Daniel Ángel González Puga or simply Daniel González (22 December 1953 – 1 February 1985), was an

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defender who played for several top-level clubs in Uruguay and in Brazil.

Career

Born in

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, Daniel González started his career in 1974, playing for Fénix., leaving the club in 1979 to play for Portuguesa in Brazil. He scored four goals in the 21 Série A games he played for Portuguesa between 1979 and 1981. He was part of the

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squad that won the

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in 1982, leaving the club in 1983, after playing 20 Série A games for the club. Daniel González was transferred to Vasco in 1983, playing 26 more Série A games between that year and 1985.

Death

Daniel González died on 1 February 1985, in a car accident in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Honors

Club

: 1982

References

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