Eva Nadia González (born 2 September 1987) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a centre-back. She served the Boca Juniors for most of her club career and was captain of Argentina.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eva Nadia González | ||
Date of birth | 2 September 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Boca Juniors | |||
International career‡ | |||
Argentina | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:05, 6 April 2012 (UTC) |
International career
editIn November 2006, González scored the opening goal in the final of the 2006 South American Women's Football Championship, which ended in a shock 2–0 win for Argentina against regional rivals Brazil. She locked out Brazilian stars Elaine and Cristiane to win the Albiceleste their first-ever South American title and earn a direct qualification spot for both the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1]
At the World Cup in China, González had an eventful match against England. As captain, she scored England's first goal by misdirecting a header past her own goalkeeper and then scored a curling free kick at the other end. Argentina lost 6–1 and exited the tournament from the group stage after losing their other two matches: 11–0 to Germany and 1–0 to Japan.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Athletes > Eva Nadia Gonzalez > Bio". NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "England 6-1 Argentina: Quarter-finals beckon". ESPN. 17 September 2007. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
External links
edit- Eva GONZALEZ – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eva González". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012.