Geli (footballer) facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014–2016 | Celta (youth) | ||
| 2016–2019 | Tropezón | ||
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Ángel de Juana García (born 15 February 1968), known as Geli, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Playing career
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, 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.
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; 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. 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).
Geli later worked as a local commentator in Racing's matches.
Coaching career
On 18 May 2016, Geli was appointed manager of Tercera División club CD Tropezón. In June 2019, he left his post.
Honours
Zaragoza
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95
See also
In Spanish: Geli para niños
