Alfonso González Fernández (born 16 July 1951), commonly known as Alfonsín, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and a manager.
Football career Born in Cortegana, Huelva, Andalusia, Alfonsín began working as a coach with UD Almería B, being promoted to Tercera División in 2002. On 26 January 2004, he was appointed at the helm of the main squad, replacing fired Casuco.Alfonsín, nuevo entrenador del Almería tras el cese de Juan Martínez Casuco (Alfonsín, new manager of Almería after the firing of Juan Martínez Casuco); Libertad Digital, 26 January 2004 (in Spanish)
However, Alfonsín only remained one game in charge, being later replaced by Luis Ángel Duque. After the latter's resignment in April he returned,Duque: "No comparto la decisión del Consejo" (Duque: "I don't share the council's decision"); Diario AS, 7 April 2004 (in Spanish) narrowly avoiding relegation despite finishing 13th.
Alfonsín returned to the Rojiblancos on 29 January 2005, replacing Fernando Castro Santos.Alfonsín se olvida de las bajas y pide profesionalidad (Alfonsín forgets injured players and calls for professionalism) ; La Voz de Galicia, 29 January 2005 (in Spanish) After being in charge for five matches, he became Fabri's assistant the following month.Fabri y Lorenzana toman las riendas del Almería (Fabri and Lorenzana take Almería's reins); Diario AS, 16 February 2005 (in Spanish)
In November 2007, Alfonsín returned to Almería's reserves,Alfonsín es el nuevo entrenador del UD Almería B (Alfonsín is the new manager of UD Almería B) ; Join Futbol, 5 November 2007 (in Spanish) still in the fourth level. A third spell befell in the 2010–11 season, and he led them to a comfortable mid-table position in Segunda División B in their first experience.
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