Ruben González | |
Fullname: | Ruben Adán González Acosta |
Birth Date: | 17 July 1939 |
Birth Place: | Uruguay |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | ?-1958 |
Clubs1: | River Plate Montevideo |
Years2: | 1958-1964 |
Clubs2: | Nacional |
Caps2: | 180 |
Goals2: | 18 |
Years3: | 1964 |
Clubs3: | Vélez Sarsfield |
Years4: | 1965 |
Clubs4: | Boca Juniors |
Years5: | 1966 |
Clubs5: | Nacional |
Years6: | 1967 |
Clubs6: | New York Skyliners |
Nationalyears1: | 1959-1962 |
Nationalteam1: | Uruguay |
Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Ruben Adán González Acosta (born 17 July 1939) is a former Uruguayan football defender[1] who played for Uruguay in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[2] He also played for Club Nacional de Football.[3]
His first cap with Uruguay was on 2 May 1959 for a friendly game against Paraguay national football team.[4]
Several months later, in December, he was selected in Uruguay’s squad for the 1959 South American Championship in Ecuador, playing 4 games as Uruguay won the competition.[5]
González was also in Uruguay’s squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup,[6] but was an unused substitute for Uruguay’s 3 games against Colombia,[7] Yugoslavia,[8] and USSR.[9]
His 11th and last cap was on 15 August 1962 for a friendly game against Argentina.[10]