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Mark González
Chilean footballer (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mark Dennis González Hoffmann (born 10 July 1984) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played top flight football in Chile, Russia, Spain, Brazil and England. He was described by José Mari Bakero, the sporting director of Real Sociedad, one of his former clubs, as "fast and explosive, the classic left winger but with technical discipline",[1] while he claimed himself that his speed was his greatest asset.[2]
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![]() González with CSKA Moscow in 2013 | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Mark Dennis González Hoffmann | ||||||||||
Date of birth | (1984-07-10) 10 July 1984 (age 40) | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
SG Borken | |||||||||||
Universidad Católica | |||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2002–2004 | Universidad Católica | 42 | (13) | ||||||||
2004–2006 | Albacete | 25 | (5) | ||||||||
2006–2007 | Liverpool | 25 | (2) | ||||||||
2006 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 16 | (6) | ||||||||
2007–2009 | Betis | 44 | (10) | ||||||||
2009–2014 | CSKA Moscow | 49 | (6) | ||||||||
2014–2015 | Universidad Católica | 41 | (14) | ||||||||
2016 | Sport Recife | 8 | (1) | ||||||||
2017 | Colo-Colo | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
2018–2019 | Magallanes | 20 | (5) | ||||||||
Total | 274 | (62) | |||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||
2004 | Chile U23 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||
2003–2016 | Chile | 56 | (6) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2016 |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Hoffmann.
He made his international debut in 2003, and was selected from Chile for three Copa América tournaments and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, winning the Copa América Centenario.