Alberto González (Chilean footballer)

Alberto Andrés González Paredes (born 1980) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile, Mexico, Vietnam and Indonesia.[1]

Alberto González
Personal information
Full name Alberto Andrés González Paredes
Date of birth 1980 (age 43–44)
Place of birth Osorno, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Provincial Osorno
1998 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Boca Juniors
2000–2003 Provincial Osorno
2001Iberia (loan)
2004–2005 Sriwijaya Palembang
2007 PSLS Lhokseumawe
Gaspa Palopo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Born in Osorno, Chile, in March 1998 González joined Boca Juniors[2] along with his fellow Marco Bahamonde,[3] where they coincided with players such as Sebastián Battaglia, Juan Román Riquelme, Martín Palermo, among others. He played for the reserve team until 2000 before returning to Chile.[1] He has been one of the few Chilean players who have were with Boca Juniors.[4]

In Chile, he played for Provincial Osorno,[5] with a stint on loan at Iberia.[1] As a member of Provincial Osorno, he won a qualifier for the 2003 Copa Sudamericana and, once in the tournament, took part in a notorious match against Universidad Católica,[6] where the referee Patricio Polic [es] was thoroughly criticized.[7]

Then he moved abroad again to play in Mexico, Vietnam and Indonesia,[1] where he played for Sriwijaya Palembang, PSLS Lhokseumawe and Gaspa Palopo.[8]

He retired in 2009.[1]

Personal life edit

González is also known by his nickname Charly and has gone on playing football at amateur level after his retirement along with Marco Bahamonde, in clubs such as Municipal from Osorno.[1]

Honours edit

Provincial Osorno

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Los osorninos que pasaron de jugar en la Bombonera a las canchas de los barrios". SoyChile (in Spanish). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ^ Alberto González en Boca Juniors Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Dos juveniles chilenos" (in Spanish). Clarín. 26 March 1998. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Fuenzalida se convierte en el sexto chileno en jugar por Boca Juniors". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ^ "2002: UNA PAUSA ANTES DEL GRAN REGRESO". www.oocities.org (in Spanish). October 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ^ "U. Católica logró en los penales frustrar el sueño sudamericano de Osorno". www.alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 2 September 2003. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. ^ Álamos, Jorge (11 August 2020). "Historia: Eliminación con Polémica. Osorno VS Católica, Sudamericana 2003". Xfútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  8. ^ Alberto González en PSLS Lhokseumawe Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)

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