Mauricio González (footballer)

Mauricio Ernesto González Barillas (May 13, 1942 – 15 December 2018) was a football player from El Salvador who played as a midfielder.

Mauricio "Pachín" González
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Ernesto González Barillas
Date of birth (1942-05-13)May 13, 1942
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Date of death 15 December 2018(2018-12-15) (aged 76)
Place of death San Salvador, El Salvador
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1958 Atlético Luz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959 Bolívar
1959–1968 Atlético Marte
1968–1970 Alianza
1971–1973 Xelajú MC
1974–1975 Platense
International career
1963–1971 El Salvador[1] 21 (7)
Managerial career
2000 Atlético Marte
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 22, 2011

Club career

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González played the majority of his career for Atlético Marte, with whom he won one league title. He also had a spell abroad with Guatemalan side Xelajú MC.

International career

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Nicknamed Pachín, he represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] González also participated at the 1963 CONCACAF Championship and the 1965 CONCACAF Championship where he scored a total of 5 goals in 10 matches.[3]

Personal life

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Mauricio was the eldest brother of Salvadoran football legend Jorge Mágico González and son of Óscar Ernesto González and Victoria Barillas.[4] He was married to Fermina and they had 5 children.[5]

González died from natural causes on 15 December 2018.[6]

Honours

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1968, 1975
1973

References

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  1. ^ "El Salvador - Record International Players".
  2. ^ Mauricio GonzálezFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ Gomez, Omar. "El Salvador en Copa CCCF y NORCECA". elbaloncuscatleco.com. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  4. ^ Mauricio Ernesto González - Atlético Marte (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Aguila, Roberto. "El Primer Mago" (in Spanish). elsalvador.com. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Fallece "Pachín" González, exjugador de la selección nacional y hermano del "Mágico"". Diario El Mundo (in Spanish). 15 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018.