Antonio González Álvarez

Chuzo

Personal information
Full name	Antonio González Álvarez
Date of birth	28 January 1940 (1940-01-28) (age 71)
Place of birth	Antequera, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Antequerano
	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1957–1963	Atlético Madrid	103	(13)
1963–1971	Málaga	128	(14)
1957–1971	Total	231	(27)
National team
1957–1958	Spain U18	9	(13)
1960	Spain B	1	(0)
1960	Spain	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.

Antonio González Álvarez, aka Chuzo (born 28 January 1940 in Antequera, Málaga), is a former Spanish footballer, who played as a defender.

Club career

Chuzo made his professional debuts with Atlético Madrid, first appearing in La Liga at the age of just 17. Even though he never played one full schedule during his six-year spell with the capital club, he started in all but one of the games he appeared in.

In the 1962–63 season, after having helped the Colchoneros to back-to-back Copa del Rey trophies and the 1962 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (he played in the first match of the final against ACF Fiorentina, in Glasgow) Chuzo scored an astonishing nine goals in only 14 games, with Atlético finishing in second position in the league, behind neighbouring Real Madrid.

After winning the European accolade, he signed for local CD Málaga, playing with the Andalusians during eight years, suffering top flight relegation twice and appearing rarely in his final years. Over the course of ten professional seasons, he appeared in 146 matches, netting 14 goals.

International career

On 30 October 1960, Chuzo played his first and only game for the Spanish national team, appearing in a 0–3 friendly loss with Austria, in Vienna.

Honours

Atlético Madrid

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1961–62
• Spanish Cup: 1959–60, 1960–61

Spain U18

• UEFA U-18 Championship: Runner-up 1957

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Antonio González Álvarez at National-Football-Teams.com
• Stats at Amigos Malaguistas (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Gonzalez Alvarez, Antonio
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Date of birth	January 28, 1940
Place of birth	Antequera, Spain
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