Marcos González

Marcos Andrés González Salazar (born 9 June 1980) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Although born in Brazil, he moved to Santiago aged two and has Chilean citizenship. Noteworthy, he has scored in all the team which he has played.

A Chilean international, he has played during 2006 and 2014 World Cup qualifiers.

Club career He professionally debuted in 1999 at Universidad de Chile, winning a league title that year whilst the following he achieved another league title and a cup title, all with César Vaccia as coach.

In 2003, González moved to Argentina's Colón de Santa Fe, remaining there two seasons. After a brief spell at Palestino in the second half of 2005, in January 2006 season he chose to sign with the Columbus Crew over Universidad Católica. At the American team, he played two seasons and made 45 appearances, scoring two goals.

Following the 2008 MLS season, González was released from Columbus Crew and then joined the team which he failed to sign in 2006, Universidad Católica, where two years later won the 2010 Primera División title.

In 2011, it was confirmed that González returned to Universidad de Chile. However, he break out into first-team and was a key player in the treble obtention, after winning the Apertura and Clausura titles as well as the Copa Sudamericana.

In 2012, he joined Brazilian club Flamengo. There he helped the team to win the 2013 Copa do Brasil and he stayed at the Mengão until mid-2014. After being released from Flamengo, he returned his homeland and signed for Unión Española to play the 2014–15 Primera División season.

On 11 July 2015, he joined Mexican side Necaxa.

International career He has represented Chile internationally 29 times.

International goals Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 24 April 2013 Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil 0–1 2–2 Friendly 2. 6 September 2013 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 2–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Post-retirement In 2026, González joined TNT Sports Chile as a football commentator.

Personal life His son, Mateo, is a right-back from the Universidad de Chile youth system.

Career statistics

1Cup competitions include the MLS Cup, Copa Chile, Copa do Brasil and Copa México 2Other tournaments include the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. 3Other tournaments include the Campeonato Carioca.

Honours Universidad de Chile Primera División de Chile (4): 1999, 2000, 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura Copa Chile: 2000 Copa Sudamericana: 2011

Universidad Católica Primera División de Chile: 2010

Flamengo Copa do Brasil: 2013

Individual Campeonato Nacional Team of the Season (2): 2009, 2011 Conmebol Team of the Season: 2011