José Francisco Belman González (born 16 June 1971) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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Playing career

Belman was born in

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. After playing in his early years with former denominations of

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he went on to represent Real Balompédica Linense,

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(with a stint in its B team),

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and C.D. Nacional. He was mostly used as a backup; for example, 30 of his 38 games with his last club came in his first season, when he helped the

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ns to promote to the Portuguese

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. Belman's best input in

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consisted of 11 appearances with Zaragoza in 1995–96, where he conceded 16 goals. He also featured in two

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matches in that campaign with the

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ese, the 2–1 quarter-final aggregate loss against fellow Spaniards

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Coaching career

Shortly after retiring at the age of 37, Belman began working as a goalkeeper coach. After two years with

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's under-19 he returned to his main club Nacional in 2010, leaving abruptly in late 2012 to join

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. Belman signed with Scottish side Rangers in March 2017, to work under Pedro Caixinha in the same capacity. On 26 October of that year, both left

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Personal life

Belman's son, Javier, was also a footballer and a goalkeeper. He was developed at Real Madrid.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Belman, Jose 1971 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Málaga Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Málaga footballers Deportivo Fabril players Real Balompédica Linense footballers Deportivo Aragón players Real Zaragoza players Real Valladolid players Hércules CF players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players C.D. Nacional players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Association football goalkeeping coaches Real Madrid CF non-playing staff Rangers F.C. non-playing staff Santos FC non-playing staff