Germán Burgos

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ramón and the second or maternal family name is Burgos.

Germán Burgos
Burgos with Atlético Madrid in 2013
Personal information
Full name Germán Adrián Ramón Burgos
Date of birth (1969-04-16) 16 April 1969 (age 55)[1]
Place of birth Mar del Plata, Argentina[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Almagro de Florida
1985–1989 Ferro Carril Oeste
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1994 Ferro Carril Oeste 104 (0)
1994–1999 River Plate 94 (0)
1999–2001 Mallorca 12 (0)
2001–2004 Atlético Madrid 63 (0)
Total 273 (0)
International career
1995–2002 Argentina 35 (0)
Managerial career
2010 Carabanchel
2011 Catania (assistant)
2011 Racing Club (assistant)
2011–2020 Atlético Madrid (assistant)
2018 Atlético Madrid (caretaker)
2021 Newell's Old Boys
2022 Aris
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Germán Adrián Ramón Burgos (Spanish pronunciation: [xeɾˈmam ˈbuɾɣos]; born 16 April 1969), nicknamed El Mono Burgos ([el ˈmono ˈβuɾɣos]), is an Argentine retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently a manager.

During his 15-year senior career, he played for Ferro Carril Oeste, River Plate, Mallorca and Atlético Madrid, the latter two clubs in Spain. He was an Argentine international from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s.

After retiring, Burgos worked as assistant coach at several teams under his compatriot Diego Simeone, most notably Atlético Madrid whom they joined in 2011.[2]

Playing career

Club

Born in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Burgos started playing professionally with Ferro Carril Oeste. In 1994, he signed with Argentine Primera División giants River Plate where he was dubbed Mono (monkey) because of his height and disheveled appearance,[3] going on to win several titles during his spell, notably the 1994 Apertura where his team did not lose one single match.[4]

Burgos moved abroad in July 1999, joining Spain's Mallorca.[5] During his two-year spell in the Balearic Islands, he played understudy to compatriot Leo Franco. On 27 November 1999, he was suspended for eleven games for punching Espanyol player Manolo Serrano in a match played the previous week, in an action that eluded the referee but was caught on camera.[6][7]

In the 2001–02 season, Burgos signed with Atlético Madrid, with the capital club in the Segunda División.[8] He had his best year in the country in an eventual return to La Liga after a two-year absence, but appeared less in the following two campaigns, retiring at the end of 2003–04 aged 35.

Burgos was remembered for his performance in a Madrid derby against Real Madrid in the first season back in the top flight of the Colchoneros, in which he saved Luís Figo's penalty kick with his nose, causing a bloody injury; he played on, and his side eventually scored an equaliser to earn a 2–2 draw.[9]

International

Burgos earned 35 caps for Argentina over seven years.[10] He was second choice at both the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, backing up Carlos Roa in the former tournament and Pablo Cavallero four years later.[11]

Burgos was the starter in the latter half of the qualifying campaign for the 2002 World Cup (unseating Roberto Bonano) and it was generally expected that he would be the first choice in the finals,[12] but manager Marcelo Bielsa ultimately chose Cavallero.

Coaching career

In 2010, after working with Alcorcón as a goalkeeping coach, Burgos started his managerial career also in Spain, with amateurs Carabanchel.[13] In the following years, he worked as assistant to former club and country teammate Diego Simeone at Catania, Racing Club de Avellaneda and Atlético Madrid.[14]

Burgos became the first coach in the world to use Google Glass during a competitive game, in April 2014 against Getafe.[15] After Simeone was sent to the stands by the referee in the first leg of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League semi-finals against Arsenal, and was therefore suspended for the second leg and the final after Atlético advanced,[16] he took charge of the team as they defeated Marseille.[17]

With Simeone still suspended, Burgos took over again when Atlético faced Real Madrid in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup, won 4–2 in Estonia.[18] Unable to reach an agreement with the board, he announced his intention to leave at the end of the 2019–20 season.[19]

Burgos was handed his first job as a head coach at the professional level on 14 March 2021, when he signed a contract until the end of the year at Newell's Old Boys with the option to renew it for a further season.[20][21] He joined midway through the Copa de la Liga Profesional, and his side earned ten points from their remaining eight games, finishing bottom of Zone B. More significantly, they failed to advance from their group in the Copa Sudamericana, and after the conclusion of both tournaments he left by mutual consent.[22]

On 22 February 2022, Burgos replaced Akis Mantzios at the helm of Aris in the Super League Greece.[23]

Personal life

Outside football, Burgos was also a musician, having started his career while still an active player. He acted as the frontman of rock band The Garb.[24][25][26][27]

Burgos was successfully treated for cancer in 2003.[28]

