José Luis González China (born 3 June 1966) is a Mexican

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manager and former defender. He is currently the manager of

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in the Ascenso MX. Previously he was the assistant of José Guadalupe Cruz, for

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Early career

González China made his

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debut on 8 February 1986 for

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with a 5-1 victory over

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. During his career he had many position changes. He started as a winger or

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under managers

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and

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, but finished his career as a sweeper.

International goals

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U-17 Mexico National Team

In a press conference on 15 February 2009 the

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and José Luis Gonzalez China as the new managers for the Mexico national team youth squads, after the departure of Jesús Ramírez to

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. They were given the task to qualify for the

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. After the qualification rounds Chávez would manage the U-20 team, González China the U-17 and

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the U-15 team.

References

External links

International statistics
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