Voro (footballer)

Voro
Personal information
Full name Salvador González Marco
Date of birth (1963-10-09) 9 October 1963
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1982–1984 Valencia B
1984–1993 Valencia 216 (8)
1984–1985 → Tenerife (loan) 43 (2)
1993–1996 Deportivo La Coruña 102 (1)
1996–1999 Logroñés 45 (1)
Total 406 (12)
National team
1993–1995 Spain 9 (0)
Teams managed
2002–2004 Valencia B
2008 Valencia (caretaker)
2012 Valencia (caretaker)
2015 Valencia (caretaker)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Marco.

Salvador González Marco (born 9 October 1963), known as Voro, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

During his career he played mostly for local Valencia CF and Deportivo La Coruña (ten La Liga seasons combined, 290 matches), also coaching the former during two months.

Voro represented Spain at the 1994 World Cup.

Club career

Born in Valencia, Voro graduated from hometown Valencia CF's youth academy, going on to represent its B-side in his first two years as a senior. After a one 1/2-year loan with CD Tenerife in the second division, he played during eight seasons – seven in La Liga – with the Che's first team, which included 37 games with two goals in the 1989–90 campaign as the club finished second.

Subsequently Voro joined Deportivo de La Coruña, being an instrumental part in the rise of Super Depor during the early to mid-1990s. Having started 1996–97 with the Galicians he finished it with CD Logroñés, retiring in the second level in 1999.

On 21 April 2008, after several years working with Valencia as match delegate, Voro became manager of his former team following the sacking of Ronald Koeman.[1] However, after having guided his team to the conquest of the Copa del Rey, he was replaced by Unai Emery for the 2008–09 season and reinstated in his previous post.

On 30 November 2015, Voro was appointed interim manager of Valencia following the departure of Nuno Espirito Santo,[2] before the post was filled by Gary Neville two days later.[3] He led the side to a 1–1 draw against FC Barcelona at the Mestalla Stadium in his only game in charge.[4]

International career

Voro earned nine caps for the Spain national football team during two years, and was part of Spain's squad in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[5] His debut came on 13 October 1993 in a decisive 1994 World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in Lansdowne Road, Dublin (90 minutes played, 3–1 win).[6]

Honours

Player

Deportivo
Valencia

Manager

Valencia

References

  1. ↑ Voro determined to rescue Valencia; UEFA.com, 22 April 2008
  2. ↑ "Valencia: Voro assisted by Phil Neville at La Liga side". BBC Sport. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Gary Neville takes charge of Valencia". Goal.com. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Santi Mina anima la Liga" [Santi Mina livens League] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. ↑ World Cup '94; Bolivia scores, but will still go home; The New York Times, 28 June 1994
  6. ↑ España acaba con un mito (Spain ends myth); Mundo Deportivo, 14 October 1993 (Spanish)

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