Nano (footballer, born 1984)

Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  González and the second or maternal family name is  Maroto.

NanoPersonal information

Full name|  Mariano González Maroto
Date of birth|  (1984-10-27) 27 October 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth|  Málaga, Spain
Height|  1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)|  Left-back
Team information

Current team

|  Lincoln Red Imps
Number|  21
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2003–2004|  Fuengirola|  12|  (1)
2004–2006|  Marbella|  51|  (4)
2006–2007|  Gimnàstic|  5|  (0)
2006–2007|  → Barcelona B (loan)|  7|  (0)
2007|  → Córdoba (loan)|  15|  (0)
2007–2008|  Lleida|  35|  (1)
2008–2009|  Cartagena|  36|  (4)
2009–2010|  Cádiz|  25|  (3)
2010–2012|  Oviedo|  66|  (6)
2012–2013|  Ponferradina|  41|  (2)
2013–2016|  Panathinaikos|  87|  (3)
2016–2019|  Almería|  73|  (0)
2019–2020|  Recreativo|  25|  (1)
2020–2022|  St Joseph's|  31|  (12)
2022–|  Lincoln Red Imps|  68|  (18)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:52, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Mariano González Maroto (born 27 October 1984), commonly known as Nano, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder for Gibraltar National League club Lincoln Red Imps.

## Club career

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### Spain

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Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Nano spent the vast majority of his first six years as a senior in the lower leagues and amateur football, representing UD Fuengirola Los Boliches, UD Marbella, FC Barcelona Atlètic, Córdoba CF, UE Lleida and FC Cartagena. The exception to this occurred during the 2005–06 season, when he totalled only 198 minutes in the Segunda División for Gimnàstic de Tarragona to help them to promote to La Liga.[1]

Nano returned to the second division in the 2009–10 campaign, being relatively played by Cádiz CF[2] but suffering relegation. He scored his first goal as a professional on 4 October 2009, in a 1–0 away win against Albacete Balompié.[3]

After two years back in division three, with Real Oviedo,[4] Nano returned to the second tier by signing for SD Ponferradina.[5] He only missed one game in 42 in his only season, adding two goals[6][7] to help the club avoid relegation one year after promoting.

### Panathinaikos

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In the summer of 2013, after refusing to show up for training,[8][9] Nano joined Panathinaikos F.C. from Greece. He made his debut in top-flight football on 18 August of that year, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home victory over Panetolikos F.C. in the Super League and converting a three-minute penalty kick in the process.[10]

Nano extended his contract to Pana on 8 December 2014, until 2017.[11] During his spell in Athens, he was successively reconverted into a left-back.[12]

### Return to Spain

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On 25 August 2016, Nano signed a two-year deal with Spanish second division team UD Almería.[13] He totalled 72 appearances over his first two seasons, but all but missed 2018–19 due to an ankle injury.[14]

Nano returned to Segunda División B in summer 2019, with the 34-year-old agreeing to a contract at Recreativo de Huelva.[15]

## Honours

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Panathinaikos

* Greek Football Cup: 2013–14[16]

Individual

* Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2013–14[17]

