Ricardo Nicolás Gónzalez Reinoso (born 31 August 1965), known as Richard González and nicknamed Manteca (Lard), is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Nicolás Gónzalez Reinoso | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | San Felipe, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión San Felipe (caretaker) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Juventud La Troya[1] | |||
| Unión San Felipe | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1989 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| 1990–1993 | Unión Española | 107 | (3) |
| 1994 | Colo-Colo | 25 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Deportes Temuco | 52 | (1) |
| 1997–2000 | Santiago Wanderers | 83 | (6) |
| 2000 | Palestino | 21 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| International career | |||
| 1985 | Chile U20 | ||
| 1993 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Trasandino | ||
| 2024 | Unión San Felipe (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editA historical player of his hometown club, Unión San Felipe, he made his professional debut in 1984 and retired at the end of the 2006 season, aged forty two.[2]
He was a member of the Unión Española squads that won the Copa Chile in 1992 and 1993, alongside players such as Ricardo Perdomo, José Luis Sierra, José Cabrera, among others.[3]
At international level, he represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1985 South American Championship.[2][1]
At senior level, he obtained one cap for the Chile national side, making his only appearance on 8 September 1993 in a friendly match against Spain.
Coaching career
editGonzález graduated as a football manager in 2006. In 2016, he assumed as head coach of Trasandino until September 2018.[4][5]
Personal life
editHe is frequently named Richard González and nicknamed Manteca (Lard).[1][2]
González was a candidate for councillor for San Felipe in the 2008 Chilean municipal election, supported by Independent Democratic Union.[2][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ricardo GONZÁLEZ". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d Retamal, Rodrigo (15 May 2017). "Futbolistas del recuerdo: Ricardo "Manteca" González, el hijo ilustre de San Felipe". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Orrego Bocchieri, Héctor (12 August 2022). "Unión Española lamenta la sensible muerte del legendario Ricardo Perdomo: "Uno de los jugadores más importantes de nuestra historia"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Ricardo González es el nuevo entrenador de Trasandino de Los Andes". El Andino (in Spanish). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Ricardo "Manteca" González dejó de ser el DT de Trasandino" (in Spanish). 3 September 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "CUADRO 10 SAN FELIPE" (PDF) (in Spanish). TER Valparaíso. October 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
External links
edit- Ricardo González at National-Football-Teams.com
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