Germán Gómez

Germán Gómez
Personal information
Full name Germán Gómez
Date of birth 5 January 1914
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Date of death 22 March 2004
Place of death Madrid, Spain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
???–1939 Racing Santander
1939–1948 Atlético Madrid
1948–1954 Racing Santander
National team
1941–1945 Spain 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Germán Gómez (Santander, Cantabria, 5 January 1914[1]Madrid, 22 March 2004[1]) was a Spanish professional footballer for Racing Santander and Atlético Madrid.

Playing career

Gómez joined Atlético in 1939 from Racing. He spent eight seasons there, forming a formidable partnership with Machín and Ramón Gabilondo, in the midfield. Under manager Ricardo Zamora, Gómez was able to win successive La Liga titles and was club captain for most of his Madrid career. After his successful career at Atlético, Germán went back to Santander to play for Racing, retiring in 1954.[1]

International career

Germán won 6 caps with the Spanish national team, making his debut in Valencia on 28 December 1941, in a 3–2 win against Switzerland.[2]

Honours

Atlético Madrid

References


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