Álvaro Rafael González
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Álvaro Rafael González Luengo | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Defensor Sporting | 54 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Boca Juniors | 33 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Nacional | 15 | (2) |
| 2010–2017 | Lazio | 113 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Torino (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Atlas (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2017– | Nacional | 1 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006– | Uruguay | 66 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2016 |
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Álvaro Rafael González Luengo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo rafaˈel ɣonˈsales]; born 29 October 1984), nicknamed "Tata" is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Nacional as a midfielder.
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.
In August 2007, he was transferred to the giant club Boca Juniors. In the Argentine team he played till 2009 scoring one goal against Vélez Sarsfield and winning the 2008 Apertura and the 2008 Recopa Sudamericana.
In 2009, he returned to Uruguay but now playing for Nacional.
In August 2010, he signed a three-year contract with Italian club Lazio. He made his Serie A debut on 22 September 2010 against Fiorentina. Álvaro González scored his first Serie A goal vs Brescia and celebrated his goal by mimicking a phone call back to Uruguay by taking out his right boot.
The 2012–13 season saw González as a protagonist in Lazio coach Petković's eyes, where he had been among the most consistent and played players. Petković played González in numerous roles in the 2012–13 season, from defensive midfielder to full back and right midfielder. Together with the national team, Álvaro González played over 50 games in the 2012–13 season proving his durability, consistency and also goal scoring where he managed to get on the scoresheet in Serie A, Coppa Italia and in the Europa League.
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