Francisco González (footballer, born 1951)

Francisco "Paco" González (born 16 June 1951) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Francisco González
Personal information
Full name Francisco González
Date of birth (1951-06-16) 16 June 1951
Place of birth Itauguá, Paraguay
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1977 Belenenses 126 (58)
1977–1979 Porto 6 (0)
1979–1981 Belenenses 30 (4)
1981–1982 Atlético
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

González started appearing professionally for Belenenses in 1972, scoring sixteen goals in twenty-six matches throughout the 1972–73 Primeira Divisão season; notably netting twice on his debut against CUF Barreiro on 10 September.[1][2] He remained with the club for a total of five campaigns, with fifty-eight goals coming across one hundred and twenty-nine matches; though none were scored in his final season of 1976–77.[1][3] Prior to the start of the 1977–78 Primeira Divisão, González joined Porto.[1] Despite staying for two years, he appeared just six times for them without finding the net.[1] González rejoined Belenenses in 1979, before joining Atlético in 1981.[1]

Coaching career

In 1989, González was second assistant manager to Marinho Peres at Belenenses as they won the Taça de Portugal.[4]

Career statistics
Club statistics[1]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Belenenses 1972–73 Primeira Divisão 261600——002616
1973–74 301300—2[lower-alpha 3]0003213
1974–75 301100——003011
1975–76 261800——002618
1976–77 14000—1[lower-alpha 4]000150
Total 1265800—300012958
Porto 1977–78 Primeira Divisão 5000—000050
1978–79 1000—000010
Total 6000—000060
Belenenses 1979–80 Primeira Divisão 17300——00173
1980–81 13100——00131
Total 30400——00304
Career total 1626200—300016562
  1. Includes the Taça de Portugal
  2. Includes the UEFA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  3. Two appearances in the 1973–74 UEFA Cup
  4. One appearance in the 1976–77 UEFA Cup

Honours

Porto[1]

References
  1. "ForaDeJogo.net - Gonzalez". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. "10 de Junho de 1973 – Vice-Campeão Nacional de Futebol". Belenenses. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. "Sangue azul contra carroceiros: o derby histórico de Lisboa voltou". Diário de Notícias. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. "Paco González: É sempre bom haver mudança". Record. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
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