Lucho González

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Personal information
Lucho González
Full name	Luis Oscar González
Date of birth	19 January 1981
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	185 cm (6'1")
Nickname	Lucho
Position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Porto
Number	8
Youth clubs
	Huracan
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1998-2002 2002-2005 2005-	Huracan River Plate FC Porto	94 (10) 99 (19) 43 (13)
National team**
2003-	Argentina	30 (5)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 4 July 2006.

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Argentina
Men's Football
Gold	2004 Athens	Team Competition

Luis Oscar 'Lucho' González (born January 19, 1981 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Futebol Clube do Porto.

Called Lucho by fans, González played since age 14 in the Huracán team prior to his transfer to the River Plate team in 2002. Once in River Plate, he was an important piece in the 2004 Clausura championship title. He played with the Argentine team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He has ten tattoos on his body, including Maradona's signature.

Lucho has had a great first season at Porto, leading them to their first Superliga title since the departure of José Mourinho. Even from midfield, Lucho is the leading scorer for the team, along with Ricardo Quaresma, seen as the main reason behind the success of Porto. Lucho's fine form has captured the attention of many European giants, Chelsea and Inter Milan but denied the moves and Stayed in Porto. He played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and left very disappointed when losing against hosts Germany in the quarter-finals, when expectations for Argentina were much higher. He had managed 5 goals in 30 caps, as of July 2006.Lucho is well known in the field for is calm control, great technique and scoring capacity.He scored one of the best goals of 2006/2007 Champions League against Hamburg SV in a long first touch shot.

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	Argentina squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Abbondanzieri \| 2 Ayala \| 3 Sorín \| 4 Coloccini \| 5 Cambiasso \| 6 Heinze \| 7 Saviola \| 8 Mascherano \| 9 Crespo \| 10 Riquelme \| 11 Tévez \| 12 Franco \| 13 Scaloni \| 14 Palacio \| 15 Milito \| 16 Aimar \| 17 Cufré \| 18 Rodríguez \| 19 Messi \| 20 Cruz \| 21 Burdisso \| 22 González \| 23 Ustari \| Coach: Pekerman

FC Porto - Current Squad
1 Helton \| 2 R. Costa \| 3 Pepe \| 4 P. Emanuel \| 5 Čech \| 6 Ibson \| 7 Quaresma \| 8 Lucho \| 9 Lisandro \| 10 Anderson \| 11 T. Sektioui \| 12 Bosingwa \| 13 Fucile \| 14 B. Alves \| 15 Ezequias \| 16 R. Meireles \| 17 Vieirinha \| 18 P. Assunção \| 19 Šokota \| 20 Jorginho \| 21 Alan \| 23 Postiga \| 24 P. Ribeiro \| 26 J. Paulo \| 28 Adriano \| 29 B. Moraes \| 31 D. Valente \| 99 Baía \| Manager: J. Ferreira