Álvaro González (Paralympic footballer)
Spanish Paralympic football player
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Álvaro González Alcaraz[1][a] (born 29 October 1974) is a Spanish football player, who plays in goal for the Spain national 5-a-side football team. He has won a pair bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
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| Full name | Álvaro González Alcaraz | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1974 (age 51) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | 5-a-side football | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal
5-a-side football
González is a member of CDC de Málaga, which competes in the Andalusian Cup. As the team's goalkeeper, he has won event.[3]
González won a bronze medal with the team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[3] The 2006 World Cup for the Blind was held in Argentina. He competed at the event as the goalkeeper for Spain.[4] The team made it to the bronze medal match.[5] He was one of ten sportspeople from Málaga to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. In July 2008, he participated in a ceremony hosted by the Mayor of Málaga at the townhall honouring all the Olympic and Paralympic competitors from the city.[6] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[7] He was in goal in the game against Argentina for the bronze medal.[8] In 2012, a specialized pitch, the first of its kind in Spain, was built in his hometown.[3] In July 2012, he participated in a ceremony hosted by the Mayor of Málaga at the townhall honouring all the Olympic and Paralympic competitors from the city.[9] He was one of 11 sportspeople on the Spanish team from Málaga competing at the London Games.[2] His team won a bronze medal following a penalty shootout in the bronze medal game against Argentina, with González in for the shootout.[10][11][12][13] He was one of seven sportspeople from Málaga to get a 2013 scholarship from Fundación Andalucía Olímpica as part of the Plan Andalucía Olímpica. It was worth €1,200.[14] In February 2013, he received an award at the Gala of Sports Journalists of Andalusia.[15]
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Alcaraz.
