Vicente González-Villamil

Vicente González-Villamil Pérez (born 25 March 1947), simply known as Vicente, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and a manager.

Vicente González-Villamil
Personal information
Full name Vicente González-Villamil Pérez
Date of birth (1947-03-25) 25 March 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Los Arcos
1962–1965 Tradecol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1970 Oviedo B
1970–1981 Oviedo 304 (1)
1970–1971Langreo (loan) 39 (0)
Total 343 (1)
Managerial career
1981–1983 Oviedo (assistant)
1983–1984 Oviedo (youth)
1986–1989 Oviedo B
1989–1992 Avilés
1992–1995 Gimnástica Torrelavega
1995 Alcorcón
1995–1997 Marino
1997–1998 Gimnástica Torrelavega
1998 Burgos
2002–2003 Oviedo
2005 Cultural Leonesa
2006 Cádiz (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Vicente joined Real Oviedo in 1965, spending several seasons with the reserves in Tercera División. In the 1970 summer he was loaned to Segunda División's UP Langreo, in a season-long deal.

Vicente made his debut as a professional on 6 September 1970, playing the entire second half in a 1–0 home win against Córdoba CF.[1] He featured in 39 matches during the campaign, as his side narrowly avoided relegation.

In the 1971 summer Vicente returned to Oviedo, also in the second level, and appeared regularly as his side were promoted to La Liga. He made his debut in the competition on 2 September 1972, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against UD Las Palmas.[2]

Vicente was subsequently a regular starter at the Carbayones, only scoring his first professional goal on 14 May 1978, netting the first in a 3–0 home success over Terrassa FC.[3] He retired in 1981 at the age of 33 with the same team.

Managerial career

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Immediately after retiring Vicente started working as an assistant at his lifetime club Oviedo. He was also a manager of the club's youth sides, a member of the staff and a manager of the reserve team, respectively, before being appointed at Real Avilés in 1989.

Vicente managed the Blanquiazules in two seasons in the second level, being relegated in his second. He suffered the same fate with Gimnástica de Torrelavega and Club Marino de Luanco in Segunda División B, only being split by a spell at AD Alcorcón.[4]

Vicente returned to Gimnástica in the 1997 summer, and after achieving a final 7th position, left the club. He was named Burgos CF manager in the following year, but his reign only lasted nine matches.

After three years at UD Las Palmas as a staff member Vicente returned to Oviedo, and was appointed at the helm of the main squad on 28 October 2002.[5] He was sacked on 2 March of the following year, after 17 matches in charge.[6]

In February 2005, Vicente replaced Carlos García Cantarero as manager of third-tier Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[7] He later assisted Oli at the helm of Cádiz CF one division higher, until both were dismissed in November 2006.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Langreo 1–0 Córdoba; El Mundo Deportivo, 7 September 1970 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ 21: El Las Palmas superó a Oviedo en la segunda parte (Las Palmas overcame Oviedo in the second half); El Mundo Deportivo, 3 September 1972 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ 3–0: Pese al triunfo, el Oviedo a Segunda «B» (3–0: Despite the win, Oviedo goes to Segunda "B"); El Mundo Deportivo, 15 May 1978 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Entrenadores (Managers) Archived 2015-08-09 at the Wayback Machine; Alcorcón's official website. Retrieved on 13 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Marigil deja el banquillo por los malos resultados (Marigil leaves the bench due to poor results); Diario AS, 28 October 2002 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El club destituye al entrenador Vicente González (The club sacks manager Vicente González); Diario AS, 2 March 2003 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Fraguas, Ángel (23 February 2005). "Cantarero permite que la Cultural le finiquite a plazos hasta el 2006" [Cantarero allows Cultural to pay him off in installments until 2006]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Oli, destituido como entrenador del Cádiz" [Oli, dismissed as manager of Cádiz]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 5 November 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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