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{{short description|Costa Rican footballer and manager (born 1970)}}
{{For|other people named Rónald González|Rónald González (disambiguation){{!}}Rónald González}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{family name hatnote|González|Brenes|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rónald González
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Rónald Alfonso González Brenes
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[San Carlos (canton)|San Carlos]], [[Costa Rica]]
| currentclub =
| height = 1.81 m<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters |url=http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=4 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051219093824/http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls |archive-date=19 December 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| years1 = 1989–1990
| years2 = 1990
| years3 = 1991
| years4 = 1991
| years5 = 1991–1998
| years6 = 1998–2001
| years7 = 2001–2003
| years8 = 2003–2006
| clubs1 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
| clubs2 = [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]
| clubs3 = [[Sturm Graz]]
| clubs4 = → [[SK Vorwärts Steyr|Vorwärts Steyr]] (loan)
| clubs5 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
| clubs6 = [[C.S.D. Comunicaciones|Comunicaciones]]
| clubs7 = [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]]
| clubs8 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 5
| caps3 = 0
| caps4 = 11
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1990–2000
| nationalteam1 = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
| nationalcaps1 = 65
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| manageryears1 = 2008–2011
| managerclubs1 = [[Costa Rica national under-20 football team|Costa Rica U20]]
| manageryears2 = 2010
| managerclubs2 = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] (caretaker)
| manageryears3 = 2011
| managerclubs3 = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] (caretaker)
| manageryears4 = 2012
| managerclubs4 = [[C.S.D. Comunicaciones|Comunicaciones]]
| manageryears5 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs5 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
| manageryears6 = 2016
| managerclubs6 = [[C.S. Uruguay de Coronado|Uruguay Coronado]]
| manageryears7 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs7 = [[C.S.D. Comunicaciones|Comunicaciones]]
| manageryears8 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs8 = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
| manageryears9 = 2023
| managerclubs9 = [[Antigua GFC|Antigua]]
| manageryears10 = 2024–2025
| managerclubs10 = [[Comunicaciones F.C.|Comunicaciones]]
}}

'''Rónald Alfonso González Brenes''' (born 8 August 1970, in [[San Carlos (canton)|San Carlos]]<ref>[http://www.mariosegura.com/index.php/futbol/primera-division-de-costa-rica/16675-ronald-gonzalez-y-su-historia Ronald González y su historia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808221630/http://www.mariosegura.com/index.php/futbol/primera-division-de-costa-rica/16675-ronald-gonzalez-y-su-historia |date=8 August 2014 }} - Mario Segura {{in lang|es}}</ref>) is a Costa Rican former professional [[Association football|footballer]] and [[manager]]. He was most recently the manager for [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala|Liga Nacional]] club [[Comunicaciones F.C.|Comunicaciones]].

==Club career==
González made his professional debut for [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]] on 14 July 1989 against [[Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado|Uruguay de Coronado]]<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1997/mayo/22/cara.html Cara a cara Fonseca y González miden fuerzas en el Morera Soto] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> but left them to move abroad and play for [[Dinamo Zagreb]] in [[Yugoslavia]]. He also had a short spell on loan at [[Vorwärts Steyr]] in [[Austria]].<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1996/enero/27/pagina24.html Rónald González volvería a Austria] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> He returned to play for Saprissa and won almost everything he could pursue, as the team's captain. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, he starred for the [[C.S.D. Comunicaciones|Comunicaciones]] of Guatemala where he was captain and champion of the Guatemalan tournament several times as well. In his playing days with [[Saprissa]], he won five national championships and three [[CONCACAF Champions Cup]], and was part of the team that played in the [[2005 FIFA Club World Championship]], where Saprissa finished third behind [[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref name=FIFA />

He played a total of 318 games for Saprissa, scoring 26 goals.<ref>[http://unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2672:gonzalez-regresa-a-casa&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 González regresa a casa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233344/http://unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2672:gonzalez-regresa-a-casa&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 |date=3 March 2016 }} - UNAFUT {{in lang|es}}</ref> He retired in October 2006.<ref>[http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/saprissa/Gonzalez-vuelvo-casa-Saprissa_0_47395282.html González: "Desde mi retiro sabía que volvería al Saprissa] - Al Día {{in lang|es}}</ref>

==International career==
He played for Costa Rica at the [[1989 FIFA World Youth Championship]] in [[Saudi Arabia]] where he scored a goal against [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]].<ref name=FIFA />

