José Belman

José Belman
Personal information
Full nameJosé Francisco Belman González
Date of birth16 June 1971
Place of birthMálaga, Spain
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
1988–1990Málaga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1992Málaga0(0)
1991–1992Fabril Deportivo (loan)
1992–1993Linense
1993–1994Zaragoza B
1994–1997Zaragoza13(0)
1997–1998Valladolid0(0)
1998–2000Hércules68(0)
2001–2008Nacional38(0)
National team
1987Spain U171(0)
1988Spain U182(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Belman and the second or maternal family name is González.

José Francisco Belman González (born 16 June 1971 in Málaga, Andalusia) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Football career

After playing in his early years with former denominations of Málaga CF, Belman went on to represent Real Balompédica Linense, Real Zaragoza (with a stint in its B-side), Real Valladolid, Hércules CF, and C.D. Nacional. He was mostly used as a backup – for example, 30 of his 38 games with his last club came in his first season, when he helped the team promote to the Portuguese top division – his best input in La Liga being 11 games with Zaragoza in 1995–96 (all starts, 16 goals conceded), and he also appeared in two UEFA Cup Winners' Cup matches in that season with the Aragonese, the 1–2 quarterfinal aggregate loss against fellow league club Deportivo de La Coruña.

Shortly after retiring, Belman began working as a goalkeepers' coach: after two years with Real Madrid's under-19 he returned to his main club, Madeira's Nacional, in 2010.

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