Germán Gómez Gómez ( Santander,

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, 5 January 1914 –

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, 22 March 2004)Germán Gómez, un histórico del Atlético de Madrid
(Germán Gómez, a historic Atlético Madrid figure), El País, 23 March 2004 was a Spanish professional

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who played for

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and

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

Playing career

Gómez joined Atlético (at that time known as (''Athletic Aviación de Madrid'') in 1939 from Racing, where he had played his first

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matches prior to the outbreak of the

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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

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, 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. He also had a stint as manager of

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in his native region.

International career

Germán won 6 caps with the Spain national team, making his debut in

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on 28 December 1941, in a 3–2 win against

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Honours

: 1939–40, 1940–41

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