Ezequiel González

Ezequiel González
Personal information
Full name	Ezequiel González
Date of birth	10 July 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Panathinaikos (scout)
Youth career
1997	Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2001	Rosario Central
2001–2002	Fiorentina
2002–2003	Boca Juniors
2003	Rosario Central
2004–2008	Panathinaikos
2008–2009	Rosario Central
2009–2010	Fluminense
2011	LDU Quito
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 22, 2012

Ezequiel "Equi" González (Spanish pronunciation: [eseˈkjel ɣonˈsales]; born 10 July 1980 in Rosario) is a former Argentine midfielder.

Career

González started playing professionally at home-based first division Rosario Central in 1997. His success in the club from Rosario (Santa Fé) took him to Fiorentina, a young man in a club facing bankruptcy made things hard for him to settle in Italy, his raw talent was there for all to see it was just the wrong time to be at the club. Early in 2002 El Equi returned to Argentina to play for Boca Juniors, and then a year later he joined his first club, Rosario Central. After half a season (a short championship in Argentina), Ezequiel moved to Panathinaikos, where he was loved by fans of Panathinaikos, becoming captain of the team, and helping the club to win its first championship in 7 years in 2004. That year he also won the Greek Cup with Panathinaikos completing the Double.

Equi González had great technique, creative passing and high influence. His first UEFA Champions League appearance (September 2004) was more than successful, as he scored two fantastic goals against Norwegian champions Rosenborg.

Unfortunately, Gonzalez picked up a cruciate ligament injury during a friendly match (Panathinaikos vs. Apollon Athinon (1–0)). Due to this injury, he played only one match during the 2006–2007 season. Equi returned from his injury, against Apollon Kalamarias (1–0) on January 6, 2008.

On June 27, 2008, he went back to Rosario Central. Wearing the number 10 he had a good season. At the end of the season he moved to Fluminense on a free transfer to play in the Brazilian League. In 2011 he chose to play for LDU Quito in Ecuador. At the end of his contract he retired.

Honours

Boca Juniors

Copa Libertadores: 2003

Panathinaikos

References

External links

Statistics at Guardian Stats Centre
(in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics^[usurped]
[1] at Footballdatabase
Profile Archived 2005-11-20 at the Wayback Machine at WorldSoccer
Fan Club
zerzerofootball.com (in English)