Edwin González (Salvadoran footballer) explained

Edwin González
Fullname:Edwin Alexander González Valenzuela
Birth Date:20 June 1977
Birth Place:San Miguel, El Salvador
Currentclub:Municipal Limeño
Youthyears1:1996–1997
Youthclubs1:Luis Ángel Firpo
Position:sweeper
Years1:1998–2004
Years2:2004–2005
Years3:2005–2006
Years4:2006–2009
Years5:2010–present
Clubs1:Municipal Limeño
Clubs2:Águila
Clubs3:Alianza
Clubs4:Luis Ángel Firpo
Clubs5:Municipal Limeño
Nationalyears1:2000–2004
Nationalteam1:El Salvador
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1
Pcupdate:15 May 2011
Ntupdate:15 May 2011

Edwin Alexander González Valenzuela (born June 20, 1977) is a Salvadoran football (soccer) player, who plays defender for Municipal Limeño in the Salvadoran second division.

Club career

A rather short defender, González started his career at Luis Ángel Firpo before joining Municipal Limeño in 1998.[1] After six years, he moved on to Águila together with his Municipal teammates Josué Galdámez and Deris Umanzor[2] but he left them for Alianza a year later. He returned to Firpo in 2006 and to Municipal Limeño in January 2010, where he signed for two years.[3]

González played for Luis Ángel Firpo in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.[4]

International career

Nicknamed Pelón, González made his debut for El Salvador in a March 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification against Belize and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

His final international game was his second FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United States in September 2004.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

Notes and References

  1. http://archivo.elgrafico.com/index.php?jgd=100 Profile
  2. http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2004/12/30/deportes/dep1.asp Los tres mosqueteros
  3. http://www.laprensagrafica.com/deportes/futbol-nacional/84650-manfredi-portillo-jugara-con-municipal-limeno.html Manfredi Portillo jugará con Municipal Limeño
  4. Web site: ESPN Soccernet Match Report: Luis Angel Firpo vs San Francisco . 2010-03-01 . 2011-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604132355/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=254587&cc=5901 . dead .