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Eva González (Argentine footballer)

Eva González (Argentine footballer)

Argentine footballer (born 1987)

Eva Nadia González (born 2 September 1987) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a centre-back. At club level, she played for the Boca Juniors and represented Argentina at senior international level.

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International career

In November 2006, González scored the opening goal in the final of the 2006 South American Women's Football Championship, which ended in a shock 2–0 win for Argentina against regional rivals Brazil. She locked out Brazilian stars Elaine and Cristiane to win the Albiceleste their first-ever South American title and earn a direct qualification spot for both the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1]

At the World Cup in China, González had an eventful match against England. As captain, she scored England's first goal by misdirecting a header past her own goalkeeper and then scored a curling free kick at the other end. Argentina lost 6–1 and exited the tournament from the group stage after losing their other two matches: 11–0 to Germany and 1–0 to Japan.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Athletes > Eva Nadia Gonzalez > Bio". NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  2. [2]
    "England 6-1 Argentina: Quarter-finals beckon". ESPN. 17 September 2007. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2012.


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