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How good was Jorge El Mágico González actually? #GOAT
New video about one of the most talked about players we've seen over the 2010s in football. In this episode we take on Jorge El Mágico González who played for Cádiz and Barcelona and had offers from PSG, Atalanta, Atlético de Madrid and Fiorentina.
0:00 The Mysterious GOAT No One Has Heard About
2:58 When A Wonderkid Is Born In The Middle Of Nowhere
7:18 Why He Refused Every Top Club To Play In The 2nd Tier
9:50 How Mágico Ended Up Playing With Maradona
13:09 The Dark Side Of Mágico González
As a Salvadorian I never thought you would make a video of our legend ❤
I actually was waiting for it. I'm not sure if he did a video about the Argentine named Rojitas and some say he was better than Maradona. This is what my dad said. There's a lot of players my dad mentions that nobody else talks about and Rojitas is one of them.
@@kennymichaelalanya7134there are two players in Portugal that were way better than Cristiano Ronaldo. Fábio Paím and Ricardo Quaresma. And by better, I mean way more talented. Mentality, sadly, was the opposite of Cristiano.
Your "legend" is a r*pist
That's nice
@@pauloa.7609 There was this kid in la masia who was better than messii and by better I mean way more talented his name is victor Sanchez....now do you see how stupid you sound now ...what's talent if you can't show it in a pitch not hearsay and false hype ...put some respect on CR7s name
When I see footballers from the 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s that can dribble and make moves like this man I have so much respect for them. You gotta remember, these guys invented moves like that. They didn’t have the internet or could see clips of other footballers doing it to replicate. It’s almost like they invented something. Some of his moves were just incredible
His elastico carry is amazing
@mikemurphy8996 Actually we are indebted to this channel for bringing these comparatively obscure players. This guy is even more talented than Hugo Sanchez! Definitely looks one of the best CONCACAF players. There is also one more point apart from inventing new moves: Protection of attacking players was abysmal so a double achievement.
You don't invent dribbles to develop your game, rather your dribbling develops as you play, this is why players use it less as they age no matter the culture of the game, not because they can't do it anymore but because they realize it's a waste of energy unless you're trying to hold up play. The game was much more static back then, only certain players made runs and dribbling was considered low brow in much of Europe for a long time which is why a lot of these guys became such legends in the first place, they dared to be different, these days young players try to emulate them and thusly become the antithesis to them. Kinda ironic....
@@BeaverThe01. While I see the point you are trying to make but it is not true that dribbling is a "waste of energy" or that you develop dribbling "later." In fact, its a super-saver of energy in certain situations as well as one of the few things that can create chances and unpredictability in today's tight games. Otherwise, you might as well just hire the best and fastest sprinters for football. Dribbling is encouraged in Latin America and Southern Europe at youth level. It is too risky to deploy something that you are uncomfortable with later. Even Pep Guardiola in a recent press comment said that we need the dribblers and individualists more than ever as tactics have compressed time and space so much that even a medium level team can hold off a superior team with tactics. By the way, just because something is low-brow in one part of the world does not make it less legit. It was just that certain footballing cultures discouraged it. Average European players in fact use dribbling now much more than in the 80s/90s when only top stars used to employ it. Now they've integrated it from youth level so players are comfortable using it at top level.
@@kevinbadalkar9740 I think I left you with the feeling that I agree with what I said, I just said how it is seen and how it was perceived back in the day, I do agree with you on all accounts...I just don't think dribbling skills are as essential to the game as is believed, in the end it comes down to mentality and if you have that then I"m interested in seeing you dribble because it has purpose, but dribbling for the sake of it is just a waste of time in my opinion... Like, I loved watching Zidane dribble for example because I have never seen him lose the ball over a failed dribble. That's exactly what made it so special, he only ever used his power to benefit the team which is the point of football, it's about teamwork, not the individual... Most players these days dribble for highlight reels cuz they want to be superstars, in of itself nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't win trophies...
