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A Uruguayan international on 72 occasions since 2006, he represented his nation for one World Cup and three Copa Am\u00e9rica tournaments.Table of ContentsClub career[edit]Defensor[edit]Boca Juniors[edit]Nacional[edit]Lazio[edit]Loan to Torino[edit]Loan to Atlas[edit]International career[edit]Career statistics[edit]Club[edit]International[edit]International goals[edit]Honours[edit]Club[edit]International[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Club career[edit]Defensor[edit]Gonz\u00e1lez started his career in 2003 with Defensor Sporting Club in Uruguay. He represented the side until 2007, playing 122 games with 8 goals in all competitions.Boca Juniors[edit]In August 2007, he was transferred to the giant club Boca Juniors. In the Argentine team he played until 2009 scoring one goal against V\u00e9lez Sarsfield and winning the 2008 Apertura and the 2008 Recopa Sudamericana.Nacional[edit]In 2009, he returned to Uruguay but now playing for Nacional.Lazio[edit]In August 2010, he signed a three-year contract with Italian club Lazio. He made his Serie A debut on 22 September 2010 against Fiorentina. \u00c1lvaro Gonz\u00e1lez scored his first Serie A goal vs Brescia and celebrated his goal by mimicking a phone call back to Uruguay by taking out his right boot.[citation needed]The 2012\u201313 season saw Gonz\u00e1lez as a protagonist in Lazio coach Petkovi\u0107’s eyes, where he had been among the most consistent and played players. Petkovi\u0107 played Gonz\u00e1lez in numerous roles in the 2012\u201313 season, from defensive midfielder to full back and right midfielder. Together with the national team, \u00c1lvaro Gonz\u00e1lez played over 50 games in the 2012\u201313 season proving his durability, consistency and also goal scoring where he managed to get on the scoresheet in Serie A, Coppa Italia and in the Europa League.Loan to Torino[edit]On 1 February 2015, Torino announced the signing of Gonz\u00e1lez on a six-month loan with a buyout clause.[2]Loan to Atlas[edit]On 21 August 2015, Mexican side Atlas announced the signing of Gonz\u00e1lez on a full year loan with a buyout clause.[3]International career[edit]  Gonz\u00e1lez has won 49 caps for the Uruguay national football team. His debut for La Celeste came against Romania in May 2006.[4]After playing for the team during 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying, he was omitted from the squad which went on the finish fourth in the tournament finals.[4]In 2011, he won the Copa Am\u00e9rica playing four matches, including the final against Paraguay. He went on to represent his country at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, and made 12 appearances during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.[4]On 2 June 2014, he was named in Uruguay’s squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.[5] He appeared as a second-half substitute in the team’s opening match \u2013 a 3\u20131 defeat to Costa Rica in Fortaleza.[6]Career statistics[edit]Club[edit]Statistics accurate as of match played 1 October 2019.ClubSeasonLeagueCupCONMEBOL \/UEFAOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBoca Juniors2007\u2013081310041201922008\u201309200005100251Total Boca Juniors331009220443Nacional2009\u201310152008000232S.S. Lazio2010\u2013111913100002222011\u2013123112070004012012\u20131334141111004932013\u2013142511040003012014\u2013154010000050Total S.S. Lazio1134112221001467Torino (loan)20154000000040Atlas (loan)2015\u201316160300000190Nacional2017202006000262201890005000140Total Nacional2920011000402Defensor Sporting201970004000110Career total21791425432029718International[edit]Source:[7]Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUruguay200630200730200840200910201010201110120128020131112014812015110201670201750Total723International goals[edit]Honours[edit]Club[edit]Boca JuniorsLazioInternational[edit]UruguayReferences[edit]External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/alvaro-gonzalez-footballer-born-1984\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"\u00c1lvaro Gonz\u00e1lez (footballer, born 1984)"}}]}]