Daniel Ángel González Puga or simply Daniel González (December 22, 1953[1] – February 1, 1985[2]), was an Uruguayan football defender who played for several top-level clubs in Uruguay and in Brazil.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Ángel González Puga | ||
| Date of birth | December 22, 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | February 1, 1985 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1979 | Fénix | ||
| 1979–1981 | Portuguesa | 21 | (4) |
| 1982–1983 | Corinthians | 20 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Vasco | 26 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Montevideo,[2] Daniel González started his career in 1974, playing for Fénix., leaving the club in 1979 to play for Portuguesa in Brazil.[2] He scored four goals in the 21 Série A games he played for Portuguesa between 1979 and 1981. He was part of the Corinthians squad that won the Campeonato Paulista in 1982, leaving the club in 1983, after playing 20 Série A games for the club.[2] Daniel González was transferred to Vasco in 1983, playing 26 more Série A games between that year and 1985.[2]
Death
editDaniel González died on February 1, 1985, in a car accident in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
Honors
editClub
edit- Campeonato Paulista: 1982
References
edit- ^ a b "Daniel Gonzalez" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 53. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.