Mark González

Mark González 2010

Mark Dennis González Hoffman (born 10 July 1984 Durban, South Africa) is a Chilean footballer with South African citizenship.

The acting mainly on the left outside player is known for his speed and his hard shot, which is why it is also called Speedy Gonzalez.

Career

Association

González came at the age of ten years after Chile and first played in several Chilean youth teams. González ' first major club was a CD Universidad Católica, of which he was brought into the first team in 2002.

After two successful years we went to Spain to Albacete Balompié. With the Spanish side, he rose in his first season starting in the second Spanish league.

In 2005 he signed a contract with Liverpool, was initially not eligible to play for this club due to a lack of work permit. For this reason, he first played for Real Sociedad on loan in the 2005/06 season. In the 2006/07 season González was able to play for Liverpool for the first time. In the English but he was able to win a regular place. González came in 25 league games for use, of which he played just two over the entire season. What remained to him from his time at Liverpool, its so far the only title with a club team, the FA Community Shield.

He had no other choice than by other clubs to seek his fortune and so the move to Real Betis in the summer of 2007. Betis When he came regularly during his two-year stay for, scoring ten goals in 44 games. As Betis relegated at the end of the 2008/09 season in the Segunda División, he claimed to want to leave the club.

On 11 August 2009 CSKA Moscow was the obligation Mark González ' for a transfer fee of around 6.5 million euros known. The Russian club, he reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League in the season 2009/10.

National

His first game for the Chilean national team, he graduated on June 8, 2003 against Costa Rica. González has played 46 times in the Chilean national football team, scoring four goals. After he competed in qualifying for World Cup 2010 13 of a possible 18 games, he was appointed to the Executive of the Chilean selection for the finals of this tournament. There he came to four inserts, before the team was eliminated in the second round against Brazil. At 1-0 in the preliminary round against Switzerland González managed the only goal of the game. He led his team to the second group victory. It remained his only scoring in the competition.

Achievements

• FA Community Shield: 2007