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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Peret.
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Kily González
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González in 2003
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-08-04) 4 August 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.73 m
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Unión (head coach)
Youth career
Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1993–1995 Rosario Central 51 (7)
1995–1996 Boca Juniors 37 (3)
1996–1999 Zaragoza 90 (15)
1999–2003 Valencia 92 (8)
2003–2006 Inter Milan 51 (0)
2006–2009 Rosario Central 76 (10)
2009–2010 San Lorenzo 32 (0)
2010–2011 Rosario Central 17 (2)
Total 446 (45)
National team
1995–2005 Argentina 56 (9)
2004 Argentina Olympic (O.P.) 6 (1)
Teams managed
2020–2022 Rosario Central
2023– Unión
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens Team
Copa América
Runner-up 2004 Peru
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Cristian Alberto 'Kily' González Peret (born 4 August 1974) is an Argentine football manager and former professional player who played mainly as a left winger, and is the manager of Unión.

He started his career with Rosario Central which he would represent in three different spells, moving to Spain in 1996 where he appeared for Zaragoza and Valencia, amassing La Liga totals of 182 matches and 23 goals during seven seasons and winning the national championship with the latter. He also played in two consecutive UEFA Champions League finals (1999–2000, 2000–01) and was named in the UEFA Team of the Year in 2001. He left Valencia in 2003, spending three years in Italy with Inter Milan before returning to the Argentine league.

González's spell in the Argentina national team lasted for ten years, in which he was selected for the 2002 World Cup and two Copa América tournaments, for a total of 56 caps, scoring 9 goals.

Club career

Early years

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, González started playing with local Rosario Central, making his Argentine Primera División debut on 18 December 1993 in a 0–2 away loss against Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.

After two years he moved to Boca Juniors, spending the 1995–96 season there and playing alongside Diego Maradona.

Spain

In 1996, González was transferred to Real Zaragoza. He appeared in his first game in La Liga on 8 September by playing 19 minutes in a 2–1 win at Sevilla FC and, during his three-year spell in Aragon, shared teams with countryman Gustavo López who was also a winger.

Subsequently, González joined fellow league club Valencia CF for 1,300 million pesetas, being teammate to also Argentines Pablo Aimar and Roberto Ayala for several seasons and contributing with 31 matches and two goals in the 2001–02 campaign as his team won the league title after a 31-year wait. Following the emergence of younger Vicente he became surplus to requirements – only 13 appearances and 546 minutes of action in his last year, which also included a run-in with manager Rafael Benítez– and left the Che as a free agent; additionally, he amassed UEFA Champions League combined totals of 31 matches and five goals as they reached the final in 2000 and 2001, and was granted Spanish nationality in early January 2001.

Inter

In summer 2003, González followed Valencia coach Héctor Cuper to Inter Milan, and again shared teams with several compatriots.

He was used mainly as a substitute during his tenure, playing 75 official games and failing to find the net.

Return home

Aged 32, González returned to his country and Rosario Central, going on to still be an important first-team member during three top flight seasons. On 4 August 2009, he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro who was managed by former national teammate Diego Simeone; after the former's relegation, however, he decided to rejoin for a third spell and help in the Primera B Nacional campaign, following which he retired at 37.

In June 2020, after over a year in charge of its reserve team, González became Rosario Central's manager on an 18-month contract. On his debut on 3 November, the club won 2–1 at home to Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba.

González led Central to the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana in 2021, losing 5–3 on aggregate to Brazil's Red Bull Bragantino in August. The following 20 March, after a derby defeat to Newell's Old Boys, he was dismissed.

International career

An Argentine international since 1995, González made his debut on 8 November in a 0–1 home defeat to Brazil. He was selected by manager Marcelo Bielsa for his 1999 Copa América squad, scoring one of his nine goals in the nation's 2–0 group stage win against Uruguay as the former went on to reach the quarter-finals only to be eliminated by eventual champions Brazil. He went on to become a regular member of the starting eleven under that coach, and also participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea, starting against England (and being replaced) and also appearing against Nigeria and Sweden in an eventual group stage exit.

Two years later, again under Bielsa, González was selected for the 2004 Summer Olympics tournament as one of three overaged players. He featured in all games and scored in the opener against Serbia (6–0), helping the Albiceleste win gold in Athens.

