José Manuel González López (10 October 1917 – 24 July 1988) was a Spanish professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

González started his career in

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's squad in 1941. He made his professional debut on 28 September during a 1–1 draw at Los Cármenes with

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. That was the first of thirteen appearances in his opening campaign, prior to eighty-two across the following three; the last finishing with relegation to the

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. In that time, González scored for the first time in a 5–2 win versus Celta in April 1944. He stayed with Granada for three seasons in tier two, before departing in 1948 to play for Segunda División team

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. Twenty-eight appearances followed in season one as they won promotion to

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for 1949–50. He subsequently featured fifty-six times in two La Liga campaigns. In 1952, González secured a move to

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. However, he made just one appearance for the club - on 17 February versus

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. He soon left to rejoin Granada. He retired four seasons later, following one hundred matches in the Segunda División. In 1959, he was made

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of Granada. He left after two matches.

Personal life

González's son and namesake Manuel González was also a professional footballer. His grandson,

Lucas Alcaraz Luis Lucas Alcaraz González (born 21 June 1966) is a Spanish football manager. In a managerial career of over two decades, he competed in ten La Liga seasons at the helm of Recreativo (with whom he reached the 2003 Copa del Rey final), Racin ...

, became a football manager in 1995.

Career statistics

Club

Managerial record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:González, Manuel 1917 births 1988 deaths Footballers from the Community of Madrid Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Granada CF footballers CD Málaga footballers Real Madrid CF players Granada CF managers Spanish football managers 20th-century Spanish sportsmen