Juan Carlos González

For the Chilean footballer with the same name see Juan Carlos González (Chilean footballer)

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

Juan Carlos González Ortiz (22 August 1924 – 15 February 2010) was a former Uruguayan footballer. He played for CA Peñarol.

For the Uruguay national football team, he was part of the 1950 FIFA World Cup winning team, and he played in two matches in the tournament.

Gonzalez died on 15 February 2010. He was 85.[1] His remains are buried at the Olympic Mausoleum, Buceo Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. "Last goodbye for Gonzalez". FIFA. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  2. "Obituary of Juan Carlos González" (in Spanish). EL PAIS. 2010-02-17.


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