Donaldo González Barañano (born 27 November 1971) is a Panamanian former professional

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er who played as a

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Club career

González was born in

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. He had a six-year spell in Honduras with Olimpia and Marathón, where he played alongside compatriot

José Anthony Torres José Mario Anthony Torres (born 27 August 1972) is a Panamanian former football defender. He is currently manager of Sporting San Miguelito. He was nicknamed “el caballo de hierro” (the iron horse) because of his strong tackling capabiliti ...

. Before moving abroad he played for Projusa de Veraguas, Bravos de Urracá and then local giants Tauro.

International career

González made his debut for

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in a November 1996

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against

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and has earned a total of 30 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 10

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matches and was a member of the

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team, who finished second in the tournament. His final international was a September 2006 friendly match against

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Retirement

After retiring in December 2007, González became goalkeeper coach of the national team. In summer 2015 he became goalkeeping coach at

Atlético Chiriquí Club Atlético Chiriquí is a Panamanian football team playing in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is based in David, Chiriquí and was founded on June 18, 2002 by Luis Denis Arce. Their home stadium is Estadio San Cristóbal. History Atlético ...

Honours

Olimpia *

Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras, known as Liga Hondubet for sponsorship reasons (''Honduran National Professional Football League'') is the highest division of domestic Association football, football in Honduras. The league seas ...

: 2000–01 A, 2002–03 A, 2003–04 C Marathón * Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras: 2004–05 A Panama *

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runner-up:

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* 1971 births Living people People from Santiago District, Veraguas Panamanian men's footballers 20th-century Panamanian sportsmen Men's association football goalkeepers Panama men's international footballers 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Tauro F.C. players C.D. Olimpia players C.D. Marathón players Club Deportivo Universitario players Atlético Veragüense players Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Honduras Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras {{Panama-footy-bio-stub