Kily González tipped to replace Ubeda at Boca | OneFootball

Cristian “Kily” González is being considered as a possible coach for Boca, as Claudio Ubeda’s position as Boca’s manager becomes increasingly unstable.

Boca Juniors is experiencing a significant football crisis, which is why some journalists are daring to predict that Ubeda’s time as Xeneize manager is coming to an end. The decision by Juan Román Riquelme to dismiss “El Sifón” from his position as Boca’s coach appears to be made, and it’s only a matter of time before it becomes official. Among the names being mentioned as possible candidates is Cristian “Kily” González, whose most recent stint as a coach was at Platense.

The coach from Rosario has accumulated experience in the first division of Argentine football with spells at Rosario Central, Unión, and Platense. His style of play and his Xeneize past make him an interesting option for the club from La Ribera, which needs to redirect its sporting project after the recent crisis.

Cristian González began his coaching career in the youth divisions of Rosario Central. In 2018, he took charge of the reserve team at the Rosario club, where he completed two seasons with modest results. His first experience placed him 16th out of 26 teams, while in his second tournament he finished 21st out of 24 participants.

The jump to Rosario Central’s first team came in June 2020, when he replaced Diego Cocca. His first challenge was the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional, where the “Canalla” team shared a group with River Plate, Banfield, and Godoy Cruz. The initial results were not as expected, and he finished third in his group with just 7 points. However, in the “Complementation Phase,” the team performed better and finished first with 10 points, the result of three wins, one draw, and one loss.

The final of the Complementation Phase marked a low point in his tenure, as they lost 3-1 to Vélez Sarsfield. In 2021, during the Copa de la Liga, the Rosario team finished eighth out of thirteen participants. Elimination came after a resounding 4-1 defeat to Platense on the final matchday, a result that prevented them from advancing to the next phase of the tournament and began to cast doubt on his continuity.

Rosario Central’s participation in the Copa Sudamericana under Kily’s management was an important achievement for the club. The team showed a decent performance until they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Red Bull Bragantino of Brazil. This international result was considered positive by the board, although the continuity of the sporting project was still questioned due to inconsistent domestic results.

His time at his beloved club came to an end on March 20, 2022, when he was dismissed after losing the Rosario derby to Newell’s Old Boys. The defeat in the most important match for Canalla fans hastened his departure, leaving a record of 25 wins, 14 draws, and 29 losses in 68 matches managed, with a performance rate of 43.62%. After more than a year without coaching, González would return to the scene with another team in the Argentine first division.

After a period of inactivity, Kily returned to the bench on June 26, 2023, when he was announced as the new coach of Unión de Santa Fe. His first mission was complicated: to save the team from relegation, a goal he achieved on November 25 after defeating Tigre 1-0. In his second year at the helm of the “Tatengue,” he secured qualification for the Copa Sudamericana, finishing ninth in the tournament and consolidating his work. Despite having renewed his contract until December 2025, González decided to step aside in April 2025 after a negative run of results.

On June 17, 2025, he took over at Platense. On October 27, his departure from the position was made official after a series of poor results in the Torneo Clausura.

Kily’s record with “El Calamar” was 2 wins, 6 draws, and 6 losses.

The truth is that, according to journalist Nico Casaretto, Kily’s arrival at Boca in place of Ubeda is only a matter of Riquelme deciding to dismiss the current coach, as he made clear with this Twitter post.

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