Ruben Adán González Acosta (born 17 July 1939) is a former Uruguayan football defender[1] who played for Uruguay in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[2] He also played for Club Nacional de Football.[3]
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| Full name | Ruben Adán González Acosta | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| ?-1958 | River Plate Montevideo | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958-1964 | Nacional | 180 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | New York Skyliners | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959-1962 | Uruguay | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
International Career edit
His first cap with Uruguay was on 2 May 1959 for a friendly game against Paraguay national football team.[4]
Several months later, in December, he was selected in Uruguay’s squad for the 1959 South American Championship in Ecuador, playing 4 games as Uruguay won the competition.[5]
González was also in Uruguay’s squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup,[6] but was an unused substitute for Uruguay’s 3 games against Colombia,[7] Yugoslavia,[8] and USSR.[9]
His 11th and last cap was on 15 August 1962 for a friendly game against Argentina.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Rubén González : Profil". Le Ballon Rond. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile
- ^ "Rubén González". Atilio. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Ruben González - AUF". AUF. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Southamerican Championship 1959 (2nd Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "1962 FIFA World Cup". FIFA. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Uruguay - Colombia". FIFA. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Yugoslavia - Uruguay". FIFA. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "USSR - Uruguay". FIFA. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Ruben González - AUF". AUF. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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