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González in 2003
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| Full name | Cristian Alberto González Peret | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Platense (manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2005 | Argentina | 56 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Argentina Olympic (O.P.) | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020–2022 | Rosario Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Unión | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Platense | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Cristian Alberto 'Kily' González Peret (born 4 August 1974) is an Argentine football manager and former professional player. He mostly played as a left winger, which is a player who runs down the side of the field. He is currently the manager of Platense.
Kily González started his career with Rosario Central in Argentina. He played for them three different times. In 1996, he moved to Spain, where he played for Zaragoza and Valencia. During his seven seasons in Spain, he played 182 matches and scored 23 goals in La Liga, which is Spain's top football league. He even won the league title with Valencia.
He also played in two UEFA Champions League finals in a row (2000 and 2001). In 2001, he was chosen for the UEFA Team of the Year, which is a big honor. After Valencia, he spent three years playing in Italy for Inter Milan. Then, he returned to play in the Argentine league.
González also played for the Argentina national team for ten years. He played in the 2002 World Cup and two Copa América tournaments. He played a total of 56 games for his country and scored 9 goals.
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Playing Career
Starting Out in Argentina
Kily González was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He began his football journey with his local club, Rosario Central. He made his first appearance in Argentina's top league, the Argentine Primera División, on 18 December 1993.
After two years with Rosario Central, he moved to Boca Juniors. He played for Boca Juniors during the 1995–96 season. During this time, he even played alongside the famous football legend, Diego Maradona.
Time in Spain
In 1996, González moved to Spain to play for Real Zaragoza. His first game in La Liga was on 8 September, where he played for 19 minutes in a 2–1 win. He spent three years with Zaragoza, playing alongside another Argentine winger, Gustavo López.
Later, González joined Valencia, another team in the Spanish league. He played with fellow Argentines Pablo Aimar and Roberto Ayala there for several seasons. In the 2001–02 season, he played 31 matches and scored two goals. His team, Valencia, won the league title that year, which was their first in 31 years!
Valencia also reached the UEFA Champions League final in 2000 and 2001. Kily González played in 31 Champions League matches and scored five goals during his time there. He became a Spanish citizen in early 2001.
Playing in Italy
In the summer of 2003, Kily González moved to Italy to play for Inter Milan. He joined his former Valencia coach, Héctor Cuper, and played with several other Argentine players there.
He was often used as a substitute during his time at Inter Milan. He played 75 official games for the club.
Coming Back Home
When he was 32, Kily González returned to Argentina and rejoined his first club, Rosario Central. He continued to be an important player for three more seasons in the top league. On 4 August 2009, he joined San Lorenzo, a team managed by his former national teammate, Diego Simeone.
After his team was relegated, he decided to return to Rosario Central for a third time. He helped them in their Primera B Nacional campaign, which is a lower league. After that season, he retired from playing football at the age of 37.
International Career
Kily González started playing for the Argentine national team in 1995. His first game was on 8 November, a 0–1 loss to Brazil.
He was chosen for the 1999 Copa América squad. He scored one of his nine goals in a 2–0 win against Uruguay. Argentina reached the quarter-finals of that tournament. He became a regular player for the national team under coach Marcelo Bielsa.
González also played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. He started in the game against England and also played against Nigeria and Sweden. Argentina did not make it past the group stage in that World Cup.
Two years later, in 2004, González was part of the 2004 Summer Olympics football team. He was one of three older players allowed to join the under-23 team. He played in all the games and scored in the first match against Serbia, which Argentina won 6–0. He helped Argentina win the gold medal in Athens!
González also played in the 2004 Copa América. He scored three goals in that tournament. His first two goals were in the group stage against Ecuador and Uruguay. His last goal was a penalty in the final against Brazil. Argentina lost that final in a penalty shootout, even though Kily González scored his penalty kick.
Playing Style
Kily González was known as a fast, strong, and flexible midfielder. He could play both as a winger and as an attacking midfielder. He was good at controlling the ball, seeing the whole field, and making accurate passes. He was also determined and could shoot powerfully and accurately from far away. These skills helped him both create chances for goals and score them himself.
Managerial Career
After retiring as a player, Kily González became a football manager. In June 2020, he became the manager of Rosario Central, his former club. He had been in charge of their reserve team for over a year before that. His first game as manager was on 3 November, and his team won 2–1.
In 2021, González led Rosario Central to the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana, a big South American club competition. However, they lost to Brazil's Red Bull Bragantino. On 20 March 2022, he was dismissed from his role after a derby defeat to Newell's Old Boys.
He later managed Unión from June 2023 to April 2025. As of July 2025, he is the manager of Platense.
Career Statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | |||
| 1997 | 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
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| 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 | |
Honours and Awards
Valencia
- La Liga: 2001–02
- Supercopa de España: 1999
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 1999–2000, 2000–01
Inter Milan
- Serie A: 2005–06
- Coppa Italia: 2004–05, 2005–06
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2006
Argentina
- Summer Olympics: 2004
Argentina
- Copa América runner-up: 2004
Individual
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2001
See also
In Spanish: Kily González para niños