## References

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1. ^ "El Nástic de Tarragona regresa a Primera División 56 años después" [Nástic de Tarragona return to Primera División 56 years later]. Diario Sur (in Spanish). 3 June 2006. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
2. ^ "Nano y Ogbeche cierran la plantilla" [Nano and Ogbeche complete roster]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 1 September 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
3. ^ Castelo, Luis (5 October 2009). "Nano termina de engrasar la nueva máquina cadista" [Nano finishes oiling the new cadista machine]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
4. ^ "El centrocampista del Real Oviedo Nano, en la órbita de la Ponferradina" [Real Oviedo midfielder Nano, targeted by Ponferradina]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 21 June 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
5. ^ R. Otero, Francisco (28 June 2012). "Nano es el primer refuerzo en llegar para la División de Plata" [Nano is first addition to arrive for the Silver Division]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
6. ^ "El Córdoba suma el primer triunfo fuera" [Córdoba get first away triumph] (in Spanish). Canal Sur. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
7. ^ "Los bercianos se adueñan de El Molinón" [Bercians take over El Molinón]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 November 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
8. ^ "Nano da plantón a la Ponferradina y se debate entre las ofertas del Tenerife y el Panathinaikos" [Nano slams door on Ponferradina and struggles to choose between Tenerife and Panathinaikos] (in Spanish). Bierzo Diario. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
9. ^ "Nano será sancionado por conducta indisciplinaria" [Nano will be sanctioned por breach of discipline] (in Spanish). El Bierzo Noticias. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
10. ^ "Παναθηναϊκός – Παναιτωλικός 2–0" [Panathinaikos – Panetolikos 2–0] (in Greek). Panathinaikos F.C. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
11. ^ "Nano González renueva con el Panathinaikos hasta el verano de 2017" [Nano González renews with Panathinaikos until summer of 2017]. Málaga Hoy (in Spanish). 9 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
12. ^ "Nano, titular indiscutible en el lateral del Panathinaikos" [Nano, undisputed as Panathinaikos full-back]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 8 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
13. ^ "El Almería cierra el fichaje del lateral zurdo Nano, procedente del Panathinaikos" [Almería complete the signing of left back Nano, from Panathinaikos] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
14. ^ Miralles, Carlos (25 June 2019). "La despedida más emotiva de Nano González" [Nano González's most emotional farewell] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
15. ^ "El Recreativo ficha al lateral del Almería Nano González" [Recreativo sign Almería full-back Nano González]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
16. ^ Papantonopoulou, Vassiliki (26 April 2014). "Berg inspires Panathiakos [sic] to Greek Cup triumph". UEFA. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
17. ^ "Οι κορυφαίοι του ΠΣΑΠ" [PSAP winners] (in Greek). Rik News. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

## External links

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* Nano at BDFutbol
* Nano – UEFA competition record (archive)
* Nano at Soccerway

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Lincoln Red Imps F.C. - current squad

* 1 Santana
* 2 Toscano
* 3 Rutjens
* 4 Pozo
* 5 Ayew
* 6 Lopes
* 7 Casciaro
* 8 Mandi
* 9 Gómez
* 10 De Barr
* 11 Juanje
* 13 Hankins
* 15 Muñoz
* 16 Carrington
* 17 Benítez
* 18 García
* 19 Clinton
* 20 Britto
* 21 Nano
* 22 Torrilla
* 23 Joe
* 25 Smith
* 27 Fernández
* 28 Azopardi
* 29 Chipolina
* 31 Sciortino
* 35 Garro
* 36 Collado
* 69 Laguea
* 70 Villacañas
* 71 Peacock
* 77 Avellano
* Manager: Bezares

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2013–14 Super League Greece Team of the Year

2014–15 »

* GK: Roberto
* RB: Galo
* CB: Tavlaridis
* CB: Lazaridis
* LB: Nano
* MF: Usero
* MF: Domínguez
* MF: Campbell
* MF: Umbides
* FW: Papadopoulos
* FW: Berg

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
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*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Toscano]: Jésus Toscano
*[Gómez]: Kike Gómez
*[Muñoz]: Rafa Muñoz
*[Benítez]: Samu Benítez
*[Clinton]: Kyle Clinton
*[Smith]: Ryan Smith
*[Fernández]: Curro Fernández
*[Azopardi]: Ryan Azopardi
*[Chipolina]: Lee Chipolina
*[Sciortino]: Jonathan Sciortino
*[Garro]: Jayvan Garro
*[Collado]: Alex Collado
*[Laguea]: Julian Laguea
*[Villacañas]: Víctor Villacañas
*[Peacock]: Javan Peacock
*[Avellano]: Anthony Avellano