Germán Gómez Explained

Germán Gómez
Fullname:Germán Gómez Gómez
Birth Date:5 January 1914
Birth Place:Santander, Spain
Death Date:22 March 2004
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Rayo Cantabria
Years2:1934–1939
Years3:1939–1948
Years4:1948–1950
Clubs1:Tolosa Sport
Clubs4:Racing Santander
Caps2:38
Goals2:0
Caps3:175
Goals3:2
Caps4:27
Goals4:4
Totalcaps:240
Totalgoals:6
Nationalyears1:1941–1945
Nationalteam1:Spain
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1952–1953
Managerclubs1:Gimnástica

Germán Gómez Gómez (Santander, Cantabria, 5 January 1914 – Madrid, 22 March 2004)[1] was a Spanish professional footballer who played for Racing Santander and Atlético Madrid.

Playing career

Gómez joined Atlético (at that time known as (Athletic Aviación de Madrid) in 1939 from Racing, where he had played his first La Liga matches prior to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and a three-year interruption.

He spent eight seasons with Atléti, forming a formidable partnership with Machín and Ramón Gabilondo in the midfield. Under manager Ricardo Zamora, Gómez was able to win successive league titles and was club captain for most of his Madrid career.

After his successful spell at Atlético, Germán went back to Santander to play for Racing, retiring in 1954.[1] He also had a stint as manager of Gimnástica de Torrelavega in his native region.

International career

Germán won 6 caps with the Spain national team, making his debut in Valencia on 28 December 1941, in a 3–2 win against Switzerland.[2]

Honours

Atlético Madrid

1939–40, 1940–41

Notes and References

  1. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/agenda/Gomez/_German/German/Gomez/historico/Atletico/Madrid/elpepigen/20040324elpepiage_8/Tes/ Germán Gómez, un histórico del Atlético de Madrid
  2. Web site: Fútbol en la Red . 2010-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100102130948/http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=242 . 2010-01-02 .