Germán 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
Place of birth	Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Atlético Madrid (assistant)
Youth career
1986–1988	Almagro de Florida
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)
2011–2012	Racing Club (assistant)
2012–	Atlético Madrid (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ramón and the second or maternal family name is Burgos.

Germán Adrián Ramón Burgos (Spanish pronunciation: [xerˈmam ˈburɣos]; born 16 April 1969) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the current assistant coach for Atlético Madrid.

Club career

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

In July 1999 Burgos moved abroad, joining Spain's RCD Mallorca. During his two-year spell in the Balearic Islands, he played understudy to compatriot Leo Franco. On 27 November 1999 he was suspended for 11 games for assaulting RCD Espanyol player Manolo Serrano in a match played the following week, in an action that eluded the referee but was caught on camera.

Burgos signed for Atlético Madrid in the 2001–02 season, with the capital club in Segunda División. 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. He was remembered for his performance in a Madrid derby against Real Madrid in the Colchoneros' first season back in the top flight, in which he saved Luís Figo's penalty kick with his nose, causing a bloody injury; he played on, and his team found an equaliser for a 2–2 draw.

In 2010, after working with AD Alcorcón as goalkeepers' coach, Burgos started his manager career also in Spain, coaching amateurs RCD Carabanchel. In the following years he worked as assistant to former club and country teammate Diego Simeone, at Catania Calcio, Racing Club de Avellaneda and Atlético Madrid.

In April 2014, against Getafe CF, Burgos became the first coach in the world to use Google Glass during a competitive game.

International career

Burgos played 35 times for the Argentine national team, during seven years. 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.

Personal life

Burgos is also a musician, having started his career still as an active player. He is the frontman of a rock band called The Garb.

In 2003, Burgos was successfully treated for cancer.

Honours

River

• Argentine Primera División: Apertura 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999; Clausura 1997
• Copa Libertadores: 1996
• Supercopa Sudamericana: 1997

Atlético Madrid

• Segunda División: 2001–02

External links

• Germán Burgos profile at BDFutbol
• Germán Burgos at National-Football-Teams.com
• Germán Burgos – FIFA competition record