Mauricio Ernesto González Barillas (May 13, 1942 – 15 December 2018) was a

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player from

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who played as a

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Club career

González played the majority of his career for Atlético Marte, with whom he won one league title. He also had a spell abroad with

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

n side

Xelajú MC Quetzaltenango (, also known by its Maya name Xelajú or Xela ) is a municipality and namesake department in western Guatemala. The city is located in a mountain valley at an elevation of above sea level at its lowest part. It may reach above ...

International career

Nicknamed ''Pachín'', he represented his country at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

. González also participated at the

1963 CONCACAF Championship The 1963 CONCACAF Championship was the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the top continental football tournament organized by CONCACAF for senior national teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament w ...

and the

1965 CONCACAF Championship The 1965 CONCACAF Championship, was the 2nd edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the tournament was held in Guatemala from 28 March to 11 April. It had 6 participating teams. Qualifying round Caribbean Zone Jamaica, Trinidad, Dominican Republ ...

where he scored a total of 5 goals in 10 matches.

Personal life

Mauricio was the eldest brother of Salvadoran football legend Jorge Mágico González and son of Óscar Ernesto González and Victoria Barillas. He was married to Fermina and they had 5 children. González died from natural causes on 15 December 2018.

Honours

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador (First Division of Professional Football of El Salvador), more commonly known as La Liga Mayor or La Primera, also known as Liga Pepsi for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional ...

: 2 :: 1968, 1975 * Copa de Guatemala: 1 :: 1973

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:González, Mauricio 1942 births 2018 deaths Footballers from San Salvador Men's association football midfielders Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers Olympic footballers for El Salvador Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics C.D. Atlético Marte footballers Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) footballers C.S.D. Xelajú MC players Salvadoran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Salvadoran football managers Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) managers