Spanish footballer and manager
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
González and the second or maternal family name is
Sáenz .
José Ignacio 'Natxo' González Sáenz (born 29 July 1966) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a midfielder .
After a brief playing career as an amateur, he began coaching and led Alavés to the Segunda División in 2013, where he also led Reus , Zaragoza , Deportivo La Coruña and Málaga . Abroad, he had brief spells in the top leagues of Portugal and Bolivia.
González finished his football career at the age of 20, after only playing amateur football. After starting out as a manager at the same level he took charge of Deportivo Alavés ' youth setup in 1994, being promoted to the B-team in 1997.
In 2004, after a year in the club's board, González was appointed at CF Reus Deportiu , being promoted to Segunda División B at the end of the 2004–05 campaign . In his only season in the third tier the Catalans finished 17th, being relegated back to Tercera División in the last matchday.[ 1]
In June 2007, González signed with UE Sant Andreu , also in Catalonia and the fourth division.[ 2] He achieved promotion at the first attempt and, four years later, was relieved of his duties due to financial problems.[ 3]
On 14 June 2012, after nearly a year away from club duty, González was appointed Deportivo Alavés ' manager,[ 4] being promoted to Segunda División at the end of the season . He renewed his contract on 7 June 2013,[ 5] eventually appearing in his first professional match on 16 August, a 0–1 away defeat against Girona FC .[ 6]
González was sacked on 3 December 2013, with the club second from bottom in Segunda División.[ 7] On 1 June of the following year he returned to Reus, now in the third level.[ 8]
On 8 June 2015, González renewed with Reus for a further year.[ 9] During the 2015–16 campaign , he led the club to the round of 32 of Copa del Rey , being knocked out by Atlético Madrid , and also reached the promotion play-offs after Reus finished first in its group; in the play-offs, the club defeated Racing de Santander in a 4–0 win on aggregate, and achieved promotion to the second level for the first time ever.[ 10]
González signed a two-year contract with fellow second tier club Real Zaragoza on 11 June 2017.[ 11] He later resigned on 11 June 2018, after failing to achieve promotion to La Liga losing 3–2 on aggregate to CD Numancia in the play-offs .[ 12]
On 15 June 2018, González was named Deportivo de La Coruña manager, also in the second division.[ 13] He was sacked the following 7 April, following a 0–2 home loss against CF Rayo Majadahonda .[ 14]
González moved abroad for the first time when was appointed as manager of C.D. Tondela in the Portuguese Primeira Liga on 14 June 2019. He succeeded Pepa in the role.[ 15] After keeping the club in the top flight on the last day of the season with a win at Moreirense FC , he resigned a year early on 5 August 2020.[ 16] [ 17]
On 12 December 2020, González was named manager of Bolivian club Bolívar .[ 18] The following 23 May, after the club's elimination from the 2021 Copa Sudamericana , he was sacked.[ 19]
On 27 January 2022, González was named manager of Málaga CF back in his home country.[ 20] He was dismissed on 2 April, after only one win in ten matches.[ 21]
Managerial statistics
As of match played 19 February 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
From
To
Record
Ref
Ariznabarra
1 July 1992
30 June 1994
68
33
20
15
113
63
+50
0 48.53
[ 22]
Alavés B
1 July 1997
24 October 1999
92
39
25
28
141
103
+38
0 42.39
[ 23]
Reus
1 July 2004
27 June 2007
122
58
31
33
181
118
+63
0 47.54
[ 24]
Sant Andreu
27 June 2007
16 June 2011
172
86
53
33
251
141
+110
0 50.00
[ 25]
Alavés
14 June 2012
3 December 2013
65
34
16
15
95
59
+36
0 52.31
[ 26]
Reus
1 June 2014
11 June 2017
130
58
35
37
141
102
+39
0 44.62
[ 27]
Zaragoza
11 June 2017
11 June 2018
48
22
12
14
64
53
+11
0 45.83
[ 28]
Deportivo La Coruña
15 June 2018
7 April 2019
34
13
15
6
42
27
+15
0 38.24
[ 29]
Tondela
14 June 2019
5 August 2020
36
9
9
18
30
48
−18
0 25.00
[ 30]
Bolívar
12 December 2020
25 May 2021
24
13
5
6
40
21
+19
0 54.17
[ 31]
Málaga
27 January 2022
2 April 2022
10
1
3
6
4
13
−9
0 10.00
[ 32]
UD Logroñés
22 November 2022
27 February 2023
14
0
8
6
5
13
−8
00 0.00
[ 33]
Total
815
366
232
217
1,107
761
+346
0 44.91
—
References
^ Dramático descenso de un Reus que se hunde tras ponerse con 1–0 (Dramatic relegation of Reus which sinks after taking a 1–0 advantage) ; Mundo Deportivo , 29 May 2006 (in Spanish)
^ Natxo González ficha por el Sant Andreu (Natxo González signs with Sant Andreu) ; Mundo Deportivo, 27 June 2007 (in Spanish)
^ Natxo González deixarà el Sant Andreu a final de temporada (Natxo González will leave Sant Andreu at the end of the season) ; BTV Notícies, 13 May 2011 (in Catalan)
^ Nacho González es el nuevo entrenador del Alavés (Nacho González is the new manager of Alavés) ; El Correo , 14 June 2012 (in Spanish)
^ Natxo González renueva con el Alavés (Natxo González renews with Alavés) ; Marca , 7 June 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Felipe da la primera victoria de la temporada (Felipe provides first victory of the season) ; Marca, 16 August 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Arberas, Leire (3 December 2013). "Natxo González es destituido" [Natxo González is dismissed] (in Spanish). Gasteiz Hoy. Retrieved 17 October 2021 .
