Manuel González (born 16 March 1991) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian club

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Career

González began playing for

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in 2008, remaining for two years. 2010 saw him join General Lamadrid, which preceded spells with

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Deportivo Español Club Social, Deportivo y Cultural Español de la República Argentina (commonly referred to as Deportivo Español) is an Argentine sports club from the Parque Avellaneda district of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, wh ...

and

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its assoc ...

. In 2014, González made four appearances for Regatas in

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. He was on the move soon after, signing contracts with San Jorge and Unión Aconquija. Torneo Federal B's Villa Mitre signed González in 2015. Four goals in thirty-seven fixtures followed across 2015 and the succeeding

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season after promotion. He made his debut for Estudiantes in September 2016 versus Villa San Carlos, after joining in June. González had a short spell with Pacífico in 2017, prior to joining

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side Tigre in July 2017. However, he was loaned out to

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in the following months. He was selected in two encounters for Acassuso during 2017–18 as they reached the promotion play-offs, where they were eliminated by

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. After then returning to Tigre, González left Argentine football for the first time in 2018 after signing for Costa Rica's San Carlos of

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. He signed with Norwegian 2. divisjon club

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on 19 January 2019. His bow came in an away win against Vidar on 22 April. González netted his first Egersunds IK goal on 18 May in a 4–0 league win over

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. After nine appearances for the Norwegians, as well as three for their reserve team in the 4. divisjon, González switched Norway for Italy by agreeing contract terms with

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. He scored one goal in twenty-five matches for the club, as they placed eighth in a campaign that ended prematurely due to the

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. On 12 August 2020, González moved across the division to

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. On 15 July 2022, González signed with

club

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:González, Manuel 1991 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Norway Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Primera Nacional players Primera C Metropolitana players Primera B Metropolitana players Torneo Argentino B players Torneo Federal A players Liga FPD players Norwegian Second Division players Norwegian Fourth Division players Serie D players All Boys footballers Club Atlético General Lamadrid footballers Club Atlético Atlanta footballers Deportivo Español footballers Club de Regatas Bella Vista footballers Club Villa Mitre footballers Estudiantes de Buenos Aires footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Club Atlético Acassuso footballers A.D. San Carlos footballers Egersunds IK players USD Città di Fasano players Taranto FC 1927 players FC Trapani 1905 players Campobasso FC players Gelbison Cilento Vallo della Lucania players Olbia Calcio 1905 players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen