Aníbal Segundo González Espinoza (born 13 March 1964 in Rapel,

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) is a retired

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who played as a

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during his career. González is the all-time goalscorer of the Chilean club O'Higgins, with a total of 117 goals at official competitions.

International career

González represented Chile in the

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, winning the silver medal. At senior level, he made his debut for the

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on June 5, 1988, in a friendly against the United States national football team.

Personal life

He is better known by his nickname ''Tunga González''. He is the father of the former footballer of the same name Aníbal González Ramírez, who was born in

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Honours

Club

Universidad Católica *

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: 1997 Apertura Colo-Colo *

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: 1992 *

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: 1992

International

Chile B *

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Silver medal:

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Individual

;O'Higgins *

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: Top Scorer 1990 (13 goals) ;Colo-Colo *

: Top Scorer 1992 (24 goals) ;Palestino *

: Top Scorer 1995 (18 goals)

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Aníbal González
at MemoriaWanderers 1964 births Living people People from Cardenal Caro Province Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Chile international footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Unión Española footballers Colo-Colo footballers Atlético Morelia players C.F. Monterrey players Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Deportes Puerto Montt footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Tercera División de Chile players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Liga MX players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Mexico Association football forwards 1991 Copa América players {{Chile-footy-forward-stub