Matías González (6 August 1925 in Artigas – 12 May 1984) was a Uruguayan

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, who played as a defender for

C.A. Cerro Club Atlético Cerro, usually known simply as Cerro, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Segunda División. Founded in 1922, the club plays its home games at Estadio Luis Tróccoli. ...

. For the Uruguay national football team, he was part of the

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winning team, and he played in all four of Uruguay's matches in the tournament. In total he earned 33 caps for Uruguay.

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