Guillermo Gonzalez (soccer)

Guillermo Gonzalez

Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Gonzalez
Date of birth	(1986-01-04) January 4, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Paramount, California, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2002	Irvine Strikers
2002–2003	IMG Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	Los Angeles Galaxy	12	(0)
International career‡
2003	United States U-17	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 April 2010

Guillermo "Memo" Gonzalez (born January 4, 1986, in Paramount, California) is an American soccer player, currently without a team.

Career

Professional

Gonzalez was member of the

Guillermo spent most of his first year in the professional ranks playing with the

.

In his four years in Major League Soccer, Gonzalez did not see much playing time due to his youth team commitments, a cluttered Galaxy midfield, and his own lackluster performances in his limited appearances. During his first two seasons in MLS he played 12 games, but played none at all during his third and fourth seasons. He was waived by the Galaxy during the 2007 pre-season.

Coaching

Since his release from the Galaxy, Gonzalez has been unable to catch on with another team, and has begun working as a youth coach. He worked for a period at

. He is also a head varsity coach at Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente, California.

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