Jersson Amur González Díaz (born February 16, 1975) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defender or a defensive midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jersson Amur González Díaz | ||
Date of birth | (1975-01-16) 16 January 1975 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–2002 | América de Cali | 238 | (21) |
2002 | Galatasaray | 0 | (0) |
2003 | River Plate | 6 | (0) |
2003 | Centauros Villavicencio | 19 | (1) |
2003–2005 | América de Cali | 56 | (7) |
2006 | Deportivo Pereira | 32 | (9) |
2007 | Boyacá Chico | 60 | (14) |
2008–2009 | América de Cali | 41 | (4) |
2010 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 0 | (0) |
2011 | América de Cali | 11 | (1) |
Total | 463 | (57) | |
National team | |||
1995–2001 | Colombia | 18 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2013 | Boyacá Chico U20 | ||
2014–2017 | América de Cali U20 | ||
2018 | América de Cali (women) | ||
2018–2019 | América de Cali (assistant) | ||
2018 | América de Cali (caretaker) | ||
2019 | América de Cali (caretaker) | ||
2021 | América de Cali (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
González was notable for possessing great ball control and an experienced free-kick taker.
González played for the Colombia national football team in the Copa América 2001 which they won. He also won the Colombian League with América de Cali in 1997 and 2000.
González has played for various Colombian teams and other international teams from Turkey and Argentina. He played for América de Cali, Deportivo Pereira, Centauros in Colombia, Club Atlético River Plate from Argentina and Galatasaray in Turkey.
González played for Colombia at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia.[2]
González started his coaching career in 2013, where he became manager of Boyacá Chico's U20 squad.[3]
From 2014 to 2017, González was the manager of América de Cali's U20 squad.[4] Through a video broadcast by América de Cali on its official YouTube channel, it was learned that Jersson González was appointed as the new manager of the women's team for the 2018 season.[5]
On 20 August 2018, he was appointed caretaker manager for the first team of América de Cali.[6] He was in charge for one game against Millonarios which he lost 0-2 and was replaced a few days later by a newly appointed manager. After Fernando Castro Lozada was fired on 15 April 2019, González was once again appointed caretaker manager, this time until the end of the season.[7] He was recalled by América de Cali as caretaker on 28 April 2021, replacing Juan Cruz Real for the return leg of the quarter-finals of the 2021 Apertura tournament against Millonarios and four Copa Libertadores group stage games.[8]
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