Full name German Gomez Date of birth 5 January 1914 Years Team | Name German Gomez Date of death 22 March 2004 Role Footballer | |
Died March 22, 2004, Madrid, Spain | ||
Germán Gómez (Santander, Cantabria, 5 January 1914 – Madrid, 22 March 2004) was a Spanish professional footballer for Racing Santander and Atlético Madrid.
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Playing career
Gómez joined Atlético in 1939 from Racing. He spent eight seasons there, forming a formidable partnership with Machín and Ramón Gabilondo, in the midfield. Under manager Ricardo Zamora, Gómez was able to win successive La Liga titles and was club captain for most of his Madrid career. After his successful career at Atlético, Germán went back to Santander to play for Racing, retiring in 1954.
International career
Germán won 6 caps with the Spanish national team, making his debut in Valencia on 28 December 1941, in a 3–2 win against Switzerland.
Honours
Atlético Madrid
References
Germán Gómez Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA