Edgardo González

González (standing, second from right)

Nilson Edgardo González ( born September 30, 1936 in Colonia, † 26 October 2007) was a Uruguayan football player.

Association

Known as El Diablo midfielder played in his career at club level first at Peñarol de Colonia and went in 1958 to Liverpool FC, ​​where he remained until his new change. From 1961 to 1965, he stood in ranks of the also located in Montevideo Club Atlético Peñarol. He won with his team's 1961 Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup. In the years 1961, 1962 and 1964 winning the Uruguayan championship is to book. The Aurinegross gained during González's Zugehörikeitszeit the squad in 1963 the Campeonato Cuadrangular and a year later, the Copa de Honor and the Copa Competencia. In a game on February 28, 1965 in Montevideo against Deportivo Galicia him of Venezuelans Vicente broke his right leg. This was the end of his career result. Pablo Forlán, who replaced him in that game, then permanently, his successor at the Aurinegros was.

National

González was a member of the Uruguayan national football team and completed on 7 March 1957 to January 3, 1965 22 international matches in which he scored but no results. In 1957, he stood in the Uruguayan -studded Campeonato Sudamericano in 1957 and was employed there six times. González also took part in the Football World Cup 1962 with the Celeste. However, he was not used in the course of the tournament.

After the career

González worked after his footballing career until his retirement in the municipality of Colonia. He died on 26 October 2007 due to a worsening two months before his death disease. Posthumously intended at the time the Junta Departamental and the City Council of Colonia, a tribune of the Campus Municipal Profesor Alberto Suppici rename in his honor. Meanwhile, there is an organized regularly in Colonia by the Friends Edgardo "Diablo " González and football tournament named after him.

Achievements

• World Cup (1961 )
• Copa Libertadores (1961 )
• 3x Uruguayan champion (1961, 1962, 1964)