Lucas González Vélez (born 7 June 1981) is a Colombian

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, currently in charge of

Deportes Tolima Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department, that competes in the Categoría Primera A. Founded in 1954, the club has won the C ...

Career

Born in

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, González started working as a fitness coach before moving to Australia and Spain. In 2017, he joined

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as a methodology director, after his company Global Football Institute established a partnership with the club; he left in January 2019, as the partnership ended. In August 2019, González moved to

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as a fitness and assistant coach. In February 2021, he returned to his home country after being named manager of the under-17 squad of

Atlético Nacional Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the country's history, the other ...

. On 5 August 2022, González left Atlético Nacional, and was announced as Harold Rivera's assistant at

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on 23 December. Seven days later, however, he was appointed manager of

Águilas Doradas Águilas Doradas is a professional Colombian Association football, football team based in Rionegro that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Alberto Grisales, Alberto Grisales stadium. The club a ...

in the top tier. Despite an outstanding campaign in the 2023 Apertura tournament, in which Águilas Doradas advanced to the semifinal stage but ended up placing last in their group, González resigned on 17 June, once the team's involvement in the competition ended. Twelve days later, he was appointed as manager of

América de Cali América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...

. Although under his tenure América were able to qualify for the

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by finishing fifth in the aggregate table of the 2023 Primera A season, González was sacked by the club on 15 January 2024, less than a week before the start of the 2024 Apertura tournament. On 19 April 2024, González moved to Argentina after being appointed manager of Central Córdoba, but was sacked on 29 July. On 22 June of the following year, he returned to his home country after being named in charge of

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Lucas 1981 births Living people Colombian football managers Águilas Doradas managers América de Cali managers Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero managers Deportes Tolima managers Categoría Primera A managers Colombian expatriate football managers Colombian expatriates in Australia Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate football managers in Argentina