Marcos González
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Salazar.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Andrés González Salazar | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Unión Española | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1998 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2003 | Universidad de Chile | 54 | (2) |
| 2002 | → Rangers (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2004 | Colón | 13 | (1) |
| 2005 | Palestino | 37 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Columbus Crew | 45 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Universidad Católica | 88 | (10) |
| 2011 | Universidad de Chile | 25 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Flamengo | 44 | (2) |
| 2014– | Unión Española | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003– | Chile | 29 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Marcos Andrés González Salazar (born 9 June 1980) is a Brazilian born Chilean professional football defender, who currently plays for Primera División club Unión Española.
Although born in Brazil, he moved to Santiago aged two and has Chilean citizenship.
Club career
Marcos began his professional career in 1999 with Universidad de Chile, and stayed with them until 2003. He then signed with the Argentinian club Colón de Santa Fe and played with them until 2005. In 2005 he returned to Chile to play for Palestino, and for the 2006 season he chose to sign with the Columbus Crew over Universidad Católica.
International career
He has represented Chile internationally 29 times, including qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup as well as for the 2014 World Cup.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | April 24, 2013 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil |  Brazil | 0–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | September 6, 2013 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile |  Venezuela | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Career statistics
| Team | Season | League | Cup | State Tournament | Copa Libertadores | Copa Sudamericana | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers (loan) | 2002 | 23 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Colón | 2003–04 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Palestino | 2005 | 37 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 37 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 37 | 3 | |||||
| Columbus Crew | 2006 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2007 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 48 | 2 | ||||
| Universidad Católica | 2008 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 39 | 2 | ||||
| 2010 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 4 | |||
| Total | 88 | 10 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 101 | 12 | ||
| Universidad de Chile | 2011 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| Flamengo[1][2] | 2012 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 36 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 71 | 2 | ||
| Unión Española | 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 278 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 332 | 22 | |
Honours
Club
- Universidad de Chile
- Chilean Primera División (2): 1999, 2000
- Copa Chile (1): 2000
- Torneo Apertura (1): 2011
- Torneo Clausura (1): 2011
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2011
- Universidad Católica
- Primera División (1): 2010
- Flamengo
- Copa do Brasil (1): 2013
Individual
- El Gráfico Primera División Ideal Team (2): 2009, 2011
- 2011 ANFP Primera División Ideal Team
- 2011 America Ideal Team
External links
- Marcos González at National-Football-Teams.com
- (Spanish) BDFA profile
- (Spanish) Primera División Argentina statistics at Futbol XXI
- zerozerfootball.com
References
- ↑ Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Flaestatística Player Profile (in Portuguese)
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