Marcos González
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marcos Andrés González Salazar | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Necaxa | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Universidad de Chile | 54 | (2) |
| 2002 | → Rangers (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2004 | Colón | 13 | (1) |
| 2005 | Palestino | 37 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Columbus Crew | 45 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Universidad Católica | 88 | (10) |
| 2011 | Universidad de Chile | 25 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Flamengo | 44 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Unión Española | 31 | (2) |
| 2015– | Necaxa | 61 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2014 | Chile | 29 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014 |
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Marcos Andrés González Salazar (born 9 June 1980) is a Brazilian born Chilean professional football defender, who currently plays for Liga MX club Necaxa.
Although born in Brazil, he moved to Santiago aged two and has Chilean citizenship. Noteworthy, he has scored in all the team which he has played.
A Chilean international, he has played during 2006 and 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
He professionally debuted in 1999 at Universidad de Chile, winning a league title that year whilst the following he achieved another league title and a cup title, all with César Vaccia as coach.
In 2003, González moved to Argentina’s Colón de Santa Fe, remaining there two seasons. After a brief spell at Palestino in the second half of 2005, in January 2006 season he chose to sign with the Columbus Crew over Universidad Católica. At the American team, he played two seasons and made 45 appearances, scoring two goals.
Following the 2008 MLS season, González was released from Columbus Crew and then joined the team which he failed to sign in 2006, Universidad Católica, where two years later won the 2010 Primera División title.
In 2011, it was confirmed that González returned to Universidad de Chile. However, he break out into first-team and was a key player in the treble obtention, after winning the Apertura and Clausura titles as well as the Copa Sudamericana.
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