González also took part in the 2004 Copa América, netting three times in the tournament: his first two came in the group stage, in Argentina's victories against Ecuador and Uruguay, and his last was a penalty in regulation time in the final against Brazil, which eventually ended in a shootout loss with the player again converting his attempt.

Style of play

González was a quick, strong and versatile midfielder, who was capable of playing both as a winger and as an attacking midfielder. His main attributes were his technical ability, vision, range of passing, determination and his powerful and accurate striking ability from distance, which enabled him both to create and score goals.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rosario Central 1993–94 Primera División 21 2 – – – 21 2
1994–95 Primera División 30 5 – – – 30 5
Total 51 7 – – – 51 7
Boca Juniors 1995–96 Primera División 36 3 – – – 36 3
1996–97 Primera División 1 0 – – – 1 0
Total 37 3 – – – 37 3
Zaragoza 1996–97 La Liga 30 3 4 1 – – 34 4
1997–98 La Liga 33 6 7 1 – – 40 7
1998–99 La Liga 29 6 1 0 – – 30 6
Total 92 15 12 2 – – 104 17
Valencia 1999–2000 La Liga 31 2 1 0 16 3 1 0 49 5
2000–01 La Liga 22 3 0 0 14 2 – 36 5
2001–02 La Liga 26 3 0 0 6 0 – 32 3
2002–03 La Liga 13 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 20 1
Total 92 8 2 0 42 6 1 0 137 14
Inter Milan 2003–04 Serie A 21 0 4 0 7 0 – 31 0
2004–05 Serie A 14 0 5 0 2 0 – 21 0
2005–06 Serie A 16 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 22 0
Total 51 0 13 0 11 0 0 0 74 0
Rosario Central 2006–07 Primera División 31 4 – – – 31 4
2007–08 Primera División 24 3 – – – 24 3
2008–09 Primera División 24 3 – – 2 0 26 3
Total 79 10 – – 2 0 81 10
San Lorenzo 2009–10 Primera División 32 0 – 5 1 – 37 1
Rosario Central 2010–11 Primera B Nacional 15 2 – – – 15 2
Career total 447 45 27 2 58 7 3 0 535 54

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 10 2
2000 10 0
2001 7 2
2002 7 0
2003 5 1
2004 12 4
2005 4 0
Total 56 9
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each González goal.
List of international goals scored by Kily González
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 July 1999 Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay  Uruguay 1–0 2–0 1999 Copa América
2 17 November 1999 Estadio La Cartuja, Seville, Spain  Spain 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3 28 February 2001 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy  Italy 1–1 2–1 Friendly
4 3 June 2001 El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Colombia 1–0 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 6 September 2003 El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Chile 1–0 2–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 28 April 2004 Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco  Morocco 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7 7 July 2004 Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo, Peru  Ecuador 1–0 6–1 2004 Copa America
8 13 July 2004 Estadio Miguel Grau (Piura), Piura, Peru  Uruguay 1–1 4–2 2004 Copa America
9 25 July 2004 Estadio Nacional del Perú, Lima, Peru  Brazil 1–0 2–2 (2–4 p.) 2004 Copa America

Managerial

As of 15 December 2024

Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Rosario Central Argentina 1 July 2020 21 March 2022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&068.&&&&&068 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 &&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014 &&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029 &&&&&&&&&&&&&095.&&&&&095 &&&&&&&&&&&&&098.&&&&&098 −3 &&&&&&&&&&&&&036.76000036.76
Unión 26 June 2023 present &&&&&&&&&&&&&062.&&&&&062 &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 &&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&019.&&&&&019 &&&&&&&&&&&&&056.&&&&&056 &&&&&&&&&&&&&056.&&&&&056 +0 &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.26000032.26
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&0130.&&&&&0130 &&&&&&&&&&&&&045.&&&&&045 &&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037 &&&&&&&&&&&&&048.&&&&&048 &&&&&&&&&&&&0151.&&&&&0151 &&&&&&&&&&&&0154.&&&&&0154 −3 &&&&&&&&&&&&&034.62000034.62

Honours

Paseo de los Olímpicos Rosario 2019 117
Plaque in Rosario commemorating González's Olympic gold medal in 2004

Valencia

Inter Milan

Argentina

Argentina

Individual

  • UEFA Team of the Year: 2001

See also

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