Manuel González (football manager)

{{short description|Venezuelan football manager}}

{{family name hatnote|González|Mejías|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Manuel González

| image =

| fullname = Manuel Eduardo González Mejías

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Barquisimeto, Venezuela

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| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 2006–2010

| youthclubs1 = Deportivo Lara

| manageryears1 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs1 = Yaracuy (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2020

| managerclubs2 = Deportivo Lara (youth)

| manageryears3 = 2021

| managerclubs3 = Yaracuyanos (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2021

| managerclubs4 = Yaracuyanos

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Manuel Eduardo González Mejías (born 8 March 1992) is a Venezuelan football manager.

Career

Born in Barquisimeto, González played as a youth for Deportivo Lara before retiring from football at the age of just 18 to become a coach. He then worked as a coordinator at Academia Rey before returning to Deportivo Lara in the methodology department.

In 2019, González coached the youth setup of Yaracuy before returning to Deportivo Lara in July 2020.{{cite web|url=http://deportivolara.com/futbol-formativo/|title=Fútbol formativo|trans-title=Youth football|publisher=AC Deportivo Lara|language=es|accessdate=1 October 2021}} Ahead of the 2021 campaign, he was appointed assistant manager of Yaracuyanos.

On 24 September 2021, González was named manager of Yaracuyanos in the place of Tony Franco.{{cite web|url=https://www.balonazos.com/el-entrenador-larense-manuel-gonzalez-asumira-la-direccion-tecnica-de-yaracuyanos-futbol-club/|title=El entrenador larense Manuel González asumirá la Dirección Técnica de Yaracuyanos FC|trans-title=Larense manager Manuel González will take over the manager role of Yaracuyanos FC|publisher=Balonazos|language=es|date=24 September 2021|accessdate=1 October 2021}}

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