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Carlos González (football manager)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Juárez.
Carlos González
González in 2022
Personal information
Full name Carlos González Juárez
Date of birth (1986-04-07) 7 April 1986 (age 38)
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

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

Early life

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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

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Málaga

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In 2012, González began working as a coach at the academy of La Liga side Málaga.[1]

Atlético Madrid

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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

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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

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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

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Atlético Ottawa

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Managerial statistics

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As of May 1, 2024[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 65 28 17 20 94 71 +23 043.08
Total 94 42 26 26 145 111 +34 044.68

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Atlético Ottawa names Carlos González as new Head Coach". Atlético Ottawa. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "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. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. 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. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Carlos González". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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