Sebastián González

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Sebastián González
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Ignacio González Valdés
Date of birth 14 December 1978 (1978-12-14) (age 29)
Place of birth    Viña del Mar, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Tecos
Number 9
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998-2002
2002-2005
2006
2007
2007
2008-Present
Colo-Colo
Atlante
Tigres
loan->Veracruz
loan->Olimpo
Tecos UAG
74 (27)
108 (65)
30 (9)
16 (1)
12 (3)
10 (5)   
National team2
2001- Chile 14 (3)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 27 December 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 28 April 2004.
* Appearances (Goals)

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze 2000 Sydney Team

Sebastián Ignacio González Valdés (born December 14, 1978 in Viña del Mar), is a Chilean football striker, who currently plays for Tecos in Mexico. He was a member of the national squad competing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and he is nicknamed "Chamagol."

González began his professional career with Chilean club Colo-Colo in 1998. After four years with them, he joined Atlante for the 2002 Apertura ("Opening"). González scored 13 goals in 19 games in the Apertura, and added another 16 in 16 games in the Clausura ("Closing"). The next season, he scored six in the Apertura, and eight in the Clausura. In Mexico, he became popular both for his prolific goal-scoring, as for his celebrations mimicking the Mexican comedic character "Chespirito".

During the 2004 Apertura, González added 12 goals in 17 games for Atlante.

He played with Veracruz (Mexico) for Clausura 2007. Nowadays he is playing in Olimpo in the Primera División Argentina, where he was transferred for the Apertura 2007. After several offers from the Primera "A" in Mexico, Chamagol signed with Tecos UAG and will debut in the Clausura 2008.