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Mark González

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  1. #001

    Mark González was a midfielder for Universidad Católica (2002-2004, 2014-15), Albacete (Spain, 2004-05), Real Sociedad (Spain, 2006), Liverpool F.C. (England, 2006-07), Real Betis (Spain, 2007-2009), CSKA Moscow (Russia, 2009-2014), Sport Recife (Brazil, 2016), Colo-Colo (2017) and Deportes Magallanes (2018-19); across all 334 matches he scored 67 goals.

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    Mark González earned 56 caps for the Chile national football team (2003-2016) and scored 6 goals. He was a member of the squads for Copa América 2004, 2007 and 2016 and for South Africa '10.

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  3. #003

    Mark González's parents are Raúl González and Lorena Hoffman. He is the younger brother of Raúl González Jr. (also known as Raúl Hoffmann).

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  4. #004

    Mark González played for the Chile U23 team in 2004.

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  5. #005

    Mark González's father, Raúl González, and his uncles Reynaldo Hoffmann and Carlos Hoffmann were also international players in Chile.

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  6. #006

    Mark González was the former boyfriend of Gisela Molinero (2004-2006).

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  7. #007

    In 2006, Mark González was sanctioned by the Chilean Football Federation along with Reinaldo Navia in the scandal known as "Dublinazo".

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  8. #008

    Mark González won the FA Community Shield (2006) with Liverpool F.C., and the Russian Cup (2011, 2013), the Russian Premier League (2013, 2014) and the Russian Super Cup (2013) with CSKA Moscow.

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  9. #009

    On 23 December 2010, Mark González married his girlfriend of one year, Maura Rivera.

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  10. #010

    Mark González is a father to Mark González Jr. (b. 22 November 2011) and Luciana González (b. 6 April 2015) with Maura Rivera.

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  11. #011

    Mark González's wife, Maura Rivera, suffered a miscarriage in the 8th week of her pregnancy.

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  12. #012

    Mark González played more than 100 games for C.D. Universidad Católica.

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  13. #013

    Mark González was a member of the Chile national team that won the Copa América Centenario 2016.

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  14. #014

    Mark González retired from football at the age of 35.

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  15. #015

    Mark González moved from South Africa to Chile when he was 10 years old.

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  16. #016

    Mark González was a panelist on the series Abrazo de Gol (2019).

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  17. #017

    In March 2021, Mark González survived a heart attack caused by myopericarditis.

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  18. #018

    Mark González has played for Liverpool Legends since 2022.

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  19. #019

    Mark González moved to Miami in 2023.

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