Gabriel González Chaves (born March 18, 1961 in Itapé) is a former football player from Paraguay that used to play as a forward or attacking midfielder. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Itapé is a Town in the Guairá department of Paraguay. Sources World Gazeteer Paraguay &ndash World-Gazetteer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only
Mostly known as "El Loco" González, he is one of the most recognized and loved players by fans of Club Olimpia of Paraguay. Club Olimpia is a traditional Paraguayan Sports club based in Asunción, best known for its Football (soccer team Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only While playing for Olimpia, González won the Copa Libertadores, Supercopa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana and several Paraguayan league titles, forming the feared Olimpia attacking trio of the early 1990's with teammates Adriano Samaniego and Raúl Vicente Amarilla. The Copa Santander Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América, ( Taça Libertadores da América) is a football cup competition played Supercopa Sudamericana ( English: South American Supercup, Portuguese: Supercopa Sul-americana) also known as Supercopa João Havelange The Recopa Sudamericana (also known as Recopa VISA Sudamericana ( English: South American Super Cup, Portuguese: Recopa Sul-Americana Adriano Samaniego Giménez (born September 8, 1963 in Luque, Paraguay) is a former football Striker. Raúl Vicente Amarilla (born 1961 in Luque) is a former Paraguayan football Striker. González was an extremely talented player, with good vision and passing skills, as well as finishing which allowed him to play as either a forward or attacking midfielder.
"El Loco" also played for Argentine sides Estudiantes de La Plata and Colón de Santa Fe. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Estudiantes de La Plata is a sports club in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, with a history of achievement in professional football Club Atlético Colón is a football team from Santa Fe, Argentina. In the latter, he became an idol of the Colón supporters after helping the team getting promoted to the first division in the 1994/95 season. In Peru, he played for Universitario de Deportes. Universitario de Deportes is a Peruvian football club located in Lima.
González earned the nickname "El Loco" (crazy) because of his unusual behavior and also for his "crazy" skills displayed on the pitch. Unfortunately, his unusual behavior caused him trouble in a 2001 game where, while playing for Olimpia, he got sent off. Because he disagreed with the call he punched the referee (who had to go to the hospital immediately) and the aftermath was a permanent suspension from playing football [1] which was later reduced to 2 and a half years. He played one more match when he came on as a substitute against Libertad on March 5, 2004 before announcing his retirement.
Despite the incident, he still is regarded as an idol by the fans of both Olimpia and Colón de Santa Fe.