Álvaro Rafael González

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Alvaro González
Personal information
Full nameÁlvaro Rafael González Luengo
Date of birth (1984-10-29) 29 October 1984
Place of birthMontevideo, Uruguay
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionMidfielder, Left back, Right back
Club information
Current clubLazio
Number15
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2007Defensor Sporting47(4)
2007–2009Boca Juniors33(1)
2009–2010Nacional37(3)
2010–Lazio95(3)
National team‡
2006–Uruguay41(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:25, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

Álvaro Rafael González Luengo (born 29 October 1984 in Montevideo), nickname "Tata"[1] is a Uruguayan football Midfielder who currently plays for Lazio in the Italian Serie A. The Uruguayan also plays as a full back for the capital team.

Club career

Defensor

González started his career in 2003 with Defensor Sporting Club in Uruguay. He represented the side until 2007, playing 122 games with 8 goals in all competitions.

Boca Juniors

In August 2007, he was transferred to the giant club Boca Juniors. In the Argentine team he played till 2009 scoring one goal against Velez Sarsfield and winning the 2008 Apertura and the 2008 Recopa Sudamericana.

Nacional

In mid 2009 he returned to Uruguay but now playing for the well known club Nacional.

Lazio

In August 2010, he signed a three-year contract with the Italian club Lazio. He made his Serie A debut on 18 September 2010 against Fiorentina. Alvaro Gonzalez scored his first Serie A goal vs Brescia and celebrated his goal by mimicking a phone call back to Uruguay by taking out his right boot.

2012–13 Season has seen Gonzalez as a protagonist in Lazio's coach Petkovic eyes where he had been among the most consistent and played players. Petkovic has played Gonzalez in numerous roles in the 2012–13 season, from defensive midfielder to right full back and right midfielder. Together with the national team, Alvaro Gonzalez has played over 50 games in the 2012–13 season proving his durability, consistency and also goal scoring where he managed to get on the score sheet in Serie A, Coppa Italia and in Europa League.

Career Statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 14 May 2013.

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boca Juniors 2007–08 271007020361
2008–09 70005000120
Total Boca Juniors 3410012020381
Nacional Montevideo 2009–10 263008010353
Total Nacional Montevideo 263008010353
S.S. Lazio 2010–11 191310000222
2011–12 311207000401
2012–13 3313111100473
Total S.S. Lazio 83382181001096
Career total 1437922613018110

International career

González has won 30 caps for the Uruguay national football team. On 27 July 2010, he was reserved to play a friendly match against Angola in Lisbon . In 2011, he won the Copa America playing four matches, including the final against Paraguay.

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 September 2011Metalist Stadium, Ukraine Ukraine1–12–3 (W)Friendly
214 August 2013Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan Japan4–14–2 (W)Friendly

Honors

Club

Boca Juniors
Lazio

International

Uruguay

References

  1. ↑ "PROFIL PEMAIN TATA GONZALEZ" (in Italian). fussballtransfers.com. 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-05-12. 

External links

Uruguay squad – 2011 Copa América – winners (15th title)
Uruguay
Uruguay squad – 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup – fourth place
Uruguay
S.S. Lazio – current squad
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