Donaldo González

Donaldo González Barañano (born 27 November 1971 in Santiago de Veraguas[1]) is a retired Panamanian football goalkeeper.

Donaldo González
Personal information
Full name Donaldo González Barañano
Date of birth (1971-11-27) November 27, 1971
Place of birth Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Projusa FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2000 Tauro
1997–2004 Olimpia
2004–2006 Marathón
2006–2007 Chorrillo
2007–2008 Atlético Veragüense
National team‡
1996–2006 Panama 30 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 August 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Barañano.

Club career

González had a six-year spell in Honduras with Olimpia[2] and Marathón, where he played alongside compatriot José Anthony Torres. Before moving abroad he played for Projusa de Veraguas, Bravos de Urracá and then local giants Tauro.[3]

International career

González made his debut for Panama in a November 1996 friendly match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 30 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 10 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament.[5]

His final international was a September 2006 friendly match against Guatemala.

Retirement

After retiring in December 2007, González became goalkeeper coach of the national team.[6] In summer 2015 he became goalkeeping coach at Atlético Chiriquí.[7]

Honours and awards
C.D. Olimpia
C.D. Marathón

References
  1. Donaldo González, producto de las tierras de Urraca Archived March 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine - Somos Lasele (in Spanish)
  2. Donaldo González firma por otra temporada con Olimpia - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  3. "Se acerca mi retiro" - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  4. Donaldo González – FIFA competition record
  5. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  6. El nuevo entrenador de porteros - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  7. Plaza Amador confirma cuatro refuerzos, Mitre regresa al Chorrillo - RPC (in Spanish)
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