José Luis González Vázquez

José Luis González Vázquez (born 27 August 1964) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 175 games in La Liga for Real Sociedad, Valencia and Real Valladolid.

Career Real Sociedad Born in Elgoibar in the Basque Country, González played for his hometown club CD Elgoibar before joining Real Sociedad. He made his first-team debut on 13 November 1984 in the second round of the Copa del Rey at home to Santurce, a 3–1 win. His La Liga debut came on 1 December 1985 in a 5–1 home loss to Barcelona just two days after playing a youth team match; first-choice Spain international goalkeeper Luis Arconada was injured and back-up Agustín Elduayen needed an emergency operation for appendicitis.

González succeeded Arconada as starting goalkeeper upon his retirement in 1989. He played 154 games over all competitions for La Real, including saving a penalty kick from in a 2–1 home win over Sporting de Gijón on 24 June 1989, the day Arconada retired.

Valencia In 1992, González transferred to Valencia, where he was second-choice to José Manuel Sempere. In his last appearance, the final game of the 1993–94 La Liga season away to Deportivo de La Coruña, the home team needed to win for their first ever league title. A penalty was awarded in added time with regular taker Donato substituted and Bebeto rejecting the opportunity to take it; Miroslav Đukić took it and González saved, handing the title to Barcelona. González celebrated his feat by punching the air. In 2016, González said he was tired of being reminded of the game.

Later career González moved to Real Valladolid before the 1994–95 season, being joined by former Valencia teammate Miodrag Belodedici. In late August 1995, he was linked to Segunda División club Atlético Marbella as part of a deal that would see fellow goalkeeper Diego Díaz transfer from Atlético Madrid – owned by Marbella mayor Jesús Gil – to Valladolid. The deal was concluded days later.

González later played for Xerez, helping them to promotion from the Segunda División B in 1996–97. He kept a clean sheet of 840 minutes, extending into the playoffs.

After retiring, González worked as a goalkeeping coach for Xerez, Almería, Hércules and Xerez Deportivo. He was part of teams that won promotion to La Liga with the first and third of those clubs.