Ángel González | |
Fullname: | Ángel González Castaños |
Birth Date: | 3 December 1958 |
Birth Place: | Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain |
Height: | 1.69 m |
Position: | Winger |
Youthclubs1: | Viviendas del Congreso |
Youthyears2: | 1972–1977 |
Youthclubs2: | Español |
Years1: | 1977–1981 |
Caps1: | 24 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1978–1979 |
Clubs2: | → Sabadell (loan) |
Caps2: | 35 |
Goals2: | 17 |
Years3: | 1981–1982 |
Caps3: | 23 |
Goals3: | 8 |
Years4: | 1982–1985 |
Caps4: | 93 |
Goals4: | 11 |
Years5: | 1985–1989 |
Caps5: | 131 |
Goals5: | 8 |
Years6: | 1989–1991 |
Caps6: | 66 |
Goals6: | 10 |
Years7: | 1991–1993 |
Caps7: | 46 |
Goals7: | 4 |
Totalcaps: | 418 |
Totalgoals: | 58 |
Nationalyears1: | 1976–1977 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 1977 |
Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 1978–1979 |
Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
Nationalyears4: | 1980 |
Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Ángel González Castaños (born 3 December 1958) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left winger.
Born in Ciudad Rodrigo, Province of Salamanca, González started out at RCD Español, making his La Liga debut on 5 April 1978 in a 1–3 home loss against Atlético Madrid where he came on as a 64th-minute substitute;[1] it was one of only three appearances during the season. The following campaign, he was loaned to neighbouring club CE Sabadell FC in the Segunda División, being conscripted to military service in the city.[2]
In the top flight, González also represented UD Salamanca[3] and CD Logroñés,[4] [5] for a total of 151 games and ten goals over seven seasons. He added 267 matches and 48 goals in the second tier, retiring in 1993 at the age of 34 after two years apiece with Palamós CF[6] and UE Figueres, also in the Catalonia region.[7]
González represented Spain at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where they competed under the Olympic flag due to the boycott.[8] [9] In his hometown, plaques commemorated any Olympian born in the city, but he appeared to have been forgotten as his name was not listed.[10] [3]