Lucas González (football manager)

Lucas González Vélez (born 7 June 1981) is a Colombian football coach, currently in charge of América de Cali.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Vélez.
Lucas González
Personal information
Full name Lucas González Vélez[1]
Date of birth (1981-06-07) 7 June 1981[2]
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Team information
Current team
 América de Cali (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2019–2020 Igualada (assistant)
2021–2022 Atlético Nacional (youth)
2023 Águilas Doradas
2023– América de Cali

Career

Born in Bogotá, González started working as a fitness coach before moving to Australia and Spain.[1] In 2017, he joined CE Sabadell FC 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.[3]

In August 2019, González moved to CF Igualada as a fitness and assistant coach.[4] In February 2021, he returned to his home country after being named manager of the under-17 squad of Atlético Nacional.[5]

On 5 August 2022, González left Atlético Nacional,[6] and was announced as Harold Rivera's assistant at Independiente Santa Fe on 23 December.[7] Seven days later, however, he was appointed manager of Águilas Doradas Rionegro in the top tier.[8]

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.[9] Twelve days later, he was appointed as manager of América de Cali.[10]

References
  1. "Lucas González" (in Spanish). Global Football Institute. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. "Nacional, campeón Sub 17: 3×2 a Estudiantil" [Nacional, under-17 champion: 3–2 over Estudiantil] (in Spanish). Cápsulas. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. "Comunicat Oficial" [Official announcement] (in Catalan). CE Sabadell FC. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. "«L'Igualada voldrà ser protagonista a través de la possessió de la pilota»" ["Igualada will return to become a protagonist after the ball possession"] (in Catalan). Regió 7. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. "⚠️ Lucas González Vélez es el nuevo coordinador de Divisiones Menores en Atlético Nacional" [⚠️ Lucas González Vélez is the new youth coordinator at Atlético Nacional.]. Gustavo López (in Spanish). Twitter. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. "Otra salida en Atlético Nacional" [Another departure at Atlético Nacional] (in Spanish). 10 Sports. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. "El ex Atlético Nacional que fue anunciado en Independiente Santa Fe" [The former Atlético Nacional man who was announce at Independiente Santa Fe] (in Spanish). Futbolete. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. "Lucas González tomará la dirección técnica de las Águilas Doradas en 2023" [Lucas González will take over the reins of Águilas Doradas in 2023] (in Spanish). Vavel. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  9. "Lucas González no va más con Águilas Doradas: pasó su carta de renuncia y el club la aceptó" [Lucas González is no more with Águilas Doradas: he submitted his letter of resignation and the club accepted it] (in Spanish). Claro Sports. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  10. "¡Oficial! Lucas González es el nuevo entrenador de América de Cali" [Official! Lucas González is the new manager of América de Cali] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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