title: Germán González (footballer, born 1952)
text: # Germán González (footballer, born 1952)
  
  Germán González García (born 26 January 1952) is a Colombian football manager.
  
  ## Career
  
  Born in Bogotá, González joined local side Santa Fe at age 16, where he played as a central defender, and won the 1975 Campeonato Profesional championship with Santa Fe. As a manager, he led Santa Fe to the 2009 Copa Colombia title.
  
  After he retired from playing football, González studied business administration, but did not complete his degree. Instead, he began coaching youth football, eventually leading Santa Fe's under-23 side. After success with Santa Fe's youth side, he was appointed technical director of Deportes Tolima in 1991, his first professional football management position.
  
  