Controversies

On 11 April 2024, Burgos was let go from his position as a sports commentator for Spanish TV broadcaster Movistar Plus+ for controversial remarks about Barcelona player Lamine Yamal. As the latter was seen juggling with a ball, the former reportedly stated that if Yamal's football career did not go well, "he could end up at a traffic light." Burgos later apologised for his comment,[29] one that contributed to fuel the debate surrounding racism in Spanish football at the time.[30]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 28 August 2022[31]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Atlético Madrid (caretaker) Spain 3 May 2018 15 August 2018 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 100.00
Newell's Old Boys Argentina 14 March 2021 8 June 2021 15 4 6 5 17 18 −1 026.67
Aris Greece 17 February 2022 29 August 2022 19 12 2 5 31 16 +15 063.16
Total 37 19 8 10 56 36 +20 051.35

Honours

River Plate

Atlético Madrid

References

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  2. ^ De la Vara, David (1 December 2019). "Qué representa el Mono Burgos para el Cholo Simeone" [What does Monkey Burgos mean to Cholo Simeone] (in Spanish). Goal. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. ^ Cordovilla, Anna; Martínez, Roberto (22 July 2001). "El 'Mono' Burgos bautizó a Saviola como el 'Conejo'" ['Monkey' Burgos dubbed Saviola 'Rabbit'] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Germán Burgos" (in Spanish). Universo River. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Djokaj podría ir al Mallorca por 200 'kilos'" [Djokaj could join Mallorca for 200 'grand'] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 July 1999. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  6. ^ Paradinas, Juan José; Candia, Patricio (27 November 1999). "Germán Burgos, castigado con 11 partidos por su agresión a Serrano" [Germán Burgos, punished with 11 games for his assault on Serrano]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Las sanciones más altas de la historia del fútbol español" [The biggest bans in the history of Spanish football]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 April 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  8. ^ Torelló, Roger (14 July 2001). "El 'Mono' Burgos viene para subir" ['Monkey' Burgos arrives to promote] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  9. ^ Malagón, Manuel (11 April 2012). "El Mono Burgos se dejó la nariz en un derbi" [Monkey Burgos split his nose in a derby]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  10. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Argentina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  11. ^ "El meta Pablo Cavallero desplaza a Burgos y Bonano en Argentina" [Goalie Pablo Cavallero surpasses Burgos and Bonano in Argentina]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 28 May 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  12. ^ "German Burgos". BBC Sport. 22 May 2002. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  13. ^ "'El Mono' Burgos dimite como técnico del Carabanchel" ['Monkey' Burgos resigns as coach of Carabanchel]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  14. ^ "El 'Mono' Burgos será el segundo entrenador de Simeone" ['Monkey' Burgos will be Simeone's assistant manager]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 December 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  15. ^ Duncan, Hannah (14 April 2014). "Atletico Madrid coach German Burgos uses Google Glass during Getafe victory". Metro. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  16. ^ "Diego Simeone handed Europa League final touchline ban". ESPN. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  17. ^ ""Atletico are one of Europe's best": Trio react to Europa League victory". La Liga News. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Diego Costa double helps Atlético beat Real Madrid 4–2 in UEFA Super Cup". The Guardian. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  19. ^ Suárez, Isaac; Kostopoulos, Panos (26 May 2020). "Goodbye Mono Burgos, as Nelson Vivas steps forward at Atletico Madrid". Marca. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  20. ^ "El Mono Burgos será el nuevo DT de Newell's" [Monkey Burgos will be Newell's new HC]. Olé (in Spanish). 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Oficial: el Mono Burgos acordó con Newell's y tendrá su primera experiencia como entrenador" [Official: Monkey Burgos agreed with Newell's and he will have his first experience as manager]. Infobae (in Spanish). 14 March 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  22. ^ Paultroni, Carlos (8 June 2021). "Newell's oficializó la salida de Germán Burgos" [Newell's confirmed departure of Germán Burgos] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  23. ^ Alvarado, German (22 February 2022). ""Mono" Burgos dirigirá a Luis Palma en el Aris Salónica" ["Monkey" Burgos to coach Luis Palma at Aris Thessaloniki]. La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  24. ^ Borasteros, Daniel (16 July 2003). "Germán 'Mono' Burgos agita con su música la cárcel de Valdemoro" [Germán 'Monkey' Burgos shakes Valdemoro prison with his music]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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  26. ^ Pérez, Miguel (26 May 2012). "El portero del rock" [Rock's goalkeeper]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  27. ^ Corrigan, Dermot (26 April 2018). "Atletico Madrid assistant Mono Burgos rocks the touchline against Arsenal". ESPN. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  28. ^ "Burgos: I killed off the musician!". FIFA. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  29. ^ "Lamine Yamal: Pundit German Burgos sacked after remark causes Barcelona & Paris St-Germain boycott". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  30. ^ "Movistar+ fire pundit after remark about Barca's Yamal sparks outrage". Reuters. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  31. ^ Germán Burgos coach profile at Soccerway
  32. ^ Díaz, Francisco Javier (27 April 2020). "Atlético: logró el ascenso a Primera División hace 18 años" [Atlético: promotion to Primera División achieved 18 years ago]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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