| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio González Álvarez | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Antequera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Antequerano | |||
| Atlético Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1957–1963 | Atlético Madrid | 103 | (13) |
| 1963–1971 | Málaga | 128 | (14) |
| 1957–1971 | Total | 231 | (27) |
| National team | |||
| 1957–1958 | Spain U18 | 9 | (13) |
| 1960 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
| 1960 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Antonio González Álvarez, aka Chuzo (born 28 January 1940 in Antequera, Málaga), is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defender.
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Chuzo made his professional debuts with Atlético Madrid, first appearing in La Liga at the age of just 17. Even though he never played one full schedule during his six-year spell with the capital club, he started in all but one of the games he appeared in.
In the 1962–63 season, after having helped the Colchoneros to back-to-back Copa del Rey trophies and the 1962 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (he played in the first match of the final against ACF Fiorentina, in Glasgow) Chuzo scored an astonishing nine goals in only 14 games, with Atlético finishing in second position in the league, behind neighbouring Real Madrid.
After winning the European accolade, he signed for local CD Málaga, playing with the Andalusians during eight years, suffering top flight relegation twice and appearing rarely in his final years. Over the course of ten professional seasons, he appeared in 146 matches, netting 14 goals.
On 30 October 1960, Chuzo played his first and only game for the Spanish national team, appearing in a 0–3 friendly loss with Austria, in Vienna.