Ricardo González (footballer, born 1965)
Chilean footballer
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Ricardo Nicolás Gónzalez Reinoso (born 31 August 1965), known as Richard González and nicknamed Manteca (Lard), is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Nicolás Gónzalez Reinoso | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | San Felipe, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión San Felipe (interim) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Juventud La Troya[1] | |||
| Unión San Felipe | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1989 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| 1990–1993 | Unión Española | 107 | (3) |
| 1994 | Colo-Colo | 25 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Deportes Temuco | 52 | (1) |
| 1997–2000 | Santiago Wanderers | 83 | (6) |
| 2000 | Palestino | 21 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| International career | |||
| 1985 | Chile U20 | ||
| 1993 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Trasandino (youth) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Trasandino | ||
| 2020–2021 | Escuela Calle Larga (women) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Aconcagua Unido (women) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Unión San Felipe (youth) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Unión San Felipe (women) (youth) | ||
| 2024 | Unión San Felipe (caretaker) | ||
| 2025– | Unión San Felipe (women) | ||
| 2026– | Unión San Felipe (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
A historical player of his hometown club, Unión San Felipe, he made his professional debut in 1984 and retired at the end of the 2006 season, aged forty two.[2]
He was a member of the Unión Española squads that won the Copa Chile in 1992 and 1993, alongside players such as Ricardo Perdomo, José Luis Sierra, José Cabrera, among others.[3]
At international level, he represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1985 South American Championship.[2][1]
At senior level, he obtained one cap for the Chile national side, making his only appearance on 8 September 1993 in a friendly match against Spain.
Coaching career
González graduated as a football manager in 2006. In 2016, he assumed as head coach of Trasandino until September 2018.[4][5]
In 2023, González assumed as coach for the Unión San Felipe under-16 team after serving as coach for Aconcagua Unido from Calle Larga commune in women's football.[6][7][8] Later, he switche to the women's team of Unión San Felipe.[9][10]
González and Esteban Carvajal assumed as interim managers of Unión San Felipe on 6 May 2026.[11]
Personal life
He is frequently named Richard González and nicknamed Manteca (Lard).[1][2]
González was a candidate for councillor for San Felipe in the 2008 Chilean municipal election, supported by Independent Democratic Union.[2][12]
