Fernando González (footballer, born 1989) explained

Fernando González
Fullname:Fernando González
Birth Date:12 June 1989
Birth Place:Tampa, Florida, United States
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:HC United
Collegeyears1:2007–2010
College1:South Florida Bulls
Collegecaps1:78
Collegegoals1:1
Years1:2011–2012
Clubs1:Atlanta Silverbacks
Caps1:13
Goals1:0
Nationalyears1:2008
Nationalteam1:Puerto Rico U20
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2012–
Nationalteam2:Puerto Rico
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:July 13, 2012
Nationalteam-Update:August 24, 2012

Fernando González (born June 12, 1989, in Tampa, Florida) is a Puerto Rican footballer.

Career

College and amateur

González played for Tampa powerhouse HC United. With HCU, he won the SYL North American championship.[1] He also played at Gaither High School during his time with HC United. González then played in college for the USF Bulls.

Professional

González signed with Atlanta Silverbacks of the second tier North American Soccer League and made his professional debut on April 9, 2011, in a game against NSC Minnesota Stars. Atlanta announced on November 8, 2011, that González would return for the 2012 season.[2]

International

In 2008, he played 3 games for Puerto Rico in the FIFA U20 World Cup Qualifiers in Cayman Islands, starting all 3 of them. González trained with the Puerto Rico U-21's ahead of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. In October 2010, he was called up by the Puerto Rico Men's National Team to play in the Digicel Caribbean Cup but he was not released by the University of South Florida to do so.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fernando Gonzalez - Men's Soccer.
  2. http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1537
  3. Web site: News | Atlanta Silverbacks . 2011-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707182816/http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/pro/index.php?id=9&newsid=15 . 2011-07-07 . dead .