Rubén González (Uruguayan footballer)
Uruguayan footballer (born 1939)
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Ruben Adán González Acosta (born 17 July 1939) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defender. He made 11 appearances for the Uruguay national team, participating in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for Club Nacional de Football.[2]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ruben Adán González Acosta | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| ?-1958 | River Plate Montevideo | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958-1964 | Nacional | 180 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | New York Skyliners | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959-1962 | Uruguay | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
International career
González's first cap with the Uruguay national team was on 2 May 1959 for a friendly game against Paraguay national football team.[3]
Several months later, in December, he was selected in Uruguay’s squad for the 1959 South American Championship in Ecuador, playing four games as Uruguay won the competition.[4]
González was also in Uruguay’s squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup,[5] but was an unused substitute for Uruguay’s three games against Colombia,[6] Yugoslavia,[7] and USSR.[8]
His 11th and last cap was on 15 August 1962 for a friendly game against Argentina.[9]
