Raúl González (footballer, born 1985)

For other people named Raúl González, see Raúl González (disambiguation).

Raúl Eduardo González Guzmán (born 28 June 1985 at Valencia, Venezuela), known as "El Pollo", is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Cypriot side ASIL Lysi.

Raúl Gonzalez

Personal information
Full name	Raúl Eduardo González Guzmán
Date of birth	(1985-06-28) June 28, 1985
Place of birth	Valencia, Venezuela
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back, Right winger
Team information
Current team	ASIL Lysi
Number	70
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	Deportivo Italchacao
2005	Aragua	12	(0)
2006–2007	Caracas	28	(1)
2007–2008	Doxa Katokopia	28	(0)
2008–2010	Enosis Neon Paralimni	41	(2)
2010–2011	Apollon Limassol	19	(0)
2011–2012	Anagennisi Dherynia	10	(0)
2012	Carabobo	8	(0)
2012–2014	GKS Bełchatów	24	(0)
2014–2015	Dóxa Katokopia	29	(0)
2015–2016	Rozwój Katowice	27	(0)
2016–2017	P.O. Xylotymbou	28	(2)
2017–2019	Ayia Napa	33	(1)
2019–	ASIL Lysi	18	(0)
International career
2011–	Venezuela	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2020

This right-footed player plays preferably as right winger, but his good defense means that he also can be used as right back. He is the youngest brother of Héctor González, also a known Venezuelan footballer.

Club career

He formed almost integrally in the Social Center Ítalo Venezuelan of the city of Valencia. He debuted with the first team of the Deportivo Italchacao in 2002, participating even in Copa Libertadores. In 2004 received the call to form part of the Youthful National Selection that would participate in the 22a, edition of the South American Championship Under-20 "Youth of America" Colombia 2005, where Venezuela advanced to the final round and occupied the sixth position. In 2005, became a part of the Aragua FC where is relegated almost completely during the six months to the banking, with very little participation. In January 2006 signed with the Caracas FC, one of the successful and largest teams of the country, where obtained its first championship in spite of not include the ownership to a large extent of the tournament. In January 2007 was yielded to the Portuguesea FC. That same year and product of its great action in the tournament closure becomes a part of the list of Venezuelan footballers abroad when receives an offering of Doxa Katokopia club recently promoted to the Cypriot First Division. The player actually plays in Enosis Neon Paralimni FC also a team from the Cypriot First Division. In 2010 the player transfer to the Cup - Winners 2010 in Cyprus Apollon Limassol.

Ahead of the 2019/20 season, González joined ASIL Lysi.

External links

• Raúl González(2005), South American Championship Under-20 2005
• Raúl González(2008), Players in the Venezuelan Foreign
• Raúl González(2011), [1]