Ricardo González (footballer, born 1974)

Ricardo Alonso González Fonseca (born 6 March 1974) is a Costa Rican former professional football goalkeeper who last played for Belén in the Primera División de Costa Rica.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Fonseca.
Ricardo González
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Alonso González Fonseca
Date of birth (1974-03-06) 6 March 1974
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Sagrada Familia
1995–1996 Carmelita
1996–2005 Alajuelense 173 (0)
2005–2006 Comunicaciones 31 (0)
2006–2007 Alajuelense 5 (0)
2007–2011 Herediano 74 (0)
2011–2013 Uruguay de Coronado 48 (0)
2014– Belén FC 17 (0)
International career‡
1995–2009 Costa Rica 44 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 16, 2009

Club career

Nicknamed el Gallinazo, González was relegated with Sagrada Familia after the 1994-95 season[1] and then played for Carmelita[2] and Alajuelense for whom he kept a record successive clean sheets, totalling 758 minutes in the 2002 season.[3] He played 178 league games for Liga.[4] He moved abroad to play alongside compatriot Rolando Fonseca for Comunicaciones of Guatemala in summer 2005[5] before joining Herediano in 2007.[6]

He was lured away to join coach Paulo Wanchope at second division Uruguay de Coronado ahead of the 2011 Verano season.[7] He moved to Belén ahead of the 2014 Verano season.

International career

González made his debut for Costa Rica in a friendly against Jamaica on September 27, 1995[8][9] and has made 44 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team,[10] including three qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup[11] and five qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[11]

González made one appearance at the Copa América 2001[12] and four appearances at the Copa América 2004[13] He also made four appearances at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup[14] and two at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[15]

His final international was a September 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.

Personal life

He is married to Hazel Houdelath and they have four children: Karolina, Gabriel, Fabianna and Ivana.

References
  1. Sagrada en Primera - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. Carmelita: 1 - Alajuelense: 1 Con garra y corazón - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Récords de goles rápidos y porteros - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. Alejandro González es leyenda en Alajuelense Archived 2017-01-04 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  5. González y Fonseca a Guatemala - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. González firmó ayer con Heredia - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. Ricardo González jugará con Uruguay - Nación (in Spanish)
  8. González nos salvó - Nación (in Spanish)
  9. "Costa Rica - Details International Matches 1993-2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  10. "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  11. Ricardo González Fonseca – FIFA competition record (archived)
  12. "Copa América 2001". RSSSF. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  13. "Copa América 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  14. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  15. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
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