Raúl González (footballer, born 1955) explained

Raúl González
Fullname:Raúl Isaac González San Vicente
Birth Date:2 December 1955
Birth Place:Valparaíso, Chile
Position:Right-back
Youthclubs1:Guillermo Subiabre
Youthclubs2:Colo-Colo
Years1:1975–1978
Clubs1:Santiago Wanderers
Years2:1979–1982
Years3:1983
Years4:1985
Clubs4:Bush Bucks
Years5:1986
Clubs5:AmaZulu
Years6:1987
Nationalteam1:Chile U20
Nationalyears1:1975
Nationalteam2:Chile
Nationalyears2:1979
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:1999
Managerclubs1:African Wanderers (assistant)

Raúl Isaac González San Vicente (born 2 December 1955) is a Chilean former footballer.

Career

González played for clubs in both Chile and South Africa. In Chile, he played for Santiago Wanderers and Palestino. In South Africa, he played for Moroka Swallows, Bush Bucks and AmaZulu between 1984 and 1987.[1] His last club was Moroka Swallows in 1987.

At international level, he represented Chile U20 in the 1975 South American Championship.[2] At senior level, he played in four matches for the Chile national team in 1979.[3] He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1979 Copa América tournament,[4] where Chile was the runner-up.[2]

In 1999, he worked as the assistant coach of Mario Tuane, who promoted his signing with Moroka Swallows in 1983, in the South African club African Wanderers.[5]

Personal life

He is the father of both the former Chile international footballer Mark González[6] and the actor and football agent Raúl Hoffmann.[7] His wife, Lorena Hoffmann, is the niece of the former Chile international footballers Carlos Hoffmann and,[8] as well as the cousin of the also former footballers Reinaldo and Alejandro, sons of Reynaldo.[9]

Honours

Santiago Wanderers

Moroka Swallows

Bush Bucks

Chile[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raúl GONZÁLEZ . Memoria Wanderers . 24 August 2022 . es.
  2. Web site: Quijada . Vicente . Raúl González: El subcampeón de América en 1979 . laroja.cl . . 24 August 2022 . es . 2 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Raúl González . worldfootball.net . 21 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Copa América 1979 . RSSSF . 21 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Gleeson . Mark . Another of South African football’s legendary coaches has passed away . TimesLIVE . 6 September 2022 . 16 August 2017.
  6. Web site: El Beckham chileno creció en Suráfrica entre fútbol y rugby . AS.com . . 24 August 2022 . es . 25 April 2006.
  7. Web site: ¿Por qué los hermanos Raúl Hoffmann y Mark González no tienen el mismo apellido? . www.chilevision.cl . . 24 August 2022 . es . 16 October 2019.
  8. Web site: Parentesco entre seleccionados . Partidos de La Roja . 24 August 2022 . es.
  9. Web site: Gonzalez Lucay . Carlos . La historia de Donovan y Favian Loyola, los hermanos nacidos en Estados Unidos que sigue la Roja . . 24 August 2022 . es . 17 October 2021.
  10. Web site: Raúl González . Partidos de La Roja . 24 August 2022 . es.