Mariano García Remón

Mariano García Remón
	García Remón playing with Real Madrid (1973)
Personal information
Full name	Mariano García Remón
Date of birth	30 September 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1965–1966	Rayo Vallecano
1966–1970	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
1970–1986	Real Madrid
1970	→ Talavera (loan)
1970–1971	→ Oviedo (loan)
Total
International career
1971	Spain U23
1971	Spain amateur
1973	Spain
Managerial career
1991–1993	Real Madrid Castilla
1993–1995	Sporting Gijón
1996–1997	Albacete
1997–1998	Las Palmas
1999–2000	Salamanca
2000–2001	Numancia
2002	Córdoba
2004	Real Madrid (assistant)
2004	Real Madrid
2007	Cádiz
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mariano García Remón (born 30 September 1950) is a Spanish retired football player and coach.

A former goalkeeper, he is best known for his spell at Real Madrid, which he helped to six La Liga and three Copa del Rey trophies. He subsequently worked as a manager, having a brief stint with his main club.

Playing career

Born in Madrid, Remón finished his football development with country giants Real Madrid, but served two loans in the third and second divisions before returning in 1971. He then began an interesting battle for first-choice status with Miguel Ángel González which would last for the vast majority of his stay: Remón would start from 1971 to 1973 and 1979 to 1981, and the pair split appearances in two other seasons.

In the 1972–73 European Cup quarter-finals against FC Dynamo Kyiv, in the 0–0 first leg draw in Odessa, Remón's heroic efforts earned him the nickname El gato de Odesa ("the cat of Odessa"). After only eight La Liga appearances in his final five seasons combined, being third-choice for the side that won back-to-back UEFA Cups, he retired at almost 36 with 231 overall appearances for the club to his credit.^[1]

Remón earned two caps for Spain during five months in 1973, both in friendlies.^[2] His debut came on 2 May, playing the second half of a 2–3 loss in the Netherlands.

Coaching career

Remón's coaching career started with the youth sides of Real Madrid. From there he progressed to their reserves, preceding his assistant coach Rafael Benítez.

Subsequently, Remón managed Sporting de Gijón (top division),^[3] Albacete Balompié,^[4] UD Las Palmas, UD Salamanca,^[5] CD Numancia (top flight) and Córdoba CF. Both of his appointments in that competition ended prematurely, when the teams were in a relegation position.^[6]^[7]

In the 2004–05 campaign, Remón became assistant coach to newly appointed Real Madrid coach José Antonio Camacho, his teammate for 13 years. On 20 September 2004, the former succeeded the latter, who resigned his post just a few weeks into his appointment when the team was in eighth place – Remón himself was sacked due to perceived lack of success by Christmas, and replaced with former Brazilian national side boss Vanderlei Luxemburgo;^[8] his Real overall record would consist of 12 wins, four draws and four losses.^[9]

Ahead of 2006–07's second level, Remón succeeded former Real Oviedo and Real Betis player Oli at the helm of Cádiz CF,^[10] leaving shortly after his arrival^[11] as the club eventually failed to return to the first division.

Honours

Player

Real Madrid

La Liga: 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80
Copa del Rey: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1981–82

Manager

Castilla

Segunda División B: 1990–91

References

^ "García Remón, Mariano" (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 1 July 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
^ "0–0: España se defendió sin ahogos ante Turquia" [0–0: Spain had no problem fending off Turkey]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 October 1973. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ Allongo, Jenaro (22 June 1993). "García Remón firma hoy como nuevo técnico del Sporting" [García Remón signs as new Sporting manager today]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ Líbero, Pedro (5 October 1996). "García Remón starts by getting to know youngsters" [García Remón empieza por conocer a los jóvenes]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ Sanchón, Justino; Díaz, Mario (27 March 2000). "García Remón, destituido como entrenador del Salamanca" [García Remón, fired as manager of Salamanca]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ Calleja, José Luis (10 March 1995). "El Consejo cesa a García Remón" [Board of directors fires García Remón]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Destituido al frente del Numancia Mariano García Remón tras ocho jornadas sin ganar" [Mariano García Remón fired at Numancia after eight winless matchdays]. El País (in Spanish). 9 May 2001. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Luxemburgo named Madrid coach". BBC Sport. 30 December 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
^ Ong, Charles (26 May 2015). "Football: 12 managers in 16 years – Real Madrid's managerial revolving door". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Fútbol.– Baldasano llega al Cádiz con García Remón como entrenador y Del Bosque como asesor deportivo" [Football.– Baldasano arrives to Cádiz with García Remón as manager and Del Bosque as sporting assistant] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "García Remón es destituido como entrenador del Cádiz" [García Remón is fired as Cádiz manager]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 11 October 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

External links

Mariano García Remón player profile at BDFutbol
Mariano García Remón manager profile at BDFutbol
Mariano García Remón at National-Football-Teams.com
Mariano García Remón at EU-Football.info

[1] "García Remón, Mariano" (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 1 July 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2009.

[2] "0–0: España se defendió sin ahogos ante Turquia" [0–0: Spain had no problem fending off Turkey]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 October 1973. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

[3] Allongo, Jenaro (22 June 1993). "García Remón firma hoy como nuevo técnico del Sporting" [García Remón signs as new Sporting manager today]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[4] Líbero, Pedro (5 October 1996). "García Remón starts by getting to know youngsters" [García Remón empieza por conocer a los jóvenes]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[5] Sanchón, Justino; Díaz, Mario (27 March 2000). "García Remón, destituido como entrenador del Salamanca" [García Remón, fired as manager of Salamanca]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[6] Calleja, José Luis (10 March 1995). "El Consejo cesa a García Remón" [Board of directors fires García Remón]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[7] "Destituido al frente del Numancia Mariano García Remón tras ocho jornadas sin ganar" [Mariano García Remón fired at Numancia after eight winless matchdays]. El País (in Spanish). 9 May 2001. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[8] "Luxemburgo named Madrid coach". BBC Sport. 30 December 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2009.

[9] Ong, Charles (26 May 2015). "Football: 12 managers in 16 years – Real Madrid's managerial revolving door". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[10] "Fútbol.– Baldasano llega al Cádiz con García Remón como entrenador y Del Bosque como asesor deportivo" [Football.– Baldasano arrives to Cádiz with García Remón as manager and Del Bosque as sporting assistant] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[11] "García Remón es destituido como entrenador del Cádiz" [García Remón is fired as Cádiz manager]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 11 October 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

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