Marvin René González Leiva (born April 17, 1982) is a Salvadoran former footballer who played as a left-back.

Marvin González
Personal information
Full name Marvin René González Leiva
Date of birth (1982-04-17) April 17, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth El Refugio, El Salvador
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 FAS B
2001–2010 FAS
2010–2011 Águila 34 (1)
2011–2013 FAS 52 (0)
2013 Santa Tecla FC 4 (0)
International career
1998–2000 El Salvador U17
2000–2002 El Salvador U20
2002–2003 El Salvador U23
2002–2011 El Salvador 83 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in El Refugio, González came through the reserves of FAS in 2001 to claim his place in the senior team and to stay in there for almost a decade.[1]

On July 2, 2010, González signed a two-year contract with Águila, starting with the Apertura 2010 season.[2] Marvin González returned to FAS for the Apertura 2011. In 2013, he was released by FAS and later signed with Santa Tecla F.C.

International career

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González made his debut for El Salvador in a November 2002 friendly match against the United States and had, as of May 2011, earned a total of 82 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 22 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2003,[4] 2005,[5] 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups[6] and 2011 Copa Centroamericana,[7] as well as at the 2003,[8] 2009[9] and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[10] González has received a total of 83 caps, making him the second most-capped player for El Salvador after Leonel Cárcamo (84 caps).

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 July 2003 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States   Martinique 1–0 1–0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References

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  1. ^ Profile - CD FAS (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "González signs with Águila" (in Spanish). elsalvador.com. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  3. ^ Marvin GonzálezFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  5. ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  6. ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  7. ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2011 - Details Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  8. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  9. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  10. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
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