Julio Valentín González

Julio González ( born August 26, 1981 in Asunción ) is a Paraguayan football player.

Club career

In 2001, González made ​​his debut in the first division at Club Guaraní of Paraguay. Here he succeeded in his first year as a pro 17 goals in 29 games after which he moved to Italian second division club Vicenza Calcio for the 2001/02 season. There did not succeed to prevail in the first team and was loaned in 2002 for half a year to the Argentine club Huracán de Tres Arroyos. Back in Vicenza changed for González none of its situation in the team and he remained an entire year without use in the first team.

For this reason he was in 2003 awarded again, this time to Paraguay initially Tacuary Asuncion and later at Nacional Asunción where he found his form and took into account in the selection of teams in his country. Back in Italy, he also managed to finally make the leap to the first team and came in the 2004/05 season to 23 league inserts ( 3 goals ). In the 2005/ 06 season, he raced extremely promising and scored in the first 15 league inserts eight goals.

A serious car accident in December 2005 on the way to Vicenza Airport stopped his career abruptly. He suffered in the collision with two oncoming truck numerous broken bones and lost his left arm.

Nevertheless, he continued his career and first played in the amateur team of Vicenza, he was admitted with his prosthetic arm is not for use in the Italian professional leagues. After the expiration of his contract in Italy 2007, he moved back to his home to Tacuary and gave on 16 November 2007 its comeback in the first Paraguayan league.

National

González took part in 2001 with the Paraguayan U-20 national team at the World Youth Championship in Argentina and reached the fourth place. He was a regular player until the quarterfinals, scoring two goals in five games. In the quarter- final against the Czech Republic he was expelled after only 27 minutes of the field and was suspended for the semi-finals. In the match for 3rd place, he was not used by the trainer.

Shortly thereafter, he was nominated for the 2001 Copa America and substitute in all three group games. A scoring did not succeed the 20 -year-old and Paraguay different than Table from. In 2004, he stood in the squad Paraguay at the Copa America. In his only use during the tournament, he met in the group stage in a 1-0 opening goal against Brazil (final score 2-1 ), Paraguay failed in following the quarter-finals to Uruguay.

A month later, González took with Paraguay's Olympic team at the Olympic football tournament in Athens in part. González, however, came in the silver medal winning his country's only four short sessions, and remained without a goal.