 Remón withReal Madrid in 1973 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mariano García Remón | ||
| Date of birth | (1950-09-30)30 September 1950 (age 75) | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1966 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1966–1970 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1986 | Real Madrid | 177 | (0) |
| 1970 | →Talavera (loan) | ||
| 1970–1971 | →Oviedo (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 201 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1971 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1971 | Spain amateur | 1 | (0) |
| 1973 | Spain | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Real Madrid Castilla | ||
| 1993–1995 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| 1996–1997 | Albacete | ||
| 1997–1998 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1999–2000 | Salamanca | ||
| 2000–2001 | Numancia | ||
| 2002 | Córdoba | ||
| 2004 | Real Madrid (assistant) | ||
| 2004 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2007 | Cádiz | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mariano García Remón (born 30 September 1950) is a Spanish former professionalfootball player and coach. A formergoalkeeper, he is best known for his spell atReal Madrid, which he helped to sixLa Liga and threeCopa del Rey trophies. He subsequently worked as a manager, having a brief stint with his main club.
Born inMadrid, Remón finished his football development with country giantsReal Madrid, but served two loans in thethird andsecond divisions before returning in 1971. He then began an interesting battle for first-choice status withMiguel Ángel González which would last for the vast majority of his stay: Remón would start from 1971 to 1973 and 1979 to 1981, and the pair split appearances in two other seasons.
In the1972–73 European Cup quarter-finals againstFC Dynamo Kyiv, in the 0–0 first leg draw inOdessa, Remón's heroic efforts earned him the nicknameEl gato de Odesa ("the cat of Odessa"). After only eightLa Liga appearances in his final five seasons combined, being third-choice for the side that won back-to-backUEFA Cups, he retired at almost 36 with 231 overall appearances for the club to his credit.[1]
Remón earned twocaps forSpain during five months in 1973, both infriendlies.[2] His debut came on 2 May, playing the second half of a 2–3 loss inthe Netherlands.
Remón's coaching career started with the youth sides of Real Madrid. From there he progressed totheir reserves, preceding his assistant coachRafael Benítez.
Subsequently, Remón managedSporting de Gijón (top division),[3]Albacete Balompié,[4]UD Las Palmas,UD Salamanca,[5]CD Numancia (top flight) andCórdoba CF. Both of his appointments in that competition ended prematurely, when the teams were in a relegation position.[6][7]
In the2004–05 campaign, Remón became assistant coach to newly appointed Real Madrid coachJosé Antonio Camacho, his teammate for 13 years. On 20 September 2004, the former succeeded the latter, who resigned his post just a few weeks into his appointment when the team was in eighth place – Remón himself was sacked due to perceived lack of success by Christmas, and replaced with formerBrazilian national side bossVanderlei Luxemburgo;[8] his Real overall record would consist of 12 wins, four draws and four losses.[9]
Ahead of2006–07's second level, Remón succeeded formerReal Oviedo andReal Betis playerOli at the helm ofCádiz CF,[10] leaving shortly after his arrival[11] as the club eventually failed to return to the first division.
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