César Eduardo González
Encyclopedia
César Eduardo González Amais (born 1 October 1982 in Maturín
) is a Venezuela
n football
midfielder. He currently plays for River Plate
in Argentina
.
González started his career in 2002 with Monagas Sport Club
, in 2004 he moved to Colombia
to play for Atlético Huila
and then in 2005 he moved to Deportivo Cali
also in Colombia, where he was part of the 2005 championship winning squad.
In 2005 he returned to Venezuela to play for Caracas FC where he won two Primera División
titles.
In 2007 he was selected to reperesent Venezuela
at the Copa América 2007
and after the tournament he was signed by Argentine
club Colón de Santa Fe
.
In 2008 he joined Club Atlético Huracán where he was part of the team that finished as runners up in the Clausura 2009 tournament. During the winter transfer he joined Mexican side San Luis Potosí.
In 2011 he has left San Luis de Mexico to join Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.
| 1. || March 24, 2007 || Metropolitano de Mérida
, Mérida, Venezuela
|| || 3–1 || 3-1 || Friendly
|-
| 2. || March 3, 2010 || Metropolitano de Lara
, Lara
, Venezuela || || 1–2 || 1-2 || Friendly
|-
| 3. || July 9, 2011 || Padre Ernesto Martearena
, Salta
, Argentina
|| || 1–0 || 1-0 || 2011 Copa América
|}
Maturín
Maturín is a city in Venezuela, the capital of the Venezuelan state of Monagas and a centre for instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry in Venezuela. The metropolitan area of Maturín has a population of 401,384 inhabitants...
) is a Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
midfielder. He currently plays for River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
González started his career in 2002 with Monagas Sport Club
Monagas Sport Club
Monagas Sport Club is a Venezuelan football team playing at the top level, the Primera División Venezolana. It is based in Maturín. Their home stadium is the Estadio Monumental de Maturín...
, in 2004 he moved to Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
to play for Atlético Huila
Atlético Huila
Atlético Huila, is a Colombian football club based in the city of Neiva, that competes in the top division of the Colombian professional football league. The club was founded in 1990 and plays home games at the Guillermo Plazas Alcid stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 22,000...
and then in 2005 he moved to Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
also in Colombia, where he was part of the 2005 championship winning squad.
In 2005 he returned to Venezuela to play for Caracas FC where he won two Primera División
Primera División Venezolana
The Primera División , or Liga Venezolana is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957...
titles.
In 2007 he was selected to reperesent Venezuela
Venezuela national football team
The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....
at the Copa América 2007
Copa América 2007
The 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the 2007 Copa América or 2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams...
and after the tournament he was signed by Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
club Colón de Santa Fe
Colón de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Colón, commonly referred to as Colón de Santa Fe, is a football team from Santa Fe, Argentina. As of Primera División Argentina 1946 the football squad plays in the highest division of Argentine football, and has done so continuously since 1995-96...
.
In 2008 he joined Club Atlético Huracán where he was part of the team that finished as runners up in the Clausura 2009 tournament. During the winter transfer he joined Mexican side San Luis Potosí.
In 2011 he has left San Luis de Mexico to join Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.
International career
Cesar González has played 40 matches with the national football team of Venezuela, scoring three goals in them.International goals
|-| 1. || March 24, 2007 || Metropolitano de Mérida
Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida
The Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano de Mérida or Estadio Metropolitano is a soccer stadium located in the city of Mérida in Venezuela.It was built to be one venues of the Copa America 2007 and it would also serve as one of the venues for the National Games of Venezuela Andes 2005...
, Mérida, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
|| || 3–1 || 3-1 || Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
|-
| 2. || March 3, 2010 || Metropolitano de Lara
Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara
The Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara is a soccer stadium, located near the city of Barquisimeto in Lara state, in the west-central Venezuela, built between 2006 and 2009 on behalf of the Government of that country, and on the state of Lara in the Venezuelan Jantesa firm, and worked as one...
, Lara
Lara (state)
Lara State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital is Barquisimeto.Lara State covers a total surface area of and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 1,795,100.- Municipalities and municipal seats :...
, Venezuela || || 1–2 || 1-2 || Friendly
|-
| 3. || July 9, 2011 || Padre Ernesto Martearena
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena is a multi-use stadium in Salta, Argentina. The stadium, built for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, holds 20,408 people and was opened in 2001. It is now the home ground of football club Juventud Antoniana, which plays in the country's third level...
, Salta
Salta
Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , making it Argentina's eighth largest city.-Overview:...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
|| || 1–0 || 1-0 || 2011 Copa América
2011 Copa América
The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America...
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Titles
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming... |
Fútbol Profesional Colombiano Fútbol Profesional Colombiano The Categoría Primera A is the professional football league of Colombia. It is the country's premier football tournament and sits at the top of the Colombian football league system. Eighteen clubs play in the league. The División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, better known as Dimayor,... |
| 2006 |  Caracas FC |
Primera División Venezolana Primera División Venezolana The Primera División , or Liga Venezolana is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957... |
| 2007 | Caracas FC |
Primera División Venezolana Primera División Venezolana The Primera División , or Liga Venezolana is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957... |
External links
Argentine Primera statistics- Career details at National Football Teams