Germán González (footballer, born 1952)

Germán González García (born 26 January 1952) is a Colombian football manager.

[1] 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.

[2] 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.