Edwin Alexander González Valenzuela (born June 20, 1977) is a Salvadoran football (soccer) player, who plays defender for Municipal Limeño in the Salvadoran second division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edwin Alexander González Valenzuela | ||
| Date of birth | June 20, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | San Miguel, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | sweeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Municipal Limeño | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Municipal Limeño | ||
| 2004–2005 | Águila | ||
| 2005–2006 | Alianza | ||
| 2006–2009 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| 2010–present | Municipal Limeño | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2004 | El Salvador | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 May 2011 | |||
Club career
editA rather short defender, González started his career at Luis Ángel Firpo before joining Municipal Limeño in 1998.[1] After six years, he moved on to Águila together with his Municipal teammates Josué Galdámez and Deris Umanzor[2] but he left them for Alianza a year later. He returned to Firpo in 2006 and to Municipal Limeño in January 2010, where he signed for two years.[3]
González played for Luis Ángel Firpo in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.[4]
International career
editNicknamed Pelón, González made his debut for El Salvador in a March 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification against Belize and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[5]
His final international game was his second FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United States in September 2004.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 2000 | Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador |  Haiti |
2-0 | 3-1 | Friendly match |
References
edit- ^ Profile - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
- ^ Los tres mosqueteros - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
- ^ Manfredi Portillo jugará con Municipal Limeño Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Grafica (in Spanish)
- ^ "ESPN Soccernet Match Report: Luis Angel Firpo vs San Francisco". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ Edwin González – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
edit- Edwin González at National-Football-Teams.com