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.
Playing career
A 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
González graduated as a football manager in 2006. In 2016, he assumed as head coach of Trasandino until September 2018.[4][5]
Personal life
He 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
- ^ 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
- Ricardo González at National-Football-Teams.com
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