WOW. I'm salvadorian and when I saw this video my jaw dropped, thank you for talking about our legend!
legend who r x ped lol to funny
The end was jumping to conclusions...an invitation for more reading on the subject would be a fair thing to do, since it's likely the r wasn't committed. Regardless, terrible choices by all involved but he's not a monster smh
@@guatobean2869 source? Or your just coping
@@johnwick7583 read about it online he was acquitted
Finally, the GOAT of Central America receives his due recognition🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻
The goat Of w🌍rld❗❗❗
Your legend is better than one team legend Messi
@@khomotsokowane5309Mate what?
My grandfather is from Granada, Spain. But he had a business in Cádiz and became a fan of the local club. He would tell me stories about this MAGiCIAN from Latin America. He said the stadium would be full, just to see this guy play. To this day, he talks about the glory days of Cadiz and the joy that El Mágico brought to so many people in that town. I learned much from this video since the only thing I knew was that Maradona was a great admirer of him. Grande El Mágico Gonzales, Grande el Cadiz!
He reminds me of Garrincha. They're two phenomenal footballers who loved life more and were never obsessed with trophies. Life for them should be celebrated by having fun more than anything else. They refused to be the best because it meant creating a gap between them and the average person. These two men are rare creatures in football and we should be grateful to them.
Just a day ago I saw a comment on a football iconic video begging for a video on El magico and then his face just came back in my brain like i had a lost memory come out of nowhere,what a player
The best quote of all time ❤ “So, listen to this”
It is so underated....
lmfao
It's the most used quote but I get it. You're making a sarcastic comment.
Salvadoran here. I actually met the guy and he was extremely chill. The neighborhood had this basketball court that doubled as a football court. Not too big, but I'd always ask my dad if I could go play there for a bit even if it was by myself. I must've been 12 or 13 playing soccer by myself when Magico came in with what I presume was his grandson. I knew who he was and went like "uuuuh, Magico??!". We played some pickup for a bit, and he also bought a bunch of trading card packs for the 2010 WC sticker album. He proceeds to give me all his duplicates (about 300 stickers) and then we all leave after a bit. Turns out he lived in that neighborhood and would frequently play with people in that court. Looking back, I wish I had asked him for an autograph before I moved to the US. He may be a lazy troll, but he's a super down to earth guy, very kind.
super down to earth guy who rxped lol
@@johnwick7583??
@@johnwick7583 the two are not mutually exclusive, just sayin
@@johnwick7583 You know that people are not black or white. A person can be "super down to earth" and have raped someone.
@@johnwick7583doesn’t change the fact that he’s chill.
Thank you for talking about such an underrated player who deserves so much more praise. As a salvadorian im so glad you're talking about our GOAT ❤
Out of all the crazy football players you covered this guys the craziest
I love Cádiz, the love of my life is from there and "el mágico"is still a true legend amongst the calles of the city. Very few players had that effect of fans or even cities as Gonzalez had in Cadiz ❤
gigi riva, a cagliari club legend with a very interesting story died today, i am bagging you to tell his story as nearly nobody recognises him even if he is one of the best italian players of all time. love the content btw
True
As a personal friend of Jorge I thank you for the effort and taking the time to do a video on this wonderful human being. All though there's certain things that happen not to be true, there was a case on this so claim assault or abuse that was dismissed on this girl, they settle the matter out court . I know Jorge personally as his family as well. He was never and is not very fun of alcohol, he liked to dance and the night life. Saint he's not but for us whom have the honor to know him as just the friend and not the idol. Jorge is just that .... a wonderful friend and human being..
As a Honduran here, I feel proud as we share a border and countless cultural traits with the beautiful country of El Salvador and El Magico is the best Central American football player of all time.
Unfortunately, he had that bad decision of not taking care of his God given talent, along with the issue mentioned at the end of the video, that is not what makes us proud as Central Americans
What I 've learned today: a. 2:28 the McGeady spin wasn't invented by McGeady b. 8:22 the Elastico wasn't invented by Ronaldinho
elastico was "invented" by a youth team mate of Rivelino's who he learned it from and popularised it. Tons of footage of him doing this. I imagine learning it is some sort of Brazilian right of passage for their elite dribblers. I remember watching Brazil v Venezuela and seeing R9 do this trick i had never ever seen before that i could barely describe to my friends for years until it became even more popularised by Ronaldinho.
