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Mariano González
Personal information
Full name	Mariano Nicolás González
Date of birth	5 May 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Tandil, Argentina
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, winger
Youth career
	Bambinos
	Independiente
1998–2001	Racing Club
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2004	Racing Club
2004–2008	Palermo
2006–2007	→ Inter Milan (loan)
2007–2008	→ Porto (loan)
2008–2011	Porto
2011–2014	Estudiantes
2013	→ Arsenal Sarandí (loan)
2014–2015	Santamarina
2016–2017	Huracán
2018–2019	Colón
2019–2022	Santamarina
International career
2003–2008	Argentina
Managerial career
2022	Santamarina
Medal record
Representing Argentina
Men's Football
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mariano Nicolás González (born 5 May 1981) is a retired Argentine professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or as a winger.

Club career

Born in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, González started his career at Racing Club de Avellaneda, arriving at 17 from neighbouring Club Atlético Independiente. He made his professional debut at 21 under legendary Osvaldo Ardiles, and went on to appear in 64 Primera División matches, notably scoring the 4–3 winner against Boca Juniors.

In 2004, González left for Italy, signing with Serie A side U.S. Città di Palermo and going on to feature regularly during two seasons, especially the second. For the 2006–07 campaign he was loaned to Inter Milan, where he failed to break into the starting lineup, barred by the likes of Luís Figo and Dejan Stanković. Later, Inter opted not to renew the loan deal, and Palermo subsequently accepted a similar request by FC Porto on 17 July 2007.^[2]

After Ricardo Quaresma's sale to precisely Inter, González was acquired on a permanent basis by the Portuguese, for €3.25 million, rejoining former Palermo teammate (and countryman) Ernesto Farías, and began to feature more prominently, notabling scoring in the last minute to level it 2–2 at Manchester United, for the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals,^[3] while also being an important part of the northerners' back-to-back Primeira Liga conquests (he also won the competition while on loan).

After 2010–11 finished, González was released by Porto and joined Estudiantes de La Plata on a free transfer.^[4]

International career

González won his first cap and scored his only goal for Argentina against Honduras in 2003, under Marcelo Bielsa.^[5] The following year he was summoned for the Copa América as the nation finished second, and also played olympic football at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning gold.^[6]

Managerial career

On 1 April 2022 it was confirmed, that González had been appointed interim manager of Santamarina; the club he - at the time - already was playing for.^[7] González was - alongside his long-term friend Osvaldo Barsottini as his assistant - in charge for 12 games (five draws and seven losses), before he was replaced in June 2022.^[8]

Personal life

González's younger brother, Pablo, was also a footballer. A striker, he too started his career at Racing Club, and spent several seasons in Italy.^[9]^[10]

Honours

Club

Racing Club

Argentine Primera División: 2001 Apertura

Inter

Serie A: 2006–07

Porto

International

Argentina

Summer Olympics: 2004
Copa América runner-up: 2004

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Mariano González". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^ "Gonzalez in prestito al Porto" [González on loan at Porto] (in Italian). U.S. Palermo. 17 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
^ "Mariano sends Porto confidence soaring". UEFA. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
^ "Mariano González reforça Estudiantes" [Mariano González bolsters Estudiantes]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^ "Argentina National Team – Bielsa II". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^ Mariano González – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Es oficial: Santamarina de Tandil anunció que el nuevo entrenador es Mariano González, viapais.com.ar, 1 April 2022
^ Santamarina ya tiene nuevo técnico, ole.com.ar, 21 June 2022
^ Juan Pablo Varsky (6 August 2007). "El misterioso FC Locarno, el elegido de los argentinos" [The mysterious FC Locarno, the Argentines' chosen one]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^ "Pasa por el diván Mariano González" [Mariano González visits shrink's couch]. El Eco (in Spanish). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2018.