Álvaro Rafael González

Alvaro González

Personal information
Full name	Álvaro Rafael González Luengo
Date of birth	(1984-10-29) October 29, 1984
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Right Winger
Club information
Current club	Lazio
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2007	Defensor Sporting	47	(4)
2007–2009	Boca Juniors	33	(1)
2009–2010	Nacional	37	(3)
2010–	Lazio	51	(2)
National team
2006–	Uruguay	19	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Álvaro Rafael González Luengo (born 29 October 1984 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football right winger who currently plays for Lazio in the Italian Serie A.

Club career

Defensor

González started his career in 2003 with Defensor Sporting Club in Uruguay. He represented the side until 2007, playing 122 games with 8 goals in all competitions.

Boca Juniors

In August 2007, he was transferred to the giant club Boca Juniors. In the Argentine team he played till 2009 scoring one goal against Velez Sarsfield and winning the 2008 Apertura and the 2008.

Nacional

In mid 2009 he returned to Uruguay but now playing for the well known club Nacional.

Lazio

In August 2010, he signed a three-year contract with the Italian club Lazio. He made his Serie A debut on 18 September 2010 against Fiorentina.

International career

González has won 20 caps for the Uruguay national football team. On July 27, 2010, he was reserved to play a friendly match against Angola in Lisbon . In 2011, he won the Copa America playing four matches, including the final against Paraguay.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	September 2, 2011	Metalist Stadium, Ukraine	Ukraine	1–1	2–3 (W)	Friendly

Honors

Club

Boca Juniors

• Primera División: 2008 Apertura
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2008

International

Uruguay

• 2011 Copa América: Winner

External links

• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
• Álvaro Rafael González at National-Football-Teams.com