] Twenty-eight appearances followed in season one as they won promotion to La Liga for 1949–50.^[1]

He subsequently featured fifty-six times in two La Liga campaigns.^[1] In 1952, González secured a move to Real Madrid.^[1] However, he made just one appearance for the club - on 17 February versus Real Sociedad.^[1] He soon left to rejoin Granada.^[1] He retired four seasons later, following one hundred matches in the Segunda División.^[1] In 1959, he was made manager of Granada.^[1] He left after two matches.^[1]

Personal life

González's son and namesake Manuel González was also a professional footballer.^[1] His grandson, Lucas Alcaraz, became a football manager in 1995.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

Club statistics^[1]

Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Granada	1941–42	La Liga	13	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	13	0
	1942–43		18	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	18	0
	1943–44		26	1	5	0	—		—		0	0	31	1
	1944–45		24	0	8	0	—		—		1^[b]	0	33	0
	1945–46	Segunda División	23	1	4	0	—		—		0	0	27	1
	1946–47		25	0	2	0	—		—		0	0	27	0
	1947–48		10	0	2	0	—		—		0	0	12	0
	Total		139	2	21	0	—		—		1	0	161	2
Málaga	1948–49	Segunda División	26	0	2	0	—		—		0	0	28	0
	1949–50	La Liga	26	0	3	0	—		—		0	0	29	0
	1950–51		30	0	0	0	—		—		7^[c]	0	37	0
	Total		82	0	5	0	—		—		7	0	94	0
Real Madrid	1951–52	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
Granada	1952–53	Segunda División	28	0	8	0	—		—		0	0	36	0
	1953–54		27	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	27	0
	1954–55		23	0	0	0	—		—		4^[d]	0	27	0
	1955–56		22	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	22	0
	Total		100	0	8	0	—		—		4	0	112	0
Career total			322	2	34	0	—		—		12	0	368	2

1. Includes the Copa del Rey
2. One appearance in 1944–45 La Liga play-offs
3. Seven appearances in 1950–51 La Liga play-offs
4. Four appearances in 1954–55 Segunda División play-offs

Managerial record

Managerial record by team and tenure^[1]

Team	From	To	Record					Ref
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Granada	8 February 1959	15 February 1959	2	1	0	1	050.0	^[1]
Total			2	1	0	1	050.0	—

References

1. "González: José Manuel González López". BDFutbol. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
2. "González, leyenda tras 13 temporadas como rojiblanco". Granada CF. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

External links

• Manuel González at BDFutbol