González made his senior debut for [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] in a May 1990 [[friendly match|warm-up match]] against [[Poland national football team|Poland]], just ahead of the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] in Italy. There, at 19 years of age, he scored a goal against [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]], becoming the youngest player to score a goal in that [[Football World Cup|World Cup]].<ref name=FIFA>{{FIFA player|193670}}</ref> He earned a total of 65 caps, scoring 5 goals<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html Appearances for Costa Rica National Team] - RSSSF</ref> and represented his country in 19 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches<ref name=FIFA /> and at the [[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/91gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details] - RSSSF</ref> as well as at the [[1993 UNCAF Nations Cup|1993]] and [[1997 UNCAF Nations Cup]]s.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam97.html UNCAF Tournament 1997] - RSSSF</ref> Also, he was his country's captain during the [[1997 Copa América]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/97safull.html Copa América 1997] - RSSSF</ref> and was a non-playing squad member at the [[2001 Copa América]].

His final international was an August 2000 [[friendly match]] against [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]].

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/27618/Ronald_Gonzalez.html|title=González, Rónald|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 23 June 1990 || [[Stadio San Nicola]], [[Bari]], Italy || {{fb|TCH}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–4 || [[1990 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|1990 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| 2. || 4 March 1992 || [[Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924)|Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica]], [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica || {{fb|SLV}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| 3. || 15 November 1992 || [[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Kingstown]], Saint Vincent and the Grenadines || {{fb|VIN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 4. || 25 August 1996 || [[Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño]], [[Liberia, Costa Rica|Liberia]], Costa Rica || {{fb|CHI}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–1 || rowspan=2 | Friendly
|-
| 5. || 5 February 1997 || [[Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto]], [[Alajuela]], Costa Rica || {{fb|SVK}} || align=center | '''2'''–2 || align=center | 2–2
|}

==Managerial career==
After retiring as a player, González took up coaching and was in charge of the [[Costa Rica national under-20 football team]]<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/enero/14/deportes1385229.html Ronald González empezó proceso con la Selección Juvenil de futbol] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and acted as caretaker for the senior national team. In December 2011 he was announced as manager of his former club [[C.S.D. Comunicaciones|Comunicaciones]].<ref>[http://www.elpais.cr/frontend/noticia_detalle/4/59767 El costarricense Ronald González es el nuevo entrenador del Comunicaciones] - El País {{in lang|es}}</ref> In December 2012, González was reported to leave Comunicaciones for [[Saprissa]]<ref>[http://www.prensalibre.com/deportes/futbol_nacional/Ronald-Gonzalez-presentado-DT-Saprissa_0_831517062.html Ronald González deja a Comunicaciones por el Saprissa de Costa Rica] - Prensa Libre {{in lang|es}}</ref> with whom he became the 61st Costa Rica league title winning manager in May 2014.<ref>[http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3711:ronald-gonzalez-es-el-tecnico-61-en-alzar-la-copa&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 Rónald González es el técnico 61 en alzar la copa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219023325/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3711:ronald-gonzalez-es-el-tecnico-61-en-alzar-la-copa&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 |date=19 December 2014 }} - UNAFUT {{in lang|es}}</ref>

On Tuesday September 30, Saprissa announced that has cut González from managing the team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saprissa.cr/noticias.php?idNoticia=828 |title=Saprissa |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070238/http://www.saprissa.cr/noticias.php?idNoticia=828 |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 9 June 2021}}<ref>{{Soccerway|ronald-gonzalez-brenes/183292}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=5|Record
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!{{abbr|P|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
|align=left|30 September 2019
|align=left|10 June 2021
{{WDL|14|1|7|6|decimals=1}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/ronald-gonzalez/39653/|title=Rónald González - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive|website=globalsportsarchive.com}}</ref>
|-
!colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|14|1|7|6|decimals=1}}
!—
|}

==Personal life==
He is married to Yuliana Gaitán and they have two children.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{NFT player|27618}}
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060407055837/http://www.saprissa.co.cr/ronaldgonzalez.htm |date=dmy |title=González's Dossier at Deportivo Saprissa official site }}
*[http://www.sturmarchiv.at/Browser/view-player.action?personId=2781 SturmArchiv]

{{Navboxes
|title= Rónald González international tournaments
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{{Costa Rica Squad 1990 World Cup}}
{{Costa Rica Squad 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Costa Rica Squad 1997 Copa América}}
{{Costa Rica squad 2001 Copa América}}
}}
{{Costa Rica national football team managers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Ronald}}
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Rónald González (Costa Rican footballer) - Revision history

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