| Manuel González | |
| Fullname: | José Manuel González López |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Granada, Spain |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Real Madrid |
| Years1: | 1964–1966 |
| Caps1: | 33 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1966–1977 |
| Caps2: | 313 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 1977 |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 346 |
| Totalgoals: | 2 |
José Manuel González López (born 26 May 1943) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]
He spent the first two years of his senior career with Segunda División side Granada, making forty appearances in that period; including his debut against Hércules in November 1964.[1] Granada were promoted in his final campaign, finishing 2nd in 1965–66.[1] Prior to the 1966–67 La Liga season, González joined fellow top-flight team Real Zaragoza.[1] Like with Granada, his first appearance for Zaragoza came versus Hércules; with his new side winning 2–0.[1] He featured one hundred and sixty-six times in his opening five seasons with the club, with the latter campaign ending with relegation to the 1971–72 Segunda División.[1]
In that season, Zaragoza won instant promotion back to La Liga with González participating in twenty-seven fixtures whilst also netting his first senior goal; during a home victory over Tenerife.[1] He remained with Zaragoza for a further five seasons, taking his overall appearance tally to three hundred and seventy-four across eleven years.[1] He departed in 1977, joining former club Granada but failed to make an appearance before retiring.[1] [2]
González's father and namesake Manuel González was also a professional footballer.[1] Lucas Alcaraz is a nephew, he became a football manager in 1995.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[4] | League Cup | Continental[5] | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Granada | 1964–65 | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 1965–66 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[6] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||||
| Real Zaragoza | 1966–67 | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4[8] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||||
| 1968–69 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6[9] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||||
| 1969–70 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||||
| 1970–71 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 1971–72 | Segunda División | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 1972–73 | La Liga | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 1973–74 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||||
| 1974–75 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 2[10] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 1975–76 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 2[11] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||||
| 1976–77 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 313 | 2 | 43 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 374 | 3 | ||||
| Granada | 1977–78 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 346 | 2 | 48 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 412 | 3 | ||||