Selvin González

Selvin Hernán González Morán (4 July 1981 - 26 May 2006) was a Salvadoran footballer.

Selvin González
Personal information
Full name Selvin Hernán González Morán
Date of birth (1981-07-04)4 July 1981
Place of birth El Salvador
Date of death 26 May 2006(2006-05-26) (aged 24)
Place of death Soyapango, El Salvador
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Alianza
2004 Coca Cola
2004–2005 Once Municipal
2005–2006 Real San Martín
National team‡
2003 El Salvador 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 August 2012
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Morán.

Club career

González played for Salvadoran premier division side Alianza[1] and second division outfits Coca-Cola, Once Municipal and Real San Martín.

International career

Selvin González was part of the Salvadoran 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games gold medal-winning squad.[2] He scored the decisive spot-kick of the penalty shoot-out in the final against Mexico.

He then made his senior debut for El Salvador in a January 2003 friendly match against Guatemala and had earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 2003 friendly match against Jamaica.

Death

Accompanied by three friends, González was in his girlfriend's house on 26 May 2006, when he was shot by armed men. He died of internal bleeding a few hours later in a medical centre. He was buried in Soyapango on 29 May 2006.[3] Witnesses suspected the attackers to be members of the gang of the Colonia Los Ángeles.[4]

A minute of silence was held before the 2006 Clausura championship final between Águila and FAS, two days after González died.[5]

References
  1. Con aroma de café Archived 2004-12-17 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
  2. Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 (El Salvador) - Details - RSSSF
  3. El fútbol otra vez está de luto Selvin González, ex jugador de Alianza y Real San Martín, fue asesinado la noche del viernes - Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
  4. La violencia se cobra la vida de otro futbolista - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
  5. Águila campeón del Torneo de Clausura 2006 - Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
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