Víctor González (footballer, born 1977)

Víctor Alejandro González Cortés (born 29 October 1977) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Peru.

Víctor González
Personal information
Full name Víctor Alejandro González Cortés
Date of birth (1977-10-29) 29 October 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth San Felipe, Chile
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Unión San Felipe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2001 Unión San Felipe (42)
2002 Everton
2003 Cobresal 19 (3)
2003 Melgar (1)
2004 Everton 15 (4)
2005–2006 Deportes Melipilla 27 (2)
2007–2008 San Luis 31 (13)
2008 Curicó Unido 19 (6)
2009 San Marcos 29 (3)
2010 Deportes Iquique 21 (2)
2011 Lota Schwager 33 (5)
2012 Everton 6 (0)
2012 Trasandino (–)
2013 Lota Schwager 9 (1)
2013–2014 Deportes Linares 5 (1)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Lota Schwager
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career edit

Born in San Felipe, Chile, González played for his hometown club, Unión San Felipe, until 2001,[2] scoring forty two goals in total.[3] With an extensive career in his homeland, he also played for Cobresal,[4] Everton,[5][6] and Deportes Melipilla[7][8] in the Primera División.

In the second level, he played for Everton, Deportes Melipilla,[7] San Luis, Curicó Unido,[9] San Marcos, Deportes Iquique[10] and Lota Schwager.[11]

He also played for Trasandino in the Tercera División[12] and Deportes Linares in the Segunda División Profesional,[13] his last club.

He won Primera B titles with Unión San Felipe in 2000, Curicó Unido in 2008 and Deportes Iquique in 2010. In addition, he won the 2010 Copa Chile Bicentenario as a member of Deportes Iquique.[11]

Abroad, he had a stint with Peruvian club Melgar in the 2003 Torneo Clausura, scoring a goal against Deportivo Wanka on the ninth matchday.[5][14]

In January 2012, he represented Chile II in the Torneo FIFPro América, a tournament for free agents, winning the title against Brazil.[15]

Coaching career edit

As a football manager, he led Lota Schwager in the Segunda División Profesional with Rocío Yáñez as assistant coach.[16]

He has also led amateur clubs in his hometown like Club Deportivo Alberto Pentzke.[17]

Personal life edit

He is nicknamed Guagua (Baby).[11][18]

References edit

  1. ^ "Víctor González". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ "San Felipe 2001 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Goleadores". Datos del Uni-Uní (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ "2003 Apertura". Club Deportes Cobresal (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Los equipos 'chicos' también muestran sus cartas para la temporada 2004". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Partido con Historia: Huachipato vs Everton (Apertura 2004)". Pasión por Everton (in Spanish). 1 May 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Melipilla y Ñublense concretaron el ansiado y sufrido retorno a la Primera División". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ^ (Deportes Melipilla historia albiazul) CD MELIPILLA / 2006 on Facebook (in Spanish). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ^ Arcos, Cristian (27 October 2016). "27 de octubre del 2008". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Frank Carilao, Cristián Durán y Víctor González, son los nuevos integrantes del Plantel 2010". Diario Iquique (in Spanish). 19 December 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  11. ^ a b c Lagos Muñoz, Camilo (11 February 2022). "Cuna de talentos: Los cracks que brillaron en la Primera B de Chile". Prensa Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Trasandino goleó 4 a1 a Rengo". www.losandesonline.cl (in Spanish). 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  13. ^ "COLO COLO IMPUSO SU LOCALÍA FRENTE A DEPORTES LINARES". ANFP (in Spanish). 3 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  14. ^ Schmerler, Eli (23 October 2004). "Peru 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  15. ^ Collado, Simón (21 January 2012). "Chile campeón de Torneo FIFPro América 2012". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Lota presentó nueva cara con aroma a torta curicana". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Dos clubes sanfelipeños a la Final del Campeonato de Los Barrios". www.eltrabajo.cl (in Spanish). 10 April 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Robaron máquinas y herramientas por $15 millones desde taller mecánico del exfutbolista Víctor "Guagua" González". www.losandesonline.cl (in Spanish). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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