Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos González Juárez | ||
Date of birth | 7 April 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Granada, Spain | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Ottawa (head coach) | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2012–2015 | Málaga (youth) | ||
2015–2020 | Atlético Madrid (youth) | ||
2021 | Kuwait SC | ||
2021 | Kuwait U23 | ||
2021–2022 | Kuwait | ||
2022– | Atlético Ottawa |
Carlos González Juárez (born 7 April 1986) is a Spanish football manager who serves as head coach of Canadian club Atlético Ottawa.
González was born in Granada. [1] After giving up on his career as a player, he studied sport science at Alfonso X El Sabio University and the University of Granada, which he credited with helping launch his career as a football manager. [1]
In 2012, González began working as a coach at the academy of La Liga side Málaga. [1]
In 2015, he left Málaga to coach in Atlético Madrid's academy system. [1] In 2018, he became manager of the under-19 team and led them to the final of the 2019 Copa del Rey Juvenil, where the team lost to Villarreal. [2] [3]
On 24 February 2021, González moved to Kuwait to sign as manager of Kuwait SC, his first position as a club first-team manager, and simultaneously as manager of the Kuwaiti national under-23 team. [4] [5] He left Kuwait SC in July of that year, but continued as Kuwait U23 coach at the 2022 U-23 Asian Cup qualifying tournament, guiding Kuwait to qualification for the final tournament. [2] In November 2021, González was appointed manager of the Kuwaiti senior national team, where he coached the team in friendlies against the Czech Republic and Lithuania that month, and a pair of friendlies against Libya in early 2022. [2]
On 24 February 2022, González signed as head coach of Atlético Madrid-owned Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa. [1] On October 28, 2022, after leading the club to first place in the CPL regular season, he was named CPL Coach of the Year. [6]
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
Kuwait SC | 24 February 2021 | July 2021 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 58.82 |
Kuwait U23 | 24 February 2021 | November 2021 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 37.50 |
Kuwait | November 2021 | February 2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 25.00 |
Atlético Ottawa | 24 February 2022 | Present | 62 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 82 | 69 | +13 | 40.32 |
Total | 91 | 39 | 28 | 24 | 133 | 109 | +24 | 42.86 |