Adrián_González_(footballer,_born_1988)

Adrián González (footballer, born 1988)

Adrián González (footballer, born 1988)

Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Morales.

Adrián González Morales (born 25 May 1988), known simply as Adrián, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

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His career was spent mostly in La Liga, where he totalled 243 games in service of Getafe, Racing de Santander, Rayo Vallecano, Elche, Eibar and Málaga (20 goals), adding 179 in the Segunda División for six teams.

Club career

A product of Real Madrid's youth system, Madrid-born Adrián spent 2006–07 with the reserves Real Madrid Castilla where he was trained by his father, former club legend Míchel.[2] He then served two Segunda División loans the following season, with RC Celta de Vigo[3] and Gimnàstic de Tarragona,[4] being sparingly used by both sides.[5]

In late May 2008, Adrián was bought by another team from the capital, Getafe CF,[6] with Real Madrid having the option to re-buy the player. He made his competitive debut on 5 October, playing 15 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against UD Almería.[7] Midway through the campaign, he would be again coached by his father after the dismissal of Víctor Muñoz.[8]

Adrián started in many games of 2009–10, which brought heavy criticism on coach Míchel, who was accused of nepotism.[9] He lost his starting position midway through the season but eventually returned, scoring his first goal in La Liga on 25 April 2010 as Getafe downed Sevilla FC 4–3 at home – he also provided an assist in the match[10]– and completed the last three fixtures as the club collected seven points and qualified for the UEFA Europa League as sixth.[11]

In mid-August 2010, Adrián terminated his contract and joined Racing de Santander in the same league.[12] A starter throughout most of the campaign although he rarely finished a match, he made his official debut with the Cantabrians on 29 August in a 0–3 home loss against FC Barcelona.[13]

After his team's relegation in 2012, Adrián went back to his hometown and signed a two-year deal at Rayo Vallecano.[14] Mainly a substitute in his first year, he scored his first goal on 25 September 2013 in a 4–1 defeat at Sevilla,[15] adding two more on 19 December in the 3–1 win over Real Valladolid in the Copa del Rey.[16]

On 26 June 2014, Adrián joined Elche CF for two years.[17] Following their administrative relegation from the top flight, he took part in pre-season before cutting ties in mid-August 2015,[18] linking with SD Eibar for the next three years.[19] He scored five goals in his first season in the Basque Country,[20] including one on his debut in a 3–1 away victory against Granada CF.[21]

Adrián reunited with his father at Málaga CF on 23 May 2017, after agreeing to a three-year contract with the option for a further season.[22] With the Andalusians back in division two in the 2018–19 campaign, the competent penalty taker scored a career-best ten goals.[23]

On 7 September 2020, Adrián signed a two-year deal with Real Zaragoza also of the second tier.[24] He became a free agent 20 January 2022[25] and, the following day, the 33-year-old joined fellow second division side CF Fuenlabrada on a short-term contract.[26]

Adrián retired in summer 2022. In 2022–23, he was part of his father's coaching staff at Super League Greece club Olympiacos FC.[27]

International career

Adrián won his only cap for the Spain under-21 team on 10 February 2009, as a 70th-minute substitute for Diego Capel in the 1–1 friendly draw with Norway in Cartagena.[28]

Career statistics

As of 22 May 2011[29]
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References

  1. [1]
    "Adrián". Diario AS. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. [2]
    Balderas, Miguel Ángel (26 November 2013). "La última plantilla que descendió con el Castilla. ¿Qué fue de ellos?" [The last squad to be relegated with Castilla. What happened to them?] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Adrián González, cedido al Celta" [Adrián González, loaned to Celta]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 31 August 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Llega Adrián González" [Adrián González arrives] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. [5]
    Ereaga, Txema (27 March 2012). "Adrían González el heredero del "8"" [Adrían González heir to the "8"] (in Spanish). Fame Celeste. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Adrián González: "Getafe es el equipo perfecto para un joven"" [Adrián González: "Getafe is the perfect fit for a young player"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 May 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
  7. [7]
    Lahuerta, Juan José (5 October 2008). "2–2: El Almería logra un empate agónico ante el Getafe" [2–2: Almería get agonising draw against Getafe]. Diario de Almería (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Míchel convoca a Mario Cotelo y Adrián González, marginados con Víctor" [Míchel calls Mario Cotelo and Adrián González, deemed surplus by Víctor]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 2 May 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Adrián: "Estoy cansado de ser 'el hijo de Míchel'"" [Adrián: "I'm tired of being 'Míchel's son'"]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 December 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  10. [10]
    "Getafe 4–3 Sevilla". ESPN Star Sports. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  11. [11]
    Marcos, José (16 May 2010). "El Getafe se apunta a la fiesta atlética" [Getafe crash Atlético party]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  12. [12]
    Madden, Paul (19 August 2010). "Official: Adrian Gonzalez joins Racing Santander from Getafe". Goal. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  13. [13]
    "Three-sy does it for Barca". ESPN Soccernet. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  14. [14]
    "El Rayo ficha a Adrián González" [Rayo sign Adrián González]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 July 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  15. [15]
    Pineda, Rafael (25 September 2013). "El Sevilla respira a costa del Rayo" [Sevilla take a breather at the expense of Rayo]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  16. [16]
    "Adrián lidera el pase a octavos del Rayo ante un mermado Valladolid" [Adrián leads Rayo's advance to the last 16 against a depleted Valladolid] (in Spanish). RTVE. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  17. [17]
    "Adrián González, nuevo jugador del Elche" [Adrián González, new Elche player] (in Spanish). La Liga. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  18. [18]
    "Adrián González deja el Elche" [Adrián González leaves Elche]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 15 August 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  19. [19]
    "Adrián González ficha por el Eibar por tres temporadas y se incorpora a la concentración en El Burgo de Osma" [Adrián González signs for Eibar for three seasons and joins El Burgo de Osma training camp] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  20. [20]
    López Ruiz, Miguel (18 August 2016). "SD Eibar 2016/2017: Adrián González" (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  21. [21]
    Egea, Pablo (24 August 2015). "De 'Segunda' al liderato" [From 'Segunda' to top of the table]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  22. [22]
    "Adrián González, hijo de Míchel, ficha por el Málaga" [Adrián González, son of Míchel, signs with Málaga]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 23 May 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  23. [23]
    Fernández, Juanje (4 September 2020). "El Málaga llora la salida de su capitán: Adrián González" [Málaga mourn departure of their captain: Adrián González]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  24. [24]
    "Adrián González, nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza" [Adrián González, new player of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  25. [25]
    "Adrián pone fin a su relación contractual con el Real Zaragoza" [Adrián ends his contractual relationship with Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  26. [26]
    "Adrián González, nuevo jugador del CF Fuenlabrada" [Adrián González, new player of CF Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  27. [27]
    "Adrián González, retirada y al Olympiacos con Míchel" [Adrián González, retirement and off to Olympiacos with Míchel]. Málaga Hoy (in Spanish). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  28. [28]
    "Norway hit back to hold Spain". UEFA. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  29. [29]
    Adrián González at Soccerway
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