^ CF Reus. 'Natxo González, segunda parte' (CF Reus. 'Natxo González, part two') ; Diari de Tarragona, 1 June 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Natxo González seguirá al frente del CF Reus (Natxo González will remain ahead of CF Reus) ; Diari de Tarragona, 8 June 2015 (in Spanish)
^ El Reus logra por primera vez el ascenso a Segunda (Reus reach for the first time the promotion to Segunda ) ; Marca, 29 May 2016 (in Spanish)
^ El técnico Natxo González, nuevo entrenador del Real Zaragoza (Manager Natxo González, new manager of Real Zaragoza) ; Real Zaragoza, 11 June 2017 (in Spanish)
^ "Natxo González anuncia su marcha del Zaragoza" [Natxo González announces his departure from Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 June 2018.
^ "Acuerdo entre el Real Club Deportivo y Natxo González" [Agreement between Real Club Deportivo and Natxo González] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
^ "Natxo González deja de ser entrenador del Real Club Deportivo" [Natxo González leaves Real Club Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019 .
^ "Natxo González é o novo treinador do Tondela" [Natxo González is the new manager of Tondela]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
^ Farr, Jamie (27 July 2020). "PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Natxo González guides Tondela to traditional final day heroics" . PortuGOAL. Retrieved 9 August 2020 .
^ "Treinador Natxo González deixa comando técnico do Tondela" [Manager Natxo González leaves helm of Tondela]. Observador (in Portuguese). 5 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020 .
^ "Natxo González es el nuevo entrenador de Bolívar, el sexto español en filas celestes" [Natxo González is the new manager of Bolívar, the sixth Spaniard in the celestes ] (in Spanish). La Razón . 12 December 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021 .
^ "Natxo González deja la dirección técnica de Bolívar" [Natxo González leaves Bolívar] (in Spanish). Página Siete . 23 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^ "Natxo González to head up Málaga CF" . Málaga CF. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022 .
^ "Natxo González will not continue at the helm of the team" . Málaga CF. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022 .
^ "Regional Preferente Alavesa 1992–93" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Regional Preferente Alavesa 1994–94" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 December 2017 .
^ "Tercera División (Grupo 4) 1997–98" [Tercera División (Group 4) 1997-98] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Tercera División (Grupo 4) 1998–99" [Tercera División (Group 4) 1998-99] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 1998–99 (Grupo B3)" [Phase of promotion to Segunda División B 1998-99 (Group B3)] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Natxo González: José Ignacio González Sáenz: Matches 1999–00" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2017 .
^ "Tercera División (Grupo 5) 2004–05" [Tercera División (Group 5) 2004-05] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2004–05" [Phase of promotion to Segunda División B 2004-05] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Natxo González: José Ignacio González Sáenz: Matches 2005–06" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Tercera División (Grupo 5) 2006–07" [Tercera División (Group 5) 2006-07] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2006–07" [Phase of promotion to Segunda División B 2006-07] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 December 2017 .
^ "Tercera División (Grupo 5) 2007–08" [Tercera División (Group 5) 2007-08] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2007–08" [Phase of promotion to Segunda División B 2007-08] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Natxo González: José Ignacio González Sáenz: Matches 2008–09" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Natxo González: José Ignacio González Sáenz: Matches 2009–10" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Natxo González: José Ignacio González Sáenz: Matches 2010–11" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2017 .
^ "Natxo González: José Ignacio González Sáenz: Matches 2012–13" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Natxo González: José Ignacio González Sáenz: Matches 2013–14" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2017 .
^ "Natxo González: José Ignacio González Sáenz: Matches 2014–15" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Natxo González: José Ignacio González Sáenz: Matches 2015–16" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2017 ."Natxo González: José Ignacio González Sáenz: Matches 2016–17" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2017 .
^ "Natxo González: José Ignacio González Sáenz: Matches 2017–18" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2017 .
^ "Natxo González: José Ignacio González Sáenz: Matches 2018–19" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
^ "CD Tondela: Matches" . Soccerway . Perform Group. Retrieved 29 August 2019 .
^ "Natxo González es el nuevo entrenador de Bolívar, el sexto español en filas celestes" [Natxo González is the new manager of Bolívar, the sixth Spaniard in the celestes ] (in Spanish). La Razón . 12 December 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021 .
^ "Natxo González: José Ignacio González Sáenz: Matches 2021–22" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 February 2022 .
^ "Natxo González: José Ignacio González Sáenz: Matches 2022–23" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 December 2022 .
External links
Natxo González managerial positions