Mágico González
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González mural in San salvador | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jorge Alberto González Barillas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | ANTEL | 45 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1977 | Independiente Nacional | 32 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1982 | FAS | 63 | (39) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | Cádiz | 75 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Valladolid | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1991 | Cádiz | 119 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1999 | FAS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 343+ | (118+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1998 | El Salvador | 62 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jorge Alberto González Barillas (born 13 March 1958), popularly known as El Mágico ("The Magical One" or "The Wizard"), is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played mainly as a forward.
At the club level, he played mainly for FAS and Spain's Cádiz in a 24-year senior career. Dogged by his self-admitted and often-reported lack of discipline, he was often hailed as the greatest and most skilled footballer ever produced by El Salvador, and as one of the greatest players from the CONCACAF region.
González represented the El Salvador national team for more than two decades, taking part in the 1982 World Cup and the 1998 Gold Cup.