César González (footballer, born 1982)

César González
Personal information
Full name	César Eduardo González Amais
Date of birth	1 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Maturín, Venezuela
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left/Right Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2004	Monagas
2004	Atlético Huila
2005	Deportivo Cali
2005–2007	Caracas
2007–2008	Colón
2008–2009	Huracán
2009–2011	San Luis Potosí
2011	→ Gimnasia LP (loan)
2011–2012	→ River Plate (loan)
2012–2016	Deportivo Táchira
2016–2017	Coritiba
2017–2019	Deportivo La Guaira
2020	Monagas
2021	Atlético Venezuela
International career‡
2004–2015	Venezuela
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 March 2016

César Eduardo González Amais (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsesaɾ eˈðwaɾðo ɣonˈsales]; born 1 October 1982 in Maturín is a Venezuelan football midfielder.

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 represent 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. After six month, he joined River Plate on a loan deal for six months, with an option to buy of around $500,000.^[1] After the season ended, River Plate decided not to redeem the option to buy on his contract. On 15 July 2012, Maestrico González signed a three-year contract with Venezuelan football club Deportivo Táchira.^[2]

International career

Cesar González has played 56 matches with the national football team of Venezuela, scoring five goals in them. On 9 July 2011, Gonzalez scored from 30 yards against Ecuador in the Copa America to put Venezuela on the verge of qualification to the quarter finals.

International goals


No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 March 2007	Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela	Cuba	3–1	3–1	Friendly
2.	3 March 2010	Metropolitano de Lara, Lara, Venezuela	Panama	1–2	1–2	Friendly
3.	9 July 2011	Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta, Argentina	Ecuador	1–0	1–0	2011 Copa América
4.	22 May 2013	Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela	El Salvador	1–1	2–1	Friendly
5.	10 September 2013	Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela	Peru	2–1	3–2	2014 World Cup qualifier

Titles

Season	Club	Title
2005	Deportivo Cali	Fútbol Profesional Colombiano
2006	Caracas FC	Primera División Venezolana
2007	Caracas FC	Primera División Venezolana

References

^ "César González, nuevo refuerzo de River". River Plate's Official website (in Spanish). 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
^ ""Maestrico" González fichó con Táchira". liderendeportes.com (in Spanish). 7 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

External links

Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 April 2015) (in Spanish)
César González at National-Football-Teams.com
César González at Soccerway

[1] "César González, nuevo refuerzo de River". River Plate's Official website (in Spanish). 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

[2] ""Maestrico" González fichó con Táchira". liderendeportes.com (in Spanish). 7 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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