 Voro withValencia in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salvador González Marco[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-10-09)9 October 1963 (age 62)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | L'Alcúdia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | Valencia B | ||
| 1984–1993 | Valencia | 245 | (10) |
| 1984–1985 | →Tenerife (loan) | 43 | (2) |
| 1993–1996 | Deportivo La Coruña | 102 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Logroñés | 45 | (1) |
| Total | 435 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Spain | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Valencia B | ||
| 2008 | Valencia (interim) | ||
| 2012 | Valencia (caretaker) | ||
| 2015 | Valencia (caretaker) | ||
| 2016 | Valencia (caretaker) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Valencia | ||
| 2017–2020 | Valencia (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Valencia (interim) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Valencia (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Valencia (interim) | ||
| 2023 | Valencia (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Salvador González Marco (born 9 October 1963), known asVoro, is a Spanish former professionalfootballer who played as acentral defender.
During his career, he played mostly forValencia andDeportivo (a total of 11La Liga seasons, 318 matches), also coaching the former club on several occasions.[2]
Voro representedSpain at the1994 World Cup.
Born inL'Alcúdia,Valencian Community,[3] Voro graduated from hometownValencia CF's youth academy, going on to representtheir reserves in his first two years as a senior. A one-and-a-half-year loan withCD Tenerife in theSegunda División notwithstanding as he was performing hisconscription inthe city,[4] he played eight seasons – seven inLa Liga – with theChe's first team, which included 37 games with two goals in1989–90 as they finished second.[5]
Subsequently, Voro joinedDeportivo de La Coruña, being an instrumental part in the rise ofSuper Depor during the early to mid-1990s.[6][7] Having started the1996–97 campaign with theGalicians he finished it withCD Logroñés, retiring in the second tier in 1999.[8]
Voro earned ninecaps for theSpain national team in two years,[2] and was part of the squad at the1994 FIFA World Cup.[9] His debut came on 13 October 1993, in a decisiveWorld Cup qualifier against theRepublic of Ireland inLansdowne Road,Dublin (90 minutes played, 3–1 win).[10]
On 21 April 2008, after several years working with Valencia as match delegate, Voro became manager of his former club following the sacking ofRonald Koeman.[11] Aftersaving the team from relegation with four wins in five matches, he was replaced byUnai Emery for2008–09 and reinstated in his previous post.[12][13]
Voro was appointedinterim manager of Valencia on 30 November 2015 following the departure ofNuno Espírito Santo,[14] before the position was filled byGary Neville two days later.[15] He led the side to a 1–1 draw againstFC Barcelona at theMestalla Stadium, in his only game in charge.[16]
On 20 September 2016, Voro took the interim post for a fourth time after the dismissal ofPako Ayestarán.[17] The same befell him on the penultimate day of the year, followingCesare Prandelli's resignation.[18]
Voro was confirmed as manager 10 January 2017, until the end ofthe season.[19] He returned for a sixth interim spell on 29 June 2020, whenAlbert Celades was fired withsix matches to go.[20] Only 11 months later, he was back in charge following the dismissal ofJavi Gracia.[21]
On 30 January 2023, Voro replacedGennaro Gattuso as Valencia stood 14th in the table, again on an interim basis.[22][23] After three losses in as many matches, he was replaced by former club playerRubén Baraja.[24]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Valencia B |  | 1 July 2002 | 16 February 2004 | 63 | 23 | 13 | 27 | 80 | 91 | −11 | 036.51 | [25] |
| Valencia (interim) | | 21 April 2008 | 22 May 2008 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 080.00 | [26] |
| Valencia (caretaker) | | 1 December 2012 | 6 December 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | [27] |
| Valencia (caretaker) | | 30 November 2015 | 6 December 2015 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 | [28] |
| Valencia (caretaker) | | 20 September 2016 | 3 October 2016 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 066.67 | [29] |
| Valencia | | 30 December 2016 | 21 May 2017 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 040.00 | [29] |
| Valencia (interim) | | 29 June 2020 | 19 July 2020 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 033.33 | [30] |
| Valencia (interim) | | 3 May 2021 | 22 May 2021 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 050.00 | [31] |
| Valencia (interim) | | 30 January 2023 | 14 February 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 000.00 | [32] |
| Career total | 112 | 45 | 20 | 47 | 151 | 161 | −10 | 040.18 | — | |||
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