Ricardo González (footballer)
Ricardo Alonso González Fonseca is a Costa Rican professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Belén in the Primera División de Costa Rica.Nicknamed el Gallo, González was relegated with Sagrada Familia after the 1994-95 season and then played for Carmelita and Alajuelense for whom he kept a record successive clean sheets, totalling 758 minutes in the 2002 season. He played 178 league games for Liga. He moved abroad to play alongside compatriot Rolando Fonseca for Comunicaciones of Guatemala in summer 2005 before joining Herediano in 2007.
He was lured away to join coach Paulo Wanchope at second division Uruguay de Coronado ahead of the 2011 Verano season. He moved to Belén ahead of the 2014 Verano season.International career
González made his debut for Costa Rica in a friendly against Jamaica on September 27, 1995 and has made 44 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, including three qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and five qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
González made one appearance at the Copa América 2001 and four appearances at the Copa América 2004 He also made four appearances at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup and two at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
His final international was a September 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.Personal life
He is married to Hazel Houdelath and they have four children: Karolina, Gabriel, Fabianna and Ivana.
