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Mónica González (soccer)

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González re-joined the Mexican team in 2010 to prepare for the 2011 Women's World Cup in Germany. "I had to sell my car so I could have enough money to train for six months, she said, "adding that Mexican players were paid only 4,000 pesos per month" (less than $ 400). However, she was cut from the
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in the 1997 and 1999–2001 seasons. She missed playing in 1998 due to a knee injury. In 1997 and 1999 she played forward. In 2000, she became a left outside defender and in 2001 she played central defender. She scored 17 goals and had 17 assists. She was a second team All American and second-team
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but failed to make the team. To earn a living, she gave soccer clinics in the Hispanic community and this grew into the creation of a non-profit organization, Gonzo Soccer Academy, with the dual purpose of teaching Hispanic girls to play soccer and to improve their life skills. She later expanded
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Two days after she was cut from the Mexico National Team, González was hired by ESPN as a studio analyst for the 2011 Women's World Cup. She has since become a sideline reporter for
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Academic All-American in 2001. She compiled a 3.39 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, majoring in management information systems and Spanish.
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González is the daughter of Arturo and Becky González. She has three brothers, one of whom played soccer at the
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During her career from 1998 to 2011, González was capped in 83 international games and scored 10 goals.
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at Notre Dame, González was invited to become a founding member of an organized
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González moved to Chicago in 2009 to attempt to play soccer with the
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In January 2019, Gonzalez was named an assistant coach for the
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since 2011. She is currently an assistant coach for the
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and former player. She played college soccer for the
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González was the eleventh player picked in the 2002
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