Marcos González
Marcos Andrés González Salazar (born 9 June 1980) is a Brazilian born Chilean professional football defender.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Andrés González Salazar | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Universidad de Chile | 54 | (2) |
| 2002 | → Rangers (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2004 | Colón | 13 | (1) |
| 2005 | Palestino | 37 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Columbus Crew | 45 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Universidad Católica | 88 | (10) |
| 2011 | Universidad de Chile | 25 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Flamengo | 44 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Unión Española | 31 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Necaxa | 68 | (5) |
| 2017 | Palestino | 12 | (1) |
| Total | 440 | (30) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2014 | Chile | 29 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014 | |||
Although born in Brazil, he moved to Santiago aged two and has Chilean citizenship. Noteworthy, he has scored in all the team which he has played.
A Chilean international, he has played during 2006 and 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
Club career
He professionally debuted in 1999 at Universidad de Chile, winning a league title that year whilst the following he achieved another league title and a cup title, all with César Vaccia as coach.
In 2003, González moved to Argentina’s Colón de Santa Fe, remaining there two seasons. After a brief spell at Palestino in the second half of 2005, in January 2006 season he chose to sign with the Columbus Crew over Universidad Católica. At the American team, he played two seasons and made 45 appearances, scoring two goals.
Following the 2008 MLS season, González was released from Columbus Crew and then joined the team which he failed to sign in 2006, Universidad Católica, where two years later won the 2010 Primera División title.
In 2011, it was confirmed that González returned to Universidad de Chile. However, he break out into first-team and was a key player in the treble obtention, after winning the Apertura and Clausura titles as well as the Copa Sudamericana.
In 2012, he joined Brazilian club Flamengo. There he helped the team to win the 2013 Copa do Brasil and he stayed at the Mengão until mid-2014. After being released from Flamengo, he returned his homeland and signed for Unión Española to play the 2014–15 Primera División season.
International career
He has represented Chile internationally 29 times.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | April 24, 2013 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil |  Brazil | 0–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | September 6, 2013 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Career statistics
| Team | Season | League | Cup1 | Continental2 | Other3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers (loan) | 2002 | 23 | 1 | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Colón | 2003–04 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Palestino | 2005 | 37 | 3 | – | – | – | 37 | 3 | |||
| Total | 37 | 3 | – | – | – | 37 | 3 | ||||
| Columbus Crew | 2006 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 47 | 2 | |||
| U. Católica | 2008 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | – | 39 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2010 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 4 | ||
| Total | 88 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | – | 102 | 12 | ||
| Universidad de Chile | 2011 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | – | 41 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | – | 41 | 1 | ||
| Flamengo[2][3] | 2012 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 2 | |
| Unión Española | 2014–15 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 37 | 2 | |
| Total | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 37 | 2 | ||
| Necaxa | 2015–16 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 2 | |||
| Total | 68 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 72 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 343 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 412 | 27 | |
1Cup competitions include the MLS Cup, Copa Chile, Copa do Brasil and Copa México
2Other tournaments include the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
3Other tournaments include the Campeonato Carioca.
Honours
Club
- Universidad de Chile
- Primera División de Chile (4): 1999, 2000, 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura
- Copa Chile: 2000
- Copa Sudamericana: 2011
- Universidad Católica
- Flamengo
Individual
References
- "Le va al Necaxa, Unión Española pierde a Marcos González". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 11 July 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
- Flaestatística Player Profile (in Portuguese)
External links
- Marcos González at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marcos Antonio Gonzalez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Marcos González – Primera División Argentina statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)