Natxo González

Natxo González
Personal information
Full name José Ignacio González Sáenz
Date of birth (1966-07-29) 29 July 1966
Place of birth Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Club information
Current team
 Zaragoza (coach)
Youth career
Ariznabarra
Aurrerá Vitoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Alegría
Teams managed
1992–1994 Ariznabarra
1994–1997 Alavés (youth)
1997–2000 Alavés B
2004–2007 Reus
2007–2011 Sant Andreu
2012–2013 Alavés
2014–2017 Reus
2017– Zaragoza
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

José Ignacio 'Natxo' González Sáenz (born 29 July 1966 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Real Zaragoza.

Football career

González finished his football career at the age of 20, after only playing amateur football. After starting out as a manager in the same predicament he took charge of Deportivo Alavés' youth setup in 1994, being promoted to the B-team in 1997.

In 2004 González was appointed at CF Reus Deportiu, being promoted to Segunda División B at the end of the 2004–05 campaign. In his only season in the third tier the Catalans finished 17th, being relegated back to Tercera División in the last matchday.[1]

In June 2007 González signed with UE Sant Andreu, also in Catalonia and the fourth division.[2] He achieved promotion at the first attempt and, four years later, was relieved of his duties due to financial problems.[3]

On 14 June 2012, after nearly a year away from club duty, González was appointed Deportivo Alavés' manager,[4] being promoted to Segunda División at the end of the season. He renewed his contract on 7 June 2013,[5] eventually appearing in his first professional match on 16 August, a 0–1 away defeat against Girona FC.[6]

On 3 December 2013, González was sacked after an awful start in Segunda División. On 1 June of the following year he returned to Reus, now in the third level.[7]

On 8 June 2015, González renewed with Reus for a further year.[8] During the 2015–16 campaign, he led the club to the round of 32 of Copa del Rey, being knocked out by Atlético Madrid, and also reached the promotion play-offs after Reus finished first in its group; in the play-offs, the club defeated Racing de Santander in a 4–0 win on aggregate, and achieved promotion to the second level for the first time ever.[9]

On 11 June 2017, González signed a two-year contract with fellow second tier club Real Zaragoza.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Dramático descenso de un Reus que se hunde tras ponerse con 1–0 (Dramatic relegation of Reus which sinks after taking an 1–0 advantage); Mundo Deportivo, 29 May 2006 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Natxo González ficha por el Sant Andreu (Natxo González signs with Sant Andreu); Mundo Deportivo, 27 June 2007 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Natxo González deixarà el Sant Andreu a final de temporada (Natxo González will leave Sant Andreu at the end of the season); BTV Notícies, 13 May 2011 (in Catalan)
  4. ↑ Nacho González es el nuevo entrenador del Alavés (Nacho González is the new manager of Alavés); El Correo, 14 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Natxo González renueva con el Alavés (Natxo González renews with Alavés); Marca, 7 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Felipe da la primera victoria de la temporada (Felipe provides first victory of the season); Marca, 16 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ CF Reus. 'Natxo González, segunda parte' (CF Reus. 'Natxo González, part two'); Diari de Tarragona, 1 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Natxo González seguirá al frente del CF Reus (Natxo González will remain ahead of CF Reus); Diari de Tarragona, 8 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ El Reus logra por primera vez el ascenso a Segunda (Reus reach for the first time the promotion to Segunda); Marca, 29 May 2016 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ El técnico Natxo González, nuevo entrenador del Real Zaragoza (Manager Natxo González, new manager of Real Zaragoza); Real Zaragoza, 11 June 2017 (in Spanish)
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