Jersson González


Jersson Amur González Díaz is a retired Colombian football defender and defensive midfielder. He was notable for possessing great ball control and an experienced free-kick taker.

Career

González played for the Colombia national football team in the Copa América 2001 which they won. He also won the Colombian League with América de Cali in 1997 and 2000.
González has Played for various Colombian teams and other international teams from Turkey and Argentina.
He played for América de Cali, Deportivo Pereira, Centauros in Colombia. Club Atlético River Plate from Argentina and Galatasaray in Turkey.
González played for Colombia at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia.

Coaching career

González started his coaching career in 2013, where he became manager of Boyacá Chico's U20 squad.
From 2014 to 2017, González was the manager of América de Cali's U20 squad. Through a video broadcast by América de Cali on its official YouTube channel, it was learned that Jersson González was appointed as the new manager of the women's team for the 2018 season.
On 20 August 2018, he was appointed caretaker manager for the first team of América de Cali. He was in charge for one game against Millonarios which he lost 0-2 and was replaced a few days later by a newly appointed manager. After Fernando Castro Lozada was fired on 15 April 2019, González was once again appointed caretaker manager, this time until the end of the season.