Geli | |
Fullname: | Ángel de Juana García |
Birth Date: | 15 February 1968 |
Birth Place: | Santander, Spain |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1987–1989 |
Years2: | 1989–1994 |
Years3: | 1994–1995 |
Years4: | 1995–1998 |
Years5: | 1998–1999 |
Years6: | 1999–2000 |
Years7: | 2000–2004 |
Clubs7: | Gimnástica |
Caps1: | 20 |
Caps2: | 113 |
Caps3: | 30 |
Caps4: | 61 |
Caps5: | 20 |
Caps6: | 21 |
Caps7: | 55 |
Totalcaps: | 320 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Goals2: | 13 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Totalgoals: | 26 |
Manageryears1: | 2014–2016 |
Manageryears2: | 2016–2019 |
Managerclubs1: | Celta (youth) |
Managerclubs2: | Tropezón |
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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