Eva González (footballer)

Eva Nadia González (born 2 September 1987) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a centre-back. At club level, she played for the Boca Juniors and represented Argentina at senior international level.

Eva González
González in 2006
Personal information
Full name Eva Nadia González
Date of birth (1987-09-02) 2 September 1987
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Boca Juniors
International career‡
Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:05, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

International career

In November 2006, González scored the opening goal in the final of the 2006 South American Women's Football Championship, which ended in a shock 2–0 win for Argentina against regional rivals Brazil. She locked out Brazilian stars Elaine and Cristiane to win the Albiceleste their first-ever South American title and earn a direct qualification spot for both the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1]

At the World Cup in China, González had an eventful match against England. As captain, she scored England's first goal by misdirecting a header past her own goalkeeper and then scored a curling free kick at the other end. Argentina lost 6–1 and exited the tournament from the group stage after losing their other two matches: 11–0 to Germany and 1–0 to Japan.[2]

References
  1. "Athletes > Eva Nadia Gonzalez > Bio". NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  2. "England 6-1 Argentina: Quarter-finals beckon". ESPN. 17 September 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2012.


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