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Full name | Álvaro González Alcaraz | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||
Born | 29 October 1974 | (age 49)||||||||||||||
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Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||
Sport | 5-a-side football | ||||||||||||||
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Álvaro González Alcaraz [1] [a] (born 29 October 1974) is a Spanish football player, who plays in goal for the Spain national 5-a-side football team. He has won a pair bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
González is a member of CDC de Málaga, which competes in the Andalusian Cup. As the team's goalkeeper, he has won event. [3]
González won a bronze medal with the team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. [3] The 2006 World Cup for the Blind was held in Argentina. He competed at the event as the goalkeeper for Spain. [4] The team made it to the bronze medal match. [5] He was one of ten sportspeople from Málaga to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. In July 2008, he participated in a ceremony hosted by the Mayor of Málaga at the townhall honouring all the Olympic and Paralympic competitors from the city. [6] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. [7] He was in goal in the game against Argentina for the bronze medal. [8] In 2012, a specialized pitch, the first of its kind in Spain, was built in his hometown. [3] In July 2012, he participated in a ceremony hosted by the Mayor of Málaga at the townhall honouring all the Olympic and Paralympic competitors from the city. [9] He was one of 11 sportspeople on the Spanish team from Málaga competing at the London Games. [2] His team won a bronze medal following a penalty shootout in the bronze medal game against Argentina, with González in for the shootout. [10] [11] [12] [13] He was one of seven sportspeople from Málaga to get a 2013 scholarship from Fundación Andalucía Olímpica as part of the Plan Andalucía Olímpica. It was worth €1,200. [14] In February 2013, he received an award at the Gala of Sports Journalists of Andalusia. [15]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Álvaro González Alcaraz | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||
Born | 29 October 1974 | (age 49)||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||
Sport | 5-a-side football | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Álvaro González Alcaraz [1] [a] (born 29 October 1974) is a Spanish football player, who plays in goal for the Spain national 5-a-side football team. He has won a pair bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
González is a member of CDC de Málaga, which competes in the Andalusian Cup. As the team's goalkeeper, he has won event. [3]
González won a bronze medal with the team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. [3] The 2006 World Cup for the Blind was held in Argentina. He competed at the event as the goalkeeper for Spain. [4] The team made it to the bronze medal match. [5] He was one of ten sportspeople from Málaga to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. In July 2008, he participated in a ceremony hosted by the Mayor of Málaga at the townhall honouring all the Olympic and Paralympic competitors from the city. [6] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. [7] He was in goal in the game against Argentina for the bronze medal. [8] In 2012, a specialized pitch, the first of its kind in Spain, was built in his hometown. [3] In July 2012, he participated in a ceremony hosted by the Mayor of Málaga at the townhall honouring all the Olympic and Paralympic competitors from the city. [9] He was one of 11 sportspeople on the Spanish team from Málaga competing at the London Games. [2] His team won a bronze medal following a penalty shootout in the bronze medal game against Argentina, with González in for the shootout. [10] [11] [12] [13] He was one of seven sportspeople from Málaga to get a 2013 scholarship from Fundación Andalucía Olímpica as part of the Plan Andalucía Olímpica. It was worth €1,200. [14] In February 2013, he received an award at the Gala of Sports Journalists of Andalusia. [15]