From Driving to Coaching: The Remarkable Football Story of Manolo Gonzales

A real movie story: The current head coach of “Espanol”, 46-year-old Manolo Gonzalez, once worked as a bus driver. According to The Guardian, he even drove a bus on the route between Barcelona and Badalona until 2020.

Actually, that job was a temporary source of income for Gonzalez, as his football career was not going well. However, in 2020, his team “Badalona” defeated “Getafe” in the Spanish King’s Cup, which became a turning point in his coaching career.

In 2023, Gonzalez saved “Espanol” from relegation to a lower league in a difficult situation, winning the affection of the club’s fans. Currently, the team is in sixth place in the La Liga standings.