Mágico González

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For other persons of the same name, see Jorge González.

Personal information
Jorge "Mágico" González

Full name	Jorge Alberto González Barillas
Date of birth	March 13, 1958
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
Nickname	El Mágico, El Mago, Maestro, Loco
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1975-76 1976-77 1977-82 1982-84 1984-86 1986-91 1991-99 2002	ANTEL Independiente C.D. FAS Cádiz CF Real Valladolid Cádiz CF C.D. FAS San Salvador F.C.	64 (29) 9 (2) 119 (28)
National team
1979-98	El Salvador	48 (40)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Jorge Alberto González, popularly known as "El Mágico" González (born March 13, 1958 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a former football player and standout for C.D. FAS (El Salvador), Cádiz CF (Spain) and the El Salvador national team.

González received his first international cap May 1, 1979 in a friendly match against Mexico. He would go on to receive a total of 48 caps for the El Salvador team, leading them to the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and scoring a total of 40 goals for the team.

González was nicknamed El Mágico (the Magic one). The Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González in San Salvador is named after him.

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	El Salvador squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup
1 Guevara \| 2 Castillo \| 3 Jovel \| 4 Recinos \| 5 Fagoaga \| 6 Ventura \| 7 Aquino \| 8 Rugamas \| 9 Ever Hernández \| 10 Huezo \| 11 González \| 12 Osorto \| 13 Rivas \| 14 Ramírez \| 15 J. Rodríguez \| 16 Alfaro \| 17 Ragazzone \| 18 Díaz \| 19 Eduardo Hernández \| 20 Munguía \| Coach: M. Rodríguez