Carlos González Juárez (born 7 April 1986) is a Spanish football manager who serves as head coach of Canadian club Atlético Ottawa.
 González in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos González Juárez | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1986 | ||
| 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
editGonzález 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
editMálaga
editIn 2012, González began working as a coach at the academy of La Liga side Málaga.[1]
Atlético Madrid
editIn 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editAtlético Ottawa
editManagerial statistics
edit| 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 | 58.82 |
| Kuwait U23 | 24 February 2021 | November 2021 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 37.50 |
| Kuwait | November 2021 | February 2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 25.00 |
| Atlético Ottawa | 24 February 2022 | Present | 65 | 28 | 17 | 20 | 94 | 71 | +23 | 43.08 |
| Total | 94 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 145 | 111 | +34 | 44.68 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Atlético Ottawa names Carlos González as new Head Coach". Atlético Ottawa. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Carlos Gonzalez". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kuwait apunta a la cima del fútbol asiático con ADN español" (in Spanish). Marca. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "الأسباني غونزاليس مدرباً للأبيض خلفاً لمحمد عبدالله" (in Arabic). Al Jarida. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Bassett, González Honoured at CPL End of Year Awards". 28 October 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Atlético Ottawa win 2022 CPL regular season title". CanPL.ca. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Carlos González". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 February 2022.