Marcos González

Marcos Andrés González Salazar (born 9 June 1980) is a Brazilian born Chilean professional football defender.

Marcos González
Personal information
Full name Marcos Andrés González Salazar
Date of birth (1980-06-09) 9 June 1980
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Universidad de Chile 54 (2)
2002Rangers (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)
2014–2015 Unión Española 31 (2)
2015–2017 Necaxa 68 (5)
2017 Palestino 12 (1)
Total 441 (30)
International career
2003–2014 Chile 29 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 March 2014

Although born in Brazil, he moved to Santiago aged two and has Chilean citizenship. Noteworthy, he has scored in all the team which he has played.

A Chilean international, he has played during 2006 and 2014 World Cup qualifiers.

Club career

He professionally debuted in 1999 at Universidad de Chile, winning a league title that year whilst the following he achieved another league title and a cup title, all with César Vaccia as coach.

In 2003, González moved to Argentina’s Colón de Santa Fe, remaining there two seasons. After a brief spell at Palestino in the second half of 2005, in January 2006 season he chose to sign with the Columbus Crew over Universidad Católica. At the American team, he played two seasons and made 45 appearances, scoring two goals.

Following the 2008 MLS season, González was released from Columbus Crew and then joined the team which he failed to sign in 2006, Universidad Católica, where two years later won the 2010 Primera División title.

In 2011, it was confirmed that González returned to Universidad de Chile. However, he break out into first-team and was a key player in the treble obtention, after winning the Apertura and Clausura titles as well as the Copa Sudamericana.

In 2012, he joined Brazilian club Flamengo. There he helped the team to win the 2013 Copa do Brasil and he stayed at the Mengão until mid-2014. After being released from Flamengo, he returned his homeland and signed for Unión Española to play the 2014–15 Primera División season.

On 11 July 2015, he joined Mexican side Necaxa.[1]

International career

He has represented Chile internationally 29 times.

International goals

Career statistics

Team Season League Cup1 Continental2 Other3 Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers (loan) 2002 Chilean Primera División 231231
Colón 2003–04 Argentine Primera División 9191
2004–05 4040
Total 131131
Palestino 2005 Chilean Primera División 373373
Columbus Crew 2006 MLS 18110191
2007 27110281
Total 45220472
U. Católica 2008 Chilean Primera División 28400112396
2009 38210392
2010 2241010234
Total 88102012210212
Universidad de Chile 2011 Chilean Primera División 25130130411
Flamengo[2][3] 2012 Série A 262005[lower-alpha 1]06[lower-alpha 2]0372
2013 190809[lower-alpha 2]0360
2014 00001[lower-alpha 2]010
Total 4528050160742
Unión Española 2014–15 Chilean Primera División 3126000372
Necaxa 2015–16 Liga MX 34340373
2016–17 34200342
Total 68540725
Palestino 2017 Chilean Primera División 12120141
Career total 3872825030216046030
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  2. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.

1Cup competitions include the MLS Cup, Copa Chile, Copa do Brasil and Copa México
2Other tournaments include the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
3Other tournaments include the Campeonato Carioca.

Honours

Club

Universidad de Chile
Universidad Católica
Flamengo

Individual

References

  1. "Le va al Necaxa, Unión Española pierde a Marcos González". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 11 July 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
  3. Flaestatística Player Profile (in Portuguese)
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