Mark Gonzalez: The Story of a Chilean footballer

Mark Dennis González Hoffman - professional football player with dual nationality: Chilean and South African. Now he stands in the Premier League of Chile, which defended the colors of one of the leaders of the local football - club "Colo Colo". He plays as a midfielder.

Mark Gonzalez: Biography and facts from the life of

Mark Dennis was born July 10, 1984 in the family of a professional football player Raul Gonzalez, who at that time played in the South African championship. For a decade, Hoffman Sr. family lived in South Africa, so Mark does not only go to school here, but also played football in the youth team "Butcherfill". Later, his parents migrated to Chile, where later the young man, like his father, he decided to devote himself to professional sport.

Interesting fact: Mark Dennis González Hoffman has phenomenal speed, for which he received from the fans nicknamed Speedy Gonzales.

Footballer married to Chilean dancer Maura Rivera. The pair was married in winter 2010. In Mark and Maura's two children - 2011 and 2015 birth.

Moving to Europe

Gonzalez began his career in the Chilean football club "Universidad Catolica", but the level of skill allowed him to quickly get enough of an invitation to one of the strongest teams participating in European and world championships.

In 2004, Mark Gonzalez moved to the Spanish club "Albacete". Young player did not take long for the "swing", as it often happens with players playing flown to another continent.

In the "Liverpool"

Spain midfielder had a strong season, so it is not surprising that the next summer, Mark tried on a red T-shirt "Liverpool". However, to play for Liverpool Gonzalez was only in 2006, when he had a sufficient number of caps for Chile, sufficient to produce a work permit in the UK.

Until that time, a talented footballer was forced to settle for leases in the same "Albacete" or "Real Sociedad." However, on this trip to Chilean Spanish is not ended. Another two seasons, he defended the colors of "Betis", having played for the team 44 games. Despite the fact that the midfielder finally held in the "Liverpool" only a year, he managed to catch the fancy of fans of the team that before the last match of Mark in a red T-shirt sing the famous You will never walk alone.

Russian stage of

At the end of the 2008-2009 season. in the Russian media reported that one of the Premier League clubs interested in the services of Mark Gonzalez. Football player for a long time did not comment on rumors, but the new season started for himself in the Moscow "CSKA", signed a contract for five years. Interesting fact: to distinguish productive actions Chilean managed two minutes after the first exit on the red and blue T-shirt. He gave a spectacular assist another midfielder Alan Dzagoev army, which, however, did not prevent the "CSKA" lose that fight. In February 2010, the long-range goal chic Mark Gonzalez helped the "red-blue" to circumvent the results of the Spanish "Seville". Chilean remained the undisputed player of the basic structure of "CSKA". He scored important balls in the army fights against their principal rivals for the Premier League. Brighter future Gonzalez injury marred only in Moscow, occasionally pursuing football in his career.

In fact, the only downtime in the game associated with another stay in the hospital, did not give the talented midfielder is fully open in the Moscow club and in professional sports as a whole. It is worth noting that both doctors and the head coach of CSKA, Leonid Slutsky at all times supported the Chilean player. Perhaps, in large part thanks to the Gonzalez decided not to retire from professional sport in a difficult period, struggling with health problems to the end.

homecoming

Remaining players, "CSKA", Mark González spent 2014 season on loan at his hometown club, "Universidad Catolica". Before the start of the new football year, he decided to terminate the contract with the Moscow club, and finally return to Chile. Season 2015 turned out to make a truly phenomenal. During the year he spent 37 games, which have not occurred in connection with permanent injuries, and scored 13 goals.

Suddenly Gonzalez started the next season in the Brazilian "Sport Recife", but because of the new injuries in the new club played only a few matches. Career in Brazil to make over before it started, so in 2017 he returned to Chile. Currently, Gonzalez, defended the colors of the capital club "Colo Colo".

Mark Gonzalez: Statistics achievements

Despite a mixed career, the current is not so, as it could be, the Chilean midfielder managed to win a lot of titles. In his only season of the English he had with "Liverpool" to win the Super Bowl of the country and play in the Champions League final.

But the most successful in terms of trophies for the player turned out to be Russian period. For five years in the red and blue T-shirt, Mark Gonzalez twice champion of Russia, as well as with the team won the Cup and the Super Bowl of the country.

For the army, by the way, and he spent the most, compared to other clubs in his career, the number of matches - 65. It should be noted that Gonzalez was one of the favorites of the public, which is going on "CSKA" stadium in five years, and in fact it is known for its demanding attitude to the legionnaires. In 2010, he became one of the best 33 players of the Russian Premier League.

Chile national team midfielder intermittently acts since 2003. During this time he spent for the main team of the country about 70 fights, which scored five times marked balls.