Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ángel de Juana García | ||
Date of birth | 15 February 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1989 | Rayo Cantabria | 20 | (6) |
1989–1994 | Racing Santander | 113 | (13) |
1994–1995 | Zaragoza | 30 | (1) |
1995–1998 | Celta | 61 | (3) |
1998–1999 | Racing Santander | 20 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Extremadura | 21 | (1) |
2000–2004 | Gimnástica | 55 | (2) |
Total | 320 | (26) | |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2016 | Celta (youth) | ||
2016–2019 | Tropezón | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ángel de Juana García (born 15 February 1968), known as Geli, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Aged already 25, Geli made his La Liga debut with his hometown club Racing de Santander, courtesy of manager Javier Irureta. He then played a sole season with Real Zaragoza after joining in summer 1994: regularly used in the league, where he scored in a 2–1 home win against FC Barcelona,[1] he also featured the last six minutes of the Aragonese side's 2–1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final victory over Arsenal, appearing in a further seven games in the victorious campaign.[2][3]
During his three seasons at RC Celta de Vigo Geli, who would again reunite with Irureta in his final year, played 61 top-flight matches but also struggled with injuries and loss of form;[4] he did score the club's 1,500th goal in the main division, in a 3–0 away defeat of Real Betis on 3 January 1996.[5] He then returned to Racing, finishing his career at the age of 36 after stints at CF Extremadura (Segunda División) and Gimnástica de Torrelavega (Segunda División B).[6]
Geli later worked as a local commentator in Racing's matches.[7]
On 18 May 2016, Geli was appointed manager of Tercera División club CD Tropezón.[8] In June 2019, he left his post.[9]
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