Rónald González Brenes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rónald Alfonso González Brenes | ||
| Date of birth | August 8, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | San Carlos, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Saprissa (Coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Saprissa | ||
| 1990 | Dinamo Zagreb | 5 | (0) |
| 1991 | Sturm Graz | 0 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Vorwärts Steyr (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 1991–1998 | Saprissa | ||
| 1998–2001 | Comunicaciones | ||
| 2001–2003 | Herediano | ||
| 2003–2006 | Saprissa | ||
| National team | |||
| 1990–2000 | Costa Rica | 65 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2011 | Costa Rica U20 | ||
| 2010 | Costa Rica (caretaker) | ||
| 2011 | Costa Rica (caretaker) | ||
| 2012 | Comunicaciones | ||
| 2013–2014 | Saprissa | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Rónald Alfonso González Brenes (born August 8, 1970 in San Carlos) is a retired Costa Rican footballer who was manager of Saprissa until September 30, 2014.
González made his professional debut for Saprissa on 14 July 1989 against Uruguay de Coronado but left them to move abroad and play for Dinamo Zagreb in Yugoslavia. He also had a short spell on loan at Vorwärts Steyr in Austria. He returned to play for Saprissa and won almost everything he could pursue, as the team's captain. During the late 90's and early 2000s, he starred for the Comunicaciones of Guatemala where he was captain and champion of the Guatemalan tournament several times as well. In his playing days with Saprissa, he won five national championships and three CONCACAF Champions Cup, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool.
He played a total of 318 games for Saprissa, scoring 26 goals. He retired in October 2006.
He played for Costa Rica at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia where he scored a goal against Colombia.
González made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a May 1990 warm-up match against Poland, just ahead of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. There, at 19 years of age, he scored a goal against Czechoslovakia, becoming the youngest player to score a goal in that World Cup. He earned a total of 65 caps, scoring 5 goals and represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup as well as at the 1993 and 1997 UNCAF Nations Cups. Also, he was his country's captain during the 1997 Copa América and was a non-playing squad member at the 2001 Copa América.
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