Guillermo Gonzalez (soccer)

Guillermo Gonzalez

Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Gonzalez
Date of birth	January 4, 1986 (1986-01-04) (age 25)
Place of birth	Paramount, California, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
2000-2002	Irvine Strikers
2002–2003	IMG Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2006	Los Angeles Galaxy	12	(0)
National team‡
2003	United States U-17	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 April 2010

Guillermo "Memo" Gonzalez (born January 4, 1986 in Paramount, California) is an American soccer player, currently without a team.

Career

Professional

Gonzalez was member of the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida in 2003 (the same class as Eddie Gaven and Freddy Adu), and became one of the youngest players in MLS history when Los Angeles Galaxy drafted him as a Project-40 player with the eighth overall pick of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft at the age of 16.^[1]

Guillermo spent most of his first year in the professional ranks playing with the United States U-17 national team,^[2] and played at the Under-17 World Championship in Finland.

In his four years in Major League Soccer, Gonzalez did not see much playing time due to is youth team commitments, a cluttered Galaxy midfield, and his own lackluster performances in his limited appearances. During his first two seasons in MLS he played 12 games, but played none at all during his third and fourth seasons. He was waived by the Galaxy during the 2007 pre-season.

Coaching

Since his release from the Galaxy, Gonzalez has been unable to catch on with another team, and has begin working as a youth coach. He worked for a period at Immaculate Heart High School in Los Feliz, California, and is currently an assistant coach at Cerritos College.^[3]

References

1. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/us/news/2003/01/19/mlsdraft_wrap/
2. ^ http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/2003/mar04.htm
3. ^ http://www.cerritos.edu/hpea/athletics/sports/w_soccer/2007/bios/coaches/gonzalez_g.asp

Persondata
Name	Gonzalez, Guillermo
Alternative names
Short description	Professional soccer player
Date of birth	January 4, 1986
Place of birth	Paramount, California
Date of death
Place of death