Francisco González (footballer, born 1951)

For other people named Francisco González, see Francisco González (disambiguation).

Francisco González
Personal information
Full name Francisco González
Date of birth (1951-06-16) 16 June 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Itauguá, Paraguay
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1977 Belenenses 126 (58)
1977–1979 Porto 6 (0)
1979–1981 Belenenses 30 (4)
1981–1982 Atlético
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco "Paco" González (born 16 June 1951) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Playing career

González started appearing professionally for Belenenses in 1972, scoring sixteen goals in twenty-six matches throughout the 1972–73 Primeira Divisão season; notably netting twice on his debut against CUF Barreiro on 10 September.[1][2] He remained with the club for a total of five campaigns, with fifty-eight goals coming across one hundred and twenty-nine matches; though none were scored in his final season of 1976–77.[1][3] Prior to the start of the 1977–78 Primeira Divisão, González joined Porto.[1] Despite staying for two years, he appeared just six times for them without finding the net.[1] González rejoined Belenenses in 1979, before joining Atlético in 1981.[1]

Coaching career

In 1989, González was second assistant manager to Marinho Peres at Belenenses as they won the Taça de Portugal.[4]

Career statistics

Club statistics[1]
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Belenenses 1972–73 Primeira Divisão 26 16 0 0 — — 0 0 26 16
1973–74 30 13 0 0 — 2[c] 0 0 0 32 13
1974–75 30 11 0 0 — — 0 0 30 11
1975–76 26 18 0 0 — — 0 0 26 18
1976–77 14 0 0 0 — 1[d] 0 0 0 15 0
Total 126 58 0 0 — 3 0 0 0 129 58
Porto 1977–78 Primeira Divisão 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 5 0
1978–79 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 6 0
Belenenses 1979–80 Primeira Divisão 17 3 0 0 — — 0 0 17 3
1980–81 13 1 0 0 — — 0 0 13 1
Total 30 4 0 0 — — 0 0 30 4
Career total 162 62 0 0 — 3 0 0 0 165 62
  1. ^ Includes the Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes the UEFA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances in the 1973–74 UEFA Cup
  4. ^ One appearance in the 1976–77 UEFA Cup

Honours

Porto[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "ForaDeJogo.net - Gonzalez". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. ^ "10 de Junho de 1973 – Vice-Campeão Nacional de Futebol". Belenenses. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Sangue azul contra carroceiros: o derby histórico de Lisboa voltou". Diário de Notícias. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Paco González: É sempre bom haver mudança". Record. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2018.