Ricardo González | |
Fullname: | Ricardo Alonso González Fonseca |
Birth Date: | 6 March 1974 |
Birth Place: | San José, Costa Rica |
Clubnumber: | 22 |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | 1994–1995 |
Years2: | 1995–1996 |
Years3: | 1996–2005 |
Years4: | 2005–2006 |
Years5: | 2006–2007 |
Years6: | 2007–2011 |
Years7: | 2011–2013 |
Years8: | 2014– |
Clubs1: | Sagrada Familia |
Clubs2: | Carmelita |
Clubs6: | Herediano |
Clubs8: | Belén FC |
Caps3: | 173 |
Caps4: | 31 |
Caps5: | 5 |
Caps6: | 74 |
Caps7: | 48 |
Caps8: | 17 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1995–2009 |
Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica |
Nationalcaps1: | 44 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 26 July 2014 |
Ntupdate: | October 16, 2009 |
Ricardo Alonso González Fonseca (born 6 March 1974) is a Costa Rican former professional football goalkeeper who last played for Belén in the Primera División de Costa Rica.
Nicknamed el Gallinazo, González was relegated with Sagrada Familia after the 1994-95 season[1] and then played for Carmelita[2] and Alajuelense for whom he kept a record successive clean sheets, totalling 758 minutes in the 2002 season.[3] He played 178 league games for Liga.[4] He moved abroad to play alongside compatriot Rolando Fonseca for Comunicaciones of Guatemala in summer 2005[5] before joining Herediano in 2007.[6]
He was lured away to join coach Paulo Wanchope at second division Uruguay de Coronado ahead of the 2011 Verano season.[7] He moved to Belén ahead of the 2014 Verano season.
González made his debut for Costa Rica in a friendly against Jamaica on September 27, 1995[8] [9] and has made 44 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team,[10] including three qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and five qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
González made one appearance at the Copa América 2001[11] and four appearances at the Copa América 2004[12] He also made four appearances at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup[13] and two at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[14]
His final international was a September 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.
He is married to Hazel Houdelath and they have four children: Karolina, Gabriel, Fabianna and Ivana.