Elkin Reynaldo González Donaire (born on September 29, 1980) is a Honduran

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who currently plays for

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in the

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Club career

González played the majority of his career for

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. He joined

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in summer 2010 and moved to second division

Parrillas One Club Deportivo Parrillas One (pronounced pah-RI-yas OH-neh) is a Honduran Association football, football team based in San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department, Cortés. For the 2012–13 season they played at Estadio León Gómez, Estadio Alfredo Leó ...

from Real Sociedad in January 2012, but in July 2012 he resigned for newly promoted

. González and compatriot Edgar Nuñez were injured in a car accident when playing for Guatemalan side

Deportivo Xinabajul Club Social y Deportivo Xinabajul Huehue is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. Founded in 1980, they competed in the '' Liga Naciona ...

in January 2011.

International career

González made his debut for

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...

in an October 2003

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against

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and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the

2005 UNCAF Nations Cup The eighth edition of the bi-annual UNCAF Nations Cup was held in Guatemala, from February 19 to 27, 2005. All matches were played at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. The four semifinalists qualified for 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Particip ...

.Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details
- RSSSF His final international was a February 2006 friendly against

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