.jpg) González asValladolid coach in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio González Soriano[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-11-10)10 November 1976 (age 49)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | L'Hospitalet, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mercat Nou Magòria | |||
| 1994–1995 | Hospitalet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995 | Hospitalet | 6 | (2) |
| 1995–1998 | Espanyol B | 100 | (12) |
| 1998–2001 | Espanyol | 110 | (5) |
| 2001–2010 | Deportivo La Coruña | 294 | (27) |
| 2010–2011 | Levante | 14 | (2) |
| Total | 524 | (48) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Spain | 11 | (0) |
| 1999–2013 | Catalonia | 15 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Espanyol B (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Espanyol B | ||
| 2014–2015 | Espanyol | ||
| 2015–2018 | Catalonia | ||
| 2018–2021 | Valladolid | ||
| 2022–2024 | Cádiz | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sergio González Soriano (born 10 November 1976), known simply asSergio as a player, is a Spanishfootballmanager and former player.
A hard-workingcentral midfielder, he was adept at both defence and playmaking, and spent nearly one decade as a professional atDeportivo de La Coruña after starting atEspanyol. Over 14La Liga seasons, he amassed totals of 418 matches and 34 goals. He representedSpain in the2002 World Cup.
González started working as a coach in 2014, also with Espanyol.
Born inL'Hospitalet de Llobregat,Barcelona,Catalonia, Sergio started out at localCE L'Hospitalet, signing with neighbouringRCD Espanyol in 1995 and going on to spend nearly three years withits reserves in theSegunda División B. He made hisLa Liga debut on 10 April 1998 in a 2–0 home win againstCD Tenerife, and was an undisputed starter the next three seasons, going on to total nearly 125 official appearances.[2]
Looking for greater challenges, Sergio accepted a move toDeportivo de La Coruña in the summer of 2001. Inhis first year with theGalician team he played all 38 matches and scored four goals, asDepor finished runners-up and won theCopa del Rey – inthe final, he opened the 2–1 victory overReal Madrid attheir homeground as the opposing club was celebrating its 100th anniversary (the play was dubbedCentenariazo).[3]
Sergio went on to only miss eight league matches over the following four seasons, making 383 competitive appearances during his stint.[4] He only failed to find the net at least once in the2009–10 campaign, in which he appeared in 24 games.
In mid-July 2010, after nearly one full decade with Deportivo, 33-year-old Sergio joinedLevante UD,recently returned to the top flight.[5] He was essential as theValencians won in the fourth round ofthe season after three losses, scoring the only goal atUD Almería on 22 September.[6] After several injury problems, he was released on 30 June 2011.[7]
Sergio made his debut forSpain on 24 March 2001, coming on as asubstitute forPep Guardiola in a 5–0 win againstLiechtenstein for the2002 FIFA World Cupqualifiers.[8] Selected for the finals inJapan andSouth Korea, he appeared in a 3–2 group stage defeat ofSouth Africa, replacingDavid Albelda.[9]
Since 1999, Sergio represented theCatalonia football team, making his debut on 23 December in a 1–0friendly win withYugoslavia and scoring his first goal nearly ten years later, in a 4–2 friendly againstArgentina.[10]
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González started working as a manager in 2013, being in charge of Espanyol B. On 27 May 2014 he was named as the new coach of the first team, replacingJavier Aguirre after the latter's contract expired;sporting director Óscar Perarnau commented: "We are delighted with Sergio's personality and he knows the club perfectly. "He has little experience as a coach but everyone has to start one day and we believe he has what it takes".[11]
On 14 December 2015, after a 1–0 away loss againstRC Celta de Vigo, and even though the team was still several points clear ofthe relegation zone, González was relieved of his duties. In his 62 games in charge, he collected 22 wins, 14 draws and 26 losses.[12]
On 10 April 2018, after more than two years without a club, González was appointed manager ofReal Valladolid in the second tier.[13] He managed to win eight of his first 12 matches, leading them tofifth place in the regular season and promotion inthe play-offs.[14]
In December 2019, with his contract due to expire the following summer, González signed a new deal to keep him atPucela until 2022.[15] Afterrelegation in May 2021, he was dismissed by chairmanRonaldo.[16]
On 11 January 2022, González replacedÁlvaro Cervera at top-flight sideCádiz CF.[17] In his first game four days later, the team advanced onpenalties after a goalless draw away toSporting de Gijón in the domestic cup,making the quarter-finals for the fourth time in their history and first since 2006.[18]
González was sacked on 20 January 2024, after four months without a win and with his side third-bottom.[19][20]
González also managed the Catalan national team, being appointed alongsideGerard López by theCatalan Football Federation in October 2015.[21] On his debut on 26 December, the team lost 1–0 to theirBasque counterparts in theCentenary Trophy.[22]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hospitalet | 1994–95 | Segunda División B | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 2 | ||
| Espanyol B | 1995–96 | Segunda División B | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 1997–98 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[a] | 0 | 34 | 5 | |||
| Total | 100 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 12 | ||
| Espanyol | 1996–97 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997–98 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1998–99 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 40 | 0 | |||
| 1999–00 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2000–01 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 52 | 6 | ||
| Total | 110 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 8 | ||
| Deportivo | 2001–02 | La Liga | 38 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10[e] | 1 | – | 52 | 6 | |
| 2002–03 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10[e] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 55 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14[e] | 1 | – | 54 | 4 | |||
| 2004–05 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | – | 41 | 3 | |||
| 2005–06 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | – | 48 | 4 | |||
| 2006–07 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2007–08 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 34 | 7 | |||
| 2008–09 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10[f] | 1 | – | 38 | 5 | |||
| 2009–10 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 294 | 27 | 32 | 6 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 383 | 36 | ||
| Levante | 2010–11 | La Liga | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 3 | |
| Career total | 524 | 48 | 54 | 8 | 63 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 649 | 61 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain[24] | 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |
| Catalonia[25][26] | 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 December 2009 | Camp Nou,Barcelona, Spain |  Argentina | 3–1 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2 January 2013 | Cornellà-El Prat, Barcelona, Spain |  Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Espanyol B |  | 22 January 2014 | 27 May 2014 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 052.94 | [28] |
| Espanyol | | 27 May 2014 | 14 December 2015 | 62 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 73 | 85 | −12 | 035.48 | [29] |
| Valladolid | | 10 April 2018 | 23 May 2021 | 137 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 147 | 177 | −30 | 027.74 | [30] |
| Cádiz | | 11 January 2022 | 20 January 2024 | 82 | 19 | 29 | 34 | 73 | 110 | −37 | 023.17 | [31] |
| Total | 298 | 88 | 95 | 115 | 319 | 390 | −71 | 029.53 | — | |||
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