Álvaro Rafael González
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Rafael González Luengo | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Torino | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2007 | Defensor Sporting | 47 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Boca Juniors | 33 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Nacional | 37 | (3) |
| 2010– | Lazio | 110 | (4) |
| 2015– | → Torino (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006– | Uruguay | 49 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Álvaro Rafael González Luengo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo rafaˈel ɣonˈsales]; born 29 October 1984), nicknamed "Tata"[1] is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Torino, on loan from Lazio in Serie A.
He normally plays as a central midfielder or right midfielder. The Uruguayan has also played as a right back for Lazio.
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 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 22 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.
Torino
On 1 February 2015 Torino announced the signing of Gonzalez on a six-month loan with a buyout clause.[2]
International career
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González has won 49 caps for the Uruguay national football team. His debut for La Celeste came against Romania in May 2006.[3]
After playing for the team during 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying, he was omitted from the squad which went on the finish fourth in the tournament finals.[3]
In 2011, he won the Copa América playing four matches, including the final against Paraguay. He went on to represent the country at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, and made 12 appearances during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.[3]
On 2 June 2014, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.[4] He appeared as a second half substitute in the team's opening match – a 3–1 defeat to Costa Rica in Fortaleza.[5]
Career statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of match played 30 October 2014.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | South America Europe |
Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2007–08 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total Boca Juniors | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| Nacional Montevideo | 2009–10 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| Total Nacional Montevideo | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| S.S. Lazio | 2010–11 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total S.S. Lazio | 110 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 7 | |
| Career total | 170 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 11 | |
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 September 2011 | Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine |  Ukraine | 1–1 | 2–3 (W) | Friendly | |
| 2 | 14 August 2013 | Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan |  Japan | 4–1 | 4–2 (W) | Friendly | |
| 3 | 18 November 2014 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile |  Chile | 2–1 | 2–1 (W) | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Boca Juniors
- Lazio
International
- Uruguay
- 2011 Copa América: Winner
References
- ↑ "PROFIL PEMAIN TATA GONZALEZ" (in Italian). fussballtransfers.com. 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ↑ http://torinofc.it/news/30/01/2015/gonzalez-al-toro_7481
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Alvaro GONZALEZ". FIFA. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "Uruguay World Cup 2014 squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "Uruguay 1-3 Costa Rica". BBC. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Álvaro Rafael González. |
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- Álvaro Rafael González at National-Football-Teams.com
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