Leonardo González (Venezuelan footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonardo Alberto González Antequera | ||
Date of birth | 14 July 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Valera, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Trujillanos | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1995 | Trujillanos | ||
1996–2005 | Caracas | ||
2005–2009 | Trujillanos | 79 | (2) |
National team | |||
1993–2008 | Venezuela | 37 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2011–2014 | Trujillanos (assistant) | ||
2014–2016 | Deportivo La Guaira | ||
2016–2020 | Deportivo Lara | ||
2021 | Deportivo Lara | ||
2021 | Venezuela (interim) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Leonardo Alberto González Antequera (born 14 July 1972) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a defender.
Playing career[]
Club[]
Born in Valera, González made his senior debut with Trujillanos in 1992. In 1995 he moved to Caracas, and won four Primera División titles with the club beforer leaving in 2005.
After leaving Caracas, González returned to Trujillanos and was a regular starter until his retirement in 2009.
International[]
González made his international debut for the Venezuela national team on 23 January 1993, in a 0–0 draw against Peru. He represented the nation in three Copa América editions (1993, 1995 and 1997), and spent eleven years without playing for the side until his last cap in 2008.
Managerial career[]
After retiring, González worked as an assistant at Trujillanos before being appointed manager of Deportivo La Guaira on 3 June 2014.[1] On 31 July 2016, he was named in charge of Deportivo Lara.[2]
González left Lara on 20 December 2020, after qualifying the club to the Copa Libertadores three times.[3] The following 1 August, he returned to the club in the place of sacked Martín Brignani.[4]
On 23 August 2021, González was named interim manager of the Venezuela national team, replacing José Peseiro.[5]
Honours[]
Player[]
Caracas
References[]
- ^ "Confirmado Leo González como nuevo DT del Deportivo La Guaira" [Leo González confirmed as new manager of Deportivo La Guaira] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Leonardo González fue presentado como nuevo DT del Deportivo Lara" [Leonardo González was presented as new manager of Deportivo Lara] (in Spanish). El Carabobeño. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Leo González y Deportivo Lara ponen fin a un exitoso proceso de cuatro años" [Leo González and Deportivo Lara end a successful process of four years] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Leo González vuelve como DT del Deportivo Lara: «Venimos a enfrentar este reto en un momento difícil para la institución»" [Leo González returns as manager of Deportivo Lara: "We have come to face this hard time for the club"] (in Spanish). Noticias Barquisimeto. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Leo González es nuevo DT interino de La Vinotinto" [Leo González is the new interim manager of La Vinotinto] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
External links[]
- Leonardo González at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Leonardo González at National-Football-Teams.com
- Leonardo González coach profile at Soccerway
- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Valera
- Venezuelan footballers
- Association football defenders
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- Trujillanos FC players
- Caracas FC players
- Venezuela international footballers
- Venezuela national football team managers
- Venezuelan football managers
- Venezuelan Primera División managers
- Deportivo La Guaira managers
- Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara managers
- Venezuelan football defender stubs