Ricardo González (footballer, born 1974)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ricardo Alonso González Fonseca | ||
Date of birth | (1974-03-06) 6 March 1974 (age 50) | ||
Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1995 | Sagrada Familia | ||
1995–1996 | Carmelita | ||
1996–2005 | Alajuelense | 173 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Comunicaciones | 31 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Alajuelense | 5 | (0) |
2007–2011 | Herediano | 74 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Uruguay de Coronado | 48 | (0) |
2014– | Belén FC | 17 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
1995–2009 | Costa Rica | 44 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.
Club career
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.
International career
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[11] and five qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[11]
González made one appearance at the Copa América 2001[12] and four appearances at the Copa América 2004[13] He also made four appearances at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup[14] and two at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[15]
His final international was a September 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.
Personal life
He is married to Hazel Houdelath and they have four children: Karolina, Gabriel, Fabianna and Ivana.
References
- ^ Sagrada en Primera - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Carmelita: 1 - Alajuelense: 1 Con garra y corazón - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Récords de goles rápidos y porteros - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Alejandro González es leyenda en Alajuelense Archived 2017-01-04 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ González y Fonseca a Guatemala - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ González firmó ayer con Heredia - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Ricardo González jugará con Uruguay - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ González nos salvó - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Costa Rica - Details International Matches 1993-2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ a b Ricardo González Fonseca – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Copa América 2001". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "Copa América 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
External links
- Ricardo González at National-Football-Teams.com
- World Cup 2002 profile - Nación (in Spanish)
- Profile at Nacion.com (in Spanish)