''For the Chilean footballer with the same name see
Juan Carlos González (Chilean footballer)
''For the Chilean footballer with the same name see Juan Carlos González (Chilean footballer)''
Juan Carlos González Ortiz (22 August 1924 – 15 February 201was a Uruguayan footballer. He played for CA Peñarol.
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Juan Carlos González Ortiz (22 August 1924 – 15 February 201
was a
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the RÃo de la Plata to the south and the A ...
an
footballer
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who played for
CA Peñarol
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* Canada, a country by ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code
* California, U.S. state by postal abbreviation
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.
He was part of the
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguay national football team (), nicknamed ''La Celeste'' ("The Sky Blue") and ''Los Charrúas'' ("The Charrúa, Charrúas"), have represented Uruguay in international men's Association football, football since their first international m ...
, which won the
1950 FIFA World Cup
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, participating in two matches during the tournament.
Gonzalez died on 15 February 2010, at the age of 85.
His remains are buried at the Olympic Mausoleum,
Buceo Cemetery
Cementerio del Buceo is a cemetery in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was established in 1872.
It is located in the ''barrio'' of Buceo, near the shores of the RÃo de la Plata. Nearby is the British Cemetery.
Notable burials
* Rafael Barradas (1890â ...
.
References
World Cup Champions Squads 1930 – 2002A primeira grande zebra do Mundial
(in Spanish)
External links
1924 births
2010 deaths
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguay men's international footballers
1950 FIFA World Cup players
FIFA World Cup–winning players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Peñarol players
Burials at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo
Men's association football defenders
20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen
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