Ricardo González (footballer, born 1974)
Costa Rican footballer
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Alonso González Fonseca | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 16, 2009 | |||
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.