Marvin González

Marvin René González Leiva (born April 17, 1982) is a Salvadoran former footballer who played as a left-back.

Marvin González

Personal information
Full name	Marvin René González Leiva
Date of birth	(1982-04-17) April 17, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	El Refugio, El Salvador
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	FAS B
2001–2010	FAS
2010–2011	Águila	34	(1)
2011–2013	FAS	52	(0)
2013	Santa Tecla FC	4	(0)
International career
1998–2000	El Salvador U17
2000–2002	El Salvador U20
2002–2003	El Salvador U23
2002–2011	El Salvador	83	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Leiva.

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.^[1]

On July 2, 2010, González signed a two-year contract with Águila, starting with the Apertura 2010 season.^[2] 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 in a November 2002 friendly match against the United States 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 matches^[3] and played at the 2003,^[4] 2005,^[5] 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups^[6] and 2011 Copa Centroamericana,^[7] as well as at the 2003,^[8] 2009^[9] and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.^[10] 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

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 July 2003	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States	Martinique	1–0	1–0	2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References

1. Profile - CD FAS (in Spanish)
2. "González signs with Águila" (in Spanish). elsalvador.com. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
3. Marvin González – FIFA competition record (archived)
4. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
5. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
6. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
7. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2011 - Details Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
8. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
9. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
10. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF

External links

• Marvin González at National-Football-Teams.com
• El Gráfico Profile (in Spanish)