In El Salvador we called it “Culebrita Macheteada”
@@raglm I speak no Spanish so I'm choosing to believe this means something like celebration machete :D
@@omnipotentcheese6359 Chopped Snake
The Cruyff turn wasn't invented by Cruyff either it was Pele
Just from the title and thumbnail i can tell this is about El Magico Gonzalez, i actually knew him beforehand as i randomly came across a video about him and i was stunned, he is such an underrated player and might be the best central american player of all time, what a gem, and thank you for this video, now alot more people will know who he is!
I dont think any central american player will ever become as good
I liked Hugo Sanchez but he was a goal scorer. Magico Gonzales was a playmaker and could make great goals.
Magico was a natural talent. He almost scored the best goal in the 1982 world cup tournament when he left 4 belgian players in the dust. If it weren't for the 5th belgian player who poked the ball from behind. Belgium at that time were european runners up in 1980. I would say Magico is the most talented soccer player to come out from Concacaf. He hardly trained which boggles my mind to this day. No wonder Maradona was jealous of Magicos natural talent that he had while Maradona had to train a lot in order to be the greatest condition.
Hugo Sanchez is north American dummy@@kennymichaelalanya7134
I learned about him playing Pro Evolution Soccer and remember a video with "simply the best" and "life is life" playing. 😅 Just mesmerised me. I thought Djalminha was the greatest unsung entertainer I had seen, but then I saw Magico.. 😲
Are you sure this man didnt have the ball on a string. His close ball control is unbelievable
Muito obrigado! Thanks for always producing high quality videos 🙏🏼🙌🏼
Been waiting on a video about this Salvadoran Legend 🇸🇻 🙌
beckenbaur is a legend dont even compare your rxpist legend to the emperor
@@johnwick7583misinformation it wasn’t rap3
@@johnwick7583Except he wasn't. Get your facts straight.
Some time ago I asked for this video to be made but I never thought itd actually happen, Thank you so much for bringing his name to light
sadly its not getting many views... thought it was a cool story too, kinda sad
@@DailyDoseOfFootballYTYea thats also how it is for other youtubers who upload videos on him
@@DailyDoseOfFootballYT Well sir. Consider me a subscriber who will like all ur videos from now on. Good storytelling with players ive never heard of is just amazing. Thank you for letting me know who this legend was.
no worries man, glad to have you here@@boristabeling5525
@@DailyDoseOfFootballYT you got a subscriber. El Magico is my favourite football player
Im so glad you made a video of our legend! He was really one of a kind ❤
Respect for acknowledging this player! I've heard during training he could do some incredible things too!
First time knowing this guy was because of PES game. There's a legendary player in the Master League, amazing skill stats almost similar with Maradona but i never heard of him. Also because of Konami gave legends weird names for them. So i search about him in the internet based on his nationality... Then i found him, Magico Gonzales. Damn.
Thank you for making this 🙏
Mágico González! A myth here in Spain, despite he played when I was so young (born in 1984) and my team is Atlético de Madrid, but Cádiz is a lovely and charismatic club I love
Wow that’s crazy, I was just about to comment on your last video to post a video about him, what a great timing!!!
Thank you for making this video 🇸🇻❤️
As half 🇸🇻, thank you for giving spotlight on your channel to the greatest footballer to come out of 🇸🇻 and all Central America…. Grande “Magico”, Craque, Genio 🧙♂️🪄⚽️🔥👌🏻👏🏻
Nice video man. Thank you 😊 I have a request if you don't mind and I know you do videos on single players but would you do a video on the 2006 World Cup? The level of players in that World Cup was by far the best ever and I don't think we'll ever see anything else like it.
El Magico is the true definition of "hard work beats talent." He had the talent but didn't apply himself. I was born in El Salvador and recall as a kid watching the game where they won to qualify for the 1982 world cup.
Hard work? He was also famous for drinking, drugs, lazy for training. I've always doubted "stars" with a dark backgound.
@@rudyvanhern I didn't say Magico worked hard. He was good based on talent alone. He would have been great if he had worked & applied himself.
Thank for doing Magico. ❤ People need to know.
