 Burgos withAtlético Madrid in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Germán Adrián Ramón Burgos | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-04-16)16 April 1969 (age 56)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mar del Plata, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Almagro de Florida | |||
| 1985–1989 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1994 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 104 | (0) |
| 1994–1999 | River Plate | 94 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Mallorca | 12 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Atlético Madrid | 63 | (0) |
| Total | 273 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2002 | Argentina | 35 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Carabanchel | ||
| 2011 | Catania (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Racing Club (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2020 | Atlético Madrid (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Atlético Madrid (caretaker) | ||
| 2021 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 2022 | Aris | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Germán Adrián Ramón Burgos (Spanish pronunciation:[xeɾˈmamˈbuɾɣos]; born 16 April 1969), nicknamedEl Mono Burgos ([elˈmonoˈβuɾɣos]), is an Argentine retired professionalfootballer who played as agoalkeeper, currently amanager.
During his 15-year senior career, he played forFerro Carril Oeste,River Plate,Mallorca andAtlético Madrid, the latter two clubs in Spain. He was anArgentine international from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s.
After retiring, Burgos worked as assistant coach at several teams under his compatriotDiego Simeone, most notably Atlético Madrid whom they joined in 2011.[2]
Born inMar del Plata,Buenos Aires Province, Burgos started playing professionally withFerro Carril Oeste. In 1994, he signed withArgentine Primera División giantsRiver Plate where he was dubbedMono (monkey) because of his height and disheveled appearance,[3] going on to win several titles during his spell, notably the1994Apertura where his team did not lose one single match.[4]
Burgos moved abroad in July 1999, joining Spain'sMallorca.[5] During his two-year spell in theBalearic Islands, he played understudy to compatriotLeo Franco. On 27 November 1999, he was suspended for eleven games for punchingEspanyol player Manolo Serrano in a match played the previous week, in an action that eluded the referee but was caught on camera.[6][7]
In the2001–02 season, Burgos signed withAtlético Madrid, with thecapital club in theSegunda División.[8] He had his best year in the country in an eventual return toLa Liga after a two-year absence, but appeared less in the following two campaigns, retiring at the end of2003–04 aged 35.
Burgos was remembered for his performance in aMadrid derby againstReal Madrid in thefirst season back in the top flight of theColchoneros, in which he savedLuís Figo'spenalty kick with his nose, causing a bloody injury; he played on, and his side eventually scored an equaliser to earn a 2–2 draw.[9]
Burgos earned 35caps forArgentina over seven years.[10] He was second choice at both the1998 and2002 FIFA World Cups, backing upCarlos Roa in the former tournament andPablo Cavallero four years later.[11]
Burgos was the starter in the latter half of thequalifying campaign for the 2002 World Cup (unseatingRoberto Bonano) and it was generally expected that he would be the first choice in the finals,[12] but managerMarcelo Bielsa ultimately chose Cavallero.
In 2010, after working withAlcorcón as a goalkeeping coach, Burgos started his managerial career also in Spain, with amateursCarabanchel.[13] In the following years, he worked as assistant to former club and country teammateDiego Simeone atCatania,Racing Club de Avellaneda and Atlético Madrid.[14]
Burgos became the first coach in the world to useGoogle Glass during a competitive game, in April 2014 againstGetafe.[15] After Simeone wassent to the stands by the referee in the first leg of the2017–18 UEFA Europa League semi-finals againstArsenal, and was therefore suspended for the second leg andthe final after Atlético advanced,[16] he took charge of the team as they defeatedMarseille.[17]
With Simeone still suspended, Burgos took over again when Atlético faced Real Madrid in the2018 UEFA Super Cup, won 4–2 in Estonia.[18] Unable to reach an agreement with the board, he announced his intention to leave at the end of the2019–20 season.[19]
Burgos was handed his first job as a head coach at the professional level on 14 March 2021, when he signed a contract until the end of the year atNewell's Old Boys with the option to renew it for a further season.[20][21] He joinedmidway through theCopa de la Liga Profesional, and his side earned ten points from their remaining eight games, finishing bottom of Zone B. More significantly, they failed to advance fromtheir group in theCopa Sudamericana, and after the conclusion of both tournaments he left by mutual consent.[22]
On 22 February 2022, Burgos replacedAkis Mantzios at the helm ofAris in theSuper League Greece.[23]
Outside football, Burgos was also a musician, having started his career while still an active player. He acted as the frontman ofrock band The Garb.[24][25][26][27]
Burgos was successfully treated for cancer in 2003.[28]
On 11 April 2024, Burgos was let go from his position as asports commentator for Spanish TV broadcasterMovistar Plus+ for controversial remarks aboutBarcelona playerLamine Yamal. As the latter was seen juggling with a ball, the former reportedly stated that if Yamal's football career did not go well, "he could end up at a traffic light." Burgos later apologised for his comment,[29] one that contributed to fuel the debate surrounding racism in Spanish football at the time.[30]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Atlético Madrid (caretaker) |  | 3 May 2018 | 15 August 2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Newell's Old Boys |  | 14 March 2021 | 8 June 2021 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 026.67 |
| Aris |  | 17 February 2022 | 29 August 2022 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 063.16 |
| Total | 37 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 051.35 | |||
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