Sebastián González

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Sebastián González
Full name	Sebastián Ignacio González Valdés
Date of birth	14 December 1978
Place of birth	Viña del Mar, Chile
Height	5'8" (173 cm)
Nickname	Chamagol El Chapulin Colorado
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Veracruz
Number	9
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2002 2002-2005 2006-2007 2007-	Colo-Colo Atlante Tigres Veracruz	74 (27) 108 (65) 30 (9)
National team²
2001-	Chile	13 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 July 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 28 April 2004. * Appearances (Goals)

Men's Football
Olympic medal record
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Team

Sebastián Ignacio González Valdés (born December 14, 1978 in Viña del Mar), is a Chilean football striker, who currently plays for CD Veracruz of the Primera División de México. He was a member of the national squad competing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and he is nicknamed "Chamagol."

González began his professional career with Chilean club Colo-Colo in 1998. After four years with them, he joined Atlante for the 2002 Apertura ("Opening"). González scored 13 goals in 19 games in the Apertura, and added another 16 in 16 games in the Clausura ("Closing"). The next season, he scored six in the Apertura, and eight in the Clausura. In Mexico, he became popular both for his prolific goal-scoring, as for his celebrations mimicking the Mexican comedic character "Chespirito".

During the 2004 Apertura, González added 12 goals in 17 games for Atlante.

He is playing now with Club Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz (Mexico) for Clausura 2007.