I'm so glad Central American players are getting recognized more and more. It makes me hope that you might make videos about different player like Carlos "el Pescadito" Ruíz. He was so good even David Beckham admired him and said that he would have been seen as a crack in football if he hadn't been Guatemalan and was from Europe.
I would love to see this video, the legendary Pescadito Ruiz
If I were the owner of a soccer team, I would hire El Pescadito Ruiz rather than Mágico González. The reason is productivity. Carlos Ruiz scored 68 goals for Guatemala, Jorge González only 28. Although Guatemala never qualified for the World Cup, they are the nation to have produced the greatest goalscorer in World Cup qualifying history in Carlos Ruiz. El Mágico disappeared for El Salvador in the games to qualify for 1986 and 1990. It was Baltazar Zapata who scored more for el Salvador. Speaking about magic in soccer, one time I saw El Pescadito score a fantasy goal against Costa Rica with a bicycle kick.
@@davidtexas9009 Yes El Pescadito was a natural goal scorer and honestly the best goal scorer Guatemala and Central America has ever had. But you can still appreciate El Mágicos dribbling and playmaking, they were simply different players with different styles. Ruiz reminds me more of Hugo Sanchez and how we was also know for his class goals.
Pescadito Ruiz, what a player. Saludos desde Costa Rica
Great video again! Never knew about this player. Could you please do a video about Hernan Crespo? Grande abraço!
Such a good video I had to watch it again!
Thanks for this!!
I doubt anyone has heard of this guy before but just go watch his highlights,You will be impressed i swear
One of The biggest enemies of greatness is hedonisme. Some great names like El Magico, Ronaldo the phenomenal, and Ronaldinho, are just some examples to prove.
No one outside of El Salvador, but this is our magico
BRO imagine seeing the person who once idolised u go this far, SO cool! What a video
This story reminded me of Dobrin, the mysterious player who was not let to become the GOAT by the communists, he could've played in Hererra's Inter and Santiago Bernabeu's Real Madrid, the dictator refused to let him go for what would've been an insane record transfer fee for those times. He was a genius on the pitch, but a tragic character, with other people making all the important decisions in his career, none of them benefiting him. The streets will never forget, though! Love your content
Congratulations, excellent work!!
MY GOAT I LOVE YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO
O orgulho que tenho em ti é enorme, saber que por de trás deste conteúdo está um português é algo que me inspira. Obrigado por mais um vídeo de pura sabedoria.
Tudo Ben Irmao. Allez is Portugués Azores . meu par.
FROM DAVID IN ENGLAND YES I REMEMBER HIM HE WAS A PHENOMENAL FOOTBALLER 🏐🥅⚽🏴🏴🇮🇹
What a great video of El Magico ❤
The legendary El Salvadorian could have been a folklore of the sport if he would have ditched the dangerous substances in his career,good friends!!!👍🏾
I’m surprised at how many comments saying they’d never heard of him, I guess it’s mostly youngsters here but el Mágico was a legend and anyone who watched the game in the 80s knows who he was.
I love the history. Great video
Your videos are amazing
Vamos Magico!! He makes pro players look amateurish 😅
Didn’t know him but what an amazing player. Great technique and dribbling. Love the video.
Thank you for this won my subscription
My dad was from El Salvador and when I was growing up and watching soccer I told him how players like Messi, Zadane, Beckham, Ronaldo, Pelé, and Maradona were the GOATS and he looked at me scoffed and went “go watch El Mágico he’d run circles around those guys” i didn’t believe him until I went and watched his highlights, after watching them for the first time I remember getting chills
WOW! My GOAT getting recognized! 🎉
thank you for this video
Amazing vids😊
Love your content..
Big surprise thx 4 this lovely Video
I’m a Salvadoran and this makes gleeful and over the moon. Thank you.
Good video man !
What a great intro!
About time you made this
I love watching your videos
Love ur videos
A true representation of how Humble un Salvadoreño is. Thank you El Magoooo
Vi jugar a mágico Gonzáles y era mejor que maradona en España lo ven como pele yojan croyff ect o el mejor de la historia mucha gente no lo vieron jugar solo miran 2 equipos
You should do a video about Yousef Althunyan he was unstoppable!
