Álvaro González (footballer, born 1973)

Álvaro González
Personal information
Full name	Álvaro Fabián González Pintos
Date of birth	12 September 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Canelones, Uruguay
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1997	Cerro
1998	Everton
1999	Frontera Rivera [es]
2000–2002	Bella Vista
2002–2004	UNAM
2003–2004	→ Sinaloa (loan)
2004–2006	Tabasco
2006–2009	Puebla
2009	Lobos BUAP
2009–2010	Puebla
2011	Danubio
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Álvaro Fabián González Pintos (born 12 September 1973 in Canelones) is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward.^[2]

Club career

González began his career playing for Uruguayan side Cerro who back then played at the Primera División Uruguaya. He then moved to Bella Vista of the same league.^[3] In 2002, after a spell at Bella Vista and Chilean side Everton,^[4]^[5] he joined Pumas at age 28.^[6] He played two seasons for Pumas and participated in the Copa Libertadores but did not become a regular member of the squad. Instead, he dropped down to play in the Primera A with Dorados de Sinaloa where he played 34 games scoring 10 goals. He was then transferred to another Primera A team, Lagartos de Tabasco where he played in 85 games scoring 46 goals. In 2006 moved to Puebla FC, who did not manage promotion after being relegated in 2005 to the Primera A. At Puebla, 'Bolita' quickly became a fan favorite as he helped the club win the 2006-07 championship. By doing so, he was top scorer of the Primera A two times where he scored 19 goals in the Apertura and then 22 goals in the Clausura. González was fundamental in Puebla's promotion to the Primera División in 2007.^[7] In 2009, he was released by Puebla FC and signed with Primera A's club and city rival Lobos de la BUAP where he scored 9 goals in 19 matches, and returning to Puebla FC shortly afterwards. Despite scoring most goals at the Primera A, he currently persists as the fourth all time topscorer for Puebla FC with 72 goals, 11 goals behind one of Puebla's emblems of the 90s, the Chilean Carlos Poblete. On December 29, 2010, with 37 years old, Alvaro González signed a one-year contract with the Uruguayan club Danubio FC.

Clubes

Club	Country	Year	Games Played	Goals
Cerro	Uruguay	1992–1997
Everton	Chile	1998
Frontera Rivera	Uruguay	1999
Bella Vista	Uruguay	2000–2002
U.N.A.M.	México	2002–2003	9	4
Dorados de Sinaloa	México	2004	34	10
Lagartos	México	2004–2006	85	46
Puebla FC	México	2006–2009	109	65
Lobos BUAP	México	2009	19	9
Puebla FC	México	2009–2010	15	7
Danubio FC	Uruguay	2010–Present

Honors

Puebla FC
Campeonato de Ascenso 2007
Primera División A Apertura 2006

Individual

Goal scoring Title

Puebla FC Apertura 2006(19) Clausura 2007(22)

References

^ "Álvaro González". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ "Ficha del Jugador: Álvaro González". Tenfield. Archived from the original on 21 November 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
^ "Ficha de Álvaro Fabián González". BDFA. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
^ "EVERTON de Viña del Mar". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 14 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ "Campeonato de Primera División "B" 1998". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ Álvaro González – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
^ Luna, Edgar C. (21 March 2008). ""Bola" González prefiere salvarse" (in Spanish). El Sol de Puebla.