| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel González López | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-10-14)14 October 1966 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Cádiz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cádiz | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Cádiz B | ||
| 1984–1991 | Cádiz | 94 | (16) |
| 1991–1993 | Mallorca | 26 | (3) |
| 1993–1994 | Albacete | 10 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Rayo Vallecano | 8 | (0) |
| 1996 | Málaga | 12 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Tianjin TEDA | ||
| Total | 150 | (20) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Cádiz (youth) | ||
| 2002–2004 | Cádiz | ||
| 2004–2005 | Albacete | ||
| 2006–2007 | Cádiz | ||
| 2008 | Córdoba | ||
| 2009–2010 | Murcia | ||
| 2010–2012 | Cádiz | ||
| 2014–2016 | Beijing Guoan (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Granada | ||
| 2016–2017 | Beijing Guoan | ||
| 2018 | Málaga | ||
| 2020 | Wuhan Zall | ||
| 2021–2022 | Dalian Professional | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Manuel González López (Spanish pronunciation:[xoˈsemaˈnwelɣonˈθaleθˈlopeθ];[a] born 14 October 1966) is a Spanish retiredfootballer who played as aforward, currently amanager.
Born inCádiz,Andalusia, he was known simply asJosé during his playing days. He finished his youth career withCádiz CF, making his senior debut withthe reserves in theTercera División. On 9 September 1984 he played his first match as a professional, starting in a 2–0 home win overRC Celta de Vigo in theSegunda División.[1]
José was definitely promoted to the first team in summer 1986, and made hisLa Liga debut on 2 November of that year by coming on as a latesubstitute in a 1–0 away loss againstRCD Español.[2] He scored his first professional goal on 20 March 1988, his side's third in a 4–1 home rout ofReal Betis.[3]
On 17 August 1991, after scoring a career-best seven goals to help his team avoid relegation inthe play-offs, José signed a three-year deal with fellow top-tier clubRCD Mallorca, for 75 millionpesetas.[4] He appeared in only five matches in hisfirst season, which ended in relegation.
After featuring more regularlythe following campaign, José joinedAlbacete Balompié in a return to the top flight.[5] He subsequently representedRayo Vallecano,Málaga CF and China'sTianjin TEDA FC, retiring with the latter in 1997 at the age of only 30.
González returned to Cádiz in 2001, being named manager of the youth setup. On 24 May 2002, he was appointed at the helm of the first team.[6]
González won promotion fromSegunda División B in hisfirst season, and led the side to a seventh-place finish inthe second. On 2 June 2004 he signed with another club he had already represented as a player, Albacete.[7] In February of the following year, he was sacked.[8]
On 5 November 2006, González returned to theEstadio Ramón de Carranza, taking the place ofOli.[9] He left at the end ofthe campaign, and on 1 April 2008 joinedCórdoba CF who were seriously threatened with relegation.[10]
González was dismissed on 8 December 2008,[11] and moved toReal Murcia (still in the second tier) on 2 November of the following year.[12] He re-joined Cádiz aftersuffering relegation,[13] leaving his post in 2012.
González was namedGregorio Manzano's assistant atBeijing Guoan F.C. from theChinese Super League on 13 February 2014, moving alongside former Cádiz teammateJosé María Quevedo.[14] On 22 February 2016, he was appointed manager at Spanish top-divisionGranada CF as a replacement forJosé Ramón Sandoval.[15]
On 23 November 2016, González returned to Beijing Guoan, now as a head coach.[16] He was dismissed six months later, following a poor run of results.[17]
González moved back to his country in January 2018, taking over from the firedMíchel at Málaga.[18] After only two wins in 19 matches, the side wasrelegated from the top flight as last.[19][20]
On 4 January 2020, González returned to China and became the manager ofWuhan Zall FC.[21]The city was in the midst of thecoronavirus pandemic, but he pledged to stay with the club.[22] He was relieved of his duties in September, due to a poor run of results.[23]
González was appointed atDalian Professional F.C. in April 2021.[24] He was dismissed at the end ofthe season.[25]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Cádiz |  | 24 May 2002 | 2 June 2004 | 88 | 40 | 23 | 25 | 119 | 87 | +32 | 045.45 | [27] |
| Albacete | | 2 June 2004 | 20 February 2005 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 023.08 | [28] |
| Cádiz | | 5 November 2006 | 30 June 2007 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 035.48 | [29] |
| Córdoba | | 1 April 2008 | 8 December 2008 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 029.63 | [30] |
| Murcia | | 2 November 2009 | 30 June 2010 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 033.33 | [31] |
| Cádiz | | 16 November 2010 | 30 June 2012 | 75 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 114 | 66 | +48 | 052.00 | [32] |
| Granada | | 22 February 2016 | 20 June 2016 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 038.46 | [33] |
| Beijing Guoan |  | 23 November 2016 | 2 June 2017 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | +0 | 038.46 | [34] |
| Málaga | | 13 January 2018 | 20 June 2018 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 010.53 | [35] |
| Wuhan Zall | | 4 January 2020 | 24 September 2020 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 030.00 | [36] |
| Dalian Professional | | 7 April 2021 | 12 March 2022 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 029.63 | |
| Career Total | 371 | 141 | 101 | 129 | 460 | 418 | +42 | 038.01 | — | |||