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Voro with Valencia in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Salvador González Marco
Date of birth	(1963-10-09) 9 October 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1984	Valencia B
1984–1993	Valencia	245	(10)
1984–1985	→ Tenerife (loan)	43	(2)
1993–1996	Deportivo La Coruña	102	(1)
1996–1999	Logroñés	45	(1)
Total		435	(14)
International career
1993–1995	Spain	9	(0)
Managerial career
2002–2004	Valencia B
2008	Valencia (interim)
2012	Valencia (caretaker)
2015	Valencia (caretaker)
2016	Valencia (caretaker)
2016–2017	Valencia
2017–2020	Valencia (assistant)
2020	Valencia (interim)
2020–2021	Valencia (assistant)
2021	Valencia (interim)
2023	Valencia (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Salvador González Marco (born 9 October 1963), known as Voro, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

During his career he played mostly for Valencia and Deportivo (a total of 11 La Liga seasons, 318 matches), also coaching the former club on several occasions.

Voro represented Spain at the 1994 World Cup.

Playing career

Club

Born in Valencia, Voro graduated from hometown Valencia CF's youth academy, going on to represent their reserves in his first two years as a senior. After a one-and-a-half-year loan with CD Tenerife in the Segunda División, he played eight seasons – seven in La Liga – with the Che's first team, which included 37 games with two goals in 1989–90 as they finished second.

Subsequently, Voro joined Deportivo de La Coruña, being an instrumental part in the rise of Super Depor during the early to mid-1990s. Having started the 1996–97 campaign with the Galicians he finished it with CD Logroñés, retiring in the second tier in 1999.

International

Voro earned nine caps for the Spain national team in two years, and was part of the squad in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. His debut came on 13 October 1993, in a decisive 1994 World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in Lansdowne Road, Dublin (90 minutes played, 3–1 win).

Managerial career

On 21 April 2008, after several years working with Valencia as match delegate, Voro became manager of his former club following the sacking of Ronald Koeman. After saving the team from relegation with four wins in five matches, he was replaced by Unai Emery for 2008–09 and reinstated in his previous post.

Voro was appointed interim manager of Valencia on 30 November 2015 following the departure of Nuno Espírito Santo, before the position was filled by Gary Neville two days later. He led the side to a 1–1 draw against FC Barcelona at the Mestalla Stadium, in his only game in charge.

On 20 September 2016, Voro took the interim post for a fourth time after the dismissal of Pako Ayestarán. The same befell him on the penultimate day of the year, following Cesare Prandelli's resignation.

Voro was confirmed as manager 10 January 2017, until the end of the season. He returned for a sixth interim spell on 29 June 2020, when Albert Celades was fired with six matches to go. Only 11 months later, he was back in charge following the dismissal of Javi Gracia.

On 30 January 2023, Voro replaced Gennaro Gattuso as Valencia stood 14th in the table, again on an interim basis. After three losses in as many matches, he was replaced by former club player Rubén Baraja.

Managerial statistics

As of 11 February 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref.
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Valencia B		1 July 2002	16 February 2004	63	23	13	27	80	91	−11	036.51
Valencia (interim)		21 April 2008	22 May 2008	5	4	0	1	12	8	+4	080.00
Valencia (caretaker)		1 December 2012	6 December 2012	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Valencia (caretaker)		30 November 2015	6 December 2015	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	050.00
Valencia (caretaker)		20 September 2016	3 October 2016	3	2	0	1	4	4	+0	066.67
Valencia		30 December 2016	21 May 2017	25	10	4	11	37	42	−5	040.00
Valencia (interim)		29 June 2020	19 July 2020	6	2	1	3	5	7	−2	033.33
Valencia (interim)		3 May 2021	22 May 2021	4	2	1	1	7	2	+5	050.00
Valencia (interim)		30 January 2023	14 February 2023	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	000.00
Career total				112	45	20	47	151	161	−10	040.18	—

Honours

Deportivo

• Copa del Rey: 1994–95
• Supercopa de España: 1995

Valencia

• Segunda División: 1986–87

References

1. Esteban, Héctor (20 September 2016). "Voro, entrenador y hombre de club" [Voro, manager and club man]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2017.
2. Fuster, Pau; Gallart, Mari Carmen (27 October 2010). "Voro y Otxotorena volvieron a Las Gaunas" [Voro and Otxotorena returned to Las Gaunas]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
3. Clarey, Christopher (28 June 1994). "World Cup '94; Bolivia scores, but will still go home". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
4. Ortiz, Fabián (14 October 1993). "España acaba con un mito" [Spain end myth]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2013.
5. "Voro determined to rescue Valencia". UEFA. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
6. "Voro, elegido el mejor delegado de la Liga BBVA 2010/11" [Voro, chosen best delegate of 2010/11's BBVA League] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
7. Puig, Darío (2 December 2015). "La leyenda de Voro en el Valencia" [Voro's legend in Valencia]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2016.
8. "Valencia: Voro assisted by Phil Neville at La Liga side". BBC Sport. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
9. "Gary Neville takes charge of Valencia". Goal. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
10. Aldunate, Ramiro (5 December 2015). "Santi Mina anima la Liga" [Santi Mina livens League]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2015.
11. "Valencia sack Pako Ayestaran after losing start". BBC Sport. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
12. "Voro takes Valencia helm again after Cesare Prandelli resigns". La Liga. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
13. Bosch, Carlos (10 January 2017). "Voro sigue hasta final de temporada" [Voro remains until the end of the season]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2017.
14. Webber, Tom (30 June 2020). "Voro appointed Valencia manager for sixth time after Celades' sacking". Goal. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
15. Valle, Conrado (3 May 2021). "Otra vez Voro... y van seis" [Voro again... six and counting]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
16. "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
17. "Gennaro Gattuso deja el Valencia" [Gennaro Gattuso leaves Valencia] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
18. Ruix, Jaime (14 February 2023). "Voro acaba su octava etapa en el Valencia: esta vez no fue 'salvador'" [Voro ends his eighth spell at Valencia: this time he was not the 'saviour'] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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    "Voro: Salvador González Marco". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
20. "Voro: Salvador González Marco". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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23. "Voro: Salvador González Marco". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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28. Carbajosa, Carlos E. (28 June 1995). "Supertítulo" [Supertitle]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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External links

• Voro at BDFutbol
• Voro manager profile at BDFutbol
• CiberChe biography and stats (in Spanish)
• Voro at National-Football-Teams.com
• Voro – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Voro at EU-Football.info

v t e Spain squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Zubizarreta (c) 2 Ferrer 3 Otero 4 Camarasa 5 Abelardo 6 Hierro 7 Goikoetxea 8 Guerrero 9 Guardiola 10 Bakero 11 Begiristain 12 Sergi 13 Cañizares 14 Juanele 15 Caminero 16 Miñambres 17 Voro 18 Alkorta 19 Salinas 20 Nadal 21 Luis Enrique 22 Lopetegui Coach: Clemente

• 1963 births
• Living people
• Spanish men's footballers
• Footballers from Valencia
• Men's association football central defenders
• La Liga players
• Segunda División players
• Tercera División players
• Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
• Valencia CF players
• CD Tenerife players
• Deportivo de La Coruña players
• CD Logroñés footballers
• Spain men's international footballers
• 1994 FIFA World Cup players
• Spanish football managers
• La Liga managers
• Segunda División B managers
• Valencia CF Mestalla managers
• Valencia CF managers
• Valencia CF non-playing staff
• 20th-century Spanish sportsmen