though Granada were still out of the relegation zone. He started 2012–13 at the helm of Racing de Santander in division two, being dismissed after less than four months in charge after a 4–0 defeat to Real Madrid Castilla. On 8 January 2013, González was appointed at Panathinaikos F.C. in Greece. He was relieved of his duties on 31 March. On 16 February 2016, after nearly three years without a job, González took over SD Ponferradina in the Spanish second division. He was sacked only two months later, and his team also suffered relegation. On 22 December 2017, after an unassuming spell at Bolivia's Club Petrolero, González was appointed manager of second-tier newcomers Lorca FC. In January 2019, he signed for FC Karpaty Lviv of the Ukrainian Premier League; the team was facing relegation. He resigned in May due to health problems. Other activities Apart from his football career, González worked as a teacher on several occasions, collaborating with the Castile-La Mancha School of Coaching in 1989 and teaching tactics and skills in its counterpart in the Balearic Islands the following year. Additionally, he served as main teacher at the Galicia School of Coaching, in the field of tactics. Honours Gimnàstic Segunda División B: 1996–97 (Group III) Cartagena Segunda División B: 2008–09 (Group II) Granada Segunda División B: 2009–10 References External links 1955 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Lugo Association football wingers Tercera División players CD Lugo players Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers CD Lugo managers CP Mérida managers CD Logroñés managers Elche CF managers Gimnàstic de Tarragona managers Real Murcia managers Real Avilés CF managers Zamora CF managers SD Huesca managers UD Almería managers Burgos CF managers Deportivo Alavés managers Mérida UD managers FC Cartagena managers Granada CF managers Racing de Santander managers SD Ponferradina managers Lorca FC managers Liga Portugal 2 managers S.C. Campomaiorense managers Super League Greece managers Panathinaikos F.C. managers Ukrainian Premier League managers FC Karpaty Lviv managers Spanish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Portugal Expatriate football managers in Greece Expatriate football managers in Bolivia Expatriate football managers in Ukraine Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Club Petrolero managers