FUCK YEAHHHHHH!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭 ive been waiting for this video for so fucking long 😭😭😭❤️
Super vídeo!
I'm become a fan of Cadiz and Gonzales when, in 2016, playing Football Manager, discover this history! Thanks for this!
Looking forward to a video on Vasilis Hatzipanagis!
I watched the Salvadorian defeat in the World Cup with my late dad. El Magico got his shirt pulled many times by the Hungarians. It was magic!
Thank you for this video.. very proud to be Salvadoran and for El Magico.. 😊😊
love the content
So,… always hits different 😊
What a great video!
Amazing video amazing quality just wish it could preform better for you
I had the chance to talk to him once in my neighborhood on a Christmas' eve about 10 years ago.. He's the the most humble guy you can ever talk to... I told him an anecdote That a coach of my neighborhood told me about him when he was a little kid.. He came from across the city in San Salvador to a sandy little football field just to play in a football school(that's how we call football or soccer academies) and he didn't like to practice just to play.. He'd come to "don Antonio" the football coach and tell him he had a stomachache and wasn't able to practice And the coach told him to sit and observe the practice.. After the practice was done and the coach was ready to make the line up to play, magico stood up and told him the stomachache was gone and he was ready to play... He never liked to practice just play.. as any other kid.. He always saw football as fun not as work.. He confirmed that anecdote "do Antonio" told me about him and he said... "Don antonio was right I never liked to practice just play that's the way I was" grande el mágico... The difference between him and the rest of football monsters is that he never played for money, just for fun as that kid he's always been..
FINNALLY SOMEONE IS TALKING ABOUT MAGICO GONZALEZ, HE IS SO UNDERRATED! MARADONA LEGIT SAID HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS HE HAD EVER SEEN 😍😁
What a player.....Simply what a player.....Thank You so much for this info,,,,,,just awesome
Muy bueno el vídeo 👏
Someone on football iconic just requested this video yesterday what a coincidence
Nice content. I think you could do a a similar video about Matt Le Tissier. He was one of the best players in premier league, but he isn't considered a worldwide legend because he stayed loyal to a small club (Southampton) even though big clubs were after him. On the international stage, England coaches didn't fancy him and he didn't get picked for big tournaments. They put him in the B-team and he scored a hat trick, but he still wasn't chosen for the first team. I recommend you to check out his goal highlights. Some of the best goals ever scored in the premier league. He also is the best penalty taker in history with only one miss in his career (98% accuracy)
My Idol and my country’s legend Legend Mágico Gonzalez 🇸🇻🪄
Thank you for bringing recognition to the pride of El Salvador.
Best video my friend
I’m grew up in el salvador and one of my old friend’s dad is el magico’s manager and is the only reason he’s not homeless
These days my Saturday evening hasn't started until I hear 'so listen to this...'
IMO this dude is a legend. Prob the best concacaf player ever. On the field. Off the field, unsure lol. But as a Mexican I acknowledge that Mexico rules the soccer media and will be louder and both media and fans prob will never acknowledge this guy as a great or greatest.
Appreciate your words man, I agree this is the GOAT of Concacaf.
Thats crazy that you made a video about El magico, he’s probably the best player in the world that never was but messi is the best but before messi it was Magico, thank you for making a video on him!!
❤❤thank you so much
This was unexpected but surely a great surprise.
Amazing
Wow first time I heard of this gem of a player ❤!! El Salvador 🇸🇻 legend!
When i saw the thumbnail i literally list my head, as one of my parents are salvadorian. This video is special. Thank you.
This guy is a legend in El Salvador before the messi and ronaldo era every kid in the streets of el salvador wanted to be like El Mágico
As an El Salvadoran, thank you for making this video
If there's one thing I really like, is awesome players who are born in countries that are not the Football Elite Countries, somehow I always think of them as exotic beings.
I have a few Salvadorean friends and through them met many people from that country. I noticed that "generally" speaking Salvadoreans fall into 2 main groups; those like Magico that like to party and are virtually 'untameable' (do their own thing) and the super religious.
PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON DI NATALE. LOVE THE CONTENT.