Marvin René González Leiva (born April 17, 1982) is a
Salvadoran
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former
footballer
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who played as a
left-back
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.
Club career
Born in
El Refugio, González came through the reserves of
FAS in 2001 to claim his place in the senior team and to stay in there for almost a decade.
On July 2, 2010, González signed a two-year contract with Águila, starting with the
Apertura 2010 season. Marvin González returned to FAS for the
Apertura 2011. In 2013, he was released by FAS and later signed with Santa Tecla F.C.
International career
González made his debut for
El Salvador
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in a November 2002
friendly match
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against the
United States
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and had, as of May 2011, earned a total of 82 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 22
FIFA World Cup qualification
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matches and played at the
2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
,
2005
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,
2009 UNCAF Nations Cups and
2011 Copa Centroamericana
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, as well as at the
2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
,
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
and
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The competition started on Jun ...
s.
CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details
- RSSSF González has received a total of 83 caps, making him the second most-capped player for El Salvador after Leonel Cárcamo (84 caps).
International goals
References
External links
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El Gráfico Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Marvin
1982 births
Living people
People from Ahuachapán Department
Men's association football defenders
Salvadoran men's footballers
21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen
El Salvador men's international footballers
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
C.D. FAS footballers
C.D. Águila footballers
Sportspeople involved in betting scandals
Sportspeople banned for life