Aníbal González (footballer, born 1964)

Aníbal Segundo González Espinoza (born 13 March 1964 in Rapel, Cardenal Caro Province) is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a forward during his career.

Aníbal González
Personal information
Full name Aníbal Segundo González Espinoza
Date of birth (1964-03-13) 13 March 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Rapel, Chile
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
25 de Febrero
O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1986 O'Higgins
1982 → Cultural Doñihue (loan)
1987 Cobreloa
1988–1990 O'Higgins
1991 Unión Española
1992 Colo-Colo
1993 Morelia
1993–1994 Monterrey
1994Colo-Colo (loan)
1995 Palestino
1996-1997 Universidad Católica
1998 Deportes Puerto Montt
1999 Santiago Wanderers
2000–2001 O'Higgins
International career
1987 Chile B
1988–1991 Chile 10 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

González is the all-time goalscorer of the Chilean club O'Higgins, with a total of 117 goals at official competitions.

International career

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González represented Chile in the 1987 Pan American Games, winning the silver medal.[1]

At senior level, he made his debut for the Chile national football team on June 5, 1988, in a friendly against the United States national football team.

Personal life

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He is better known by his nickname Tunga González.[2]

He is the father of the former footballer of the same name Aníbal González Ramírez, who was born in Monterrey, Mexico.[3]

Honours

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Club

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Universidad Católica

Colo-Colo

International

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Chile B

Individual

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O'Higgins
Colo-Colo
Palestino

References

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  1. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Juegos Panamericanos". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Aníbal González". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. ^ @ricardoobando (23 July 2013). "el hijo del popular Tunga González debutó hoy profesionalmente por #OHiggins en #SanFernando" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 October 2022 – via Twitter.
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