| Ricardo Gónzalez | |
| Fullname: | Ricardo Nicolás Gónzalez Reinoso |
| Birth Date: | 31 August 1965 |
| Birth Place: | San Felipe, Chile |
| Currentclub: | Unión San Felipe (caretaker) |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Juventud La Troya |
| Youthclubs2: | Unión San Felipe |
| Years1: | 1984–1989 |
| Clubs1: | Unión San Felipe |
| Years2: | 1990–1993 |
| Clubs2: | Unión Española |
| Caps2: | 107 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 1994 |
| Clubs3: | Colo-Colo |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1995–1996 |
| Clubs4: | Deportes Temuco |
| Caps4: | 52 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1997–2000 |
| Clubs5: | Santiago Wanderers |
| Caps5: | 83 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Years6: | 2000 |
| Caps6: | 21 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2001–2006 |
| Clubs7: | Unión San Felipe |
| Nationalyears1: | 1985 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile U20 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1993 |
| Nationalteam2: | Chile |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2016–2018 |
| Managerclubs1: | Trasandino |
| Manageryears2: | 2024 |
| Managerclubs2: | Unión San Felipe (caretaker) |
Ricardo Nicolás Gónzalez Reinoso (born 31 August 1965), known as Richard González and nicknamed Manteca (Lard), is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a defender.
A historical player of his hometown club, Unión San Felipe, he made his professional debut in 1984 and retired at the end of the 2006 season, aged forty two.[1]
He was a member of the Unión Española squads that won the Copa Chile in 1992 and 1993, alongside players such as Ricardo Perdomo, José Luis Sierra, José Cabrera, among others.[2]
At international level, he represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1985 South American Championship.[1] [3]
At senior level, he obtained one cap for the Chile national side, making his only appearance on 8 September 1993 in a friendly match against Spain.
González graduated as a football manager in 2006. In 2016, he assumed as head coach of Trasandino until September 2018.[4] [5]
He is frequently named Richard González and nicknamed Manteca (Lard).[3] [1]
González was a candidate for councillor for San Felipe in the 2008 Chilean municipal election, supported by Independent Democratic Union.[1] [6]