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Julio Valentín Ferreira González (born 26 August 1981 in Asunción) is a retired Paraguayan footballer. González played for Paraguay at the 2004 Olympics, helping the squad to a silver medal. He also competed with the team at the Copa América 2004. == Career == González, the topscorer for Serie B club Vicenza as of December 2005, was due to represent his country in the upcoming 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. However, on 22 December 2005, he was involved in a terrible car accident as he was going to Venice airport in order to take a flight over the holidays. After a long hospitalization, on 17 January 2006, González finally suffered the amputation of his left arm. The event was an important news item, and he immediately enjoyed the support of the whole sports world, including a visit from Alex Zanardi. González then underwent a long period of rehabilitation,〔(TUTTO MERCATO WEB - Gonzalez l'indomabile, punta ai mondiali del 2010 )〕 always considering a comeback to active football. The player, who was confirmed under contract with Vicenza for the 2006-07 season despite his inability〔(VICENZA CALCIO - Sito ufficiale / Official Website )〕 was then awarded the ''Giacinto Facchetti Prize'' by Italian sports newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. On July 2007, González returned to Paraguay and started training with club Tacuary, where his younger brother (Celso) plays. A few days later, he confirmed in an interview to ''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' he will also serve as local scout for his former team Vicenza. González finally managed to make his comeback on 18 November 2007, playing for Tacuary in a Paraguayan First Division match against South American giants Olimpia Asunción. He played for 57 minutes.〔(Una lucha a brazo partido ) 〕 The news gained massive media exposure in Italy as well. In 2008, González went to play for Presidente Hayes.〔("Julio González juega en Hayes" ) 〕 Later that year in 2008, González took over Inter Campus, an Internazionale youth academy based in Paraguay. 〔("Julio González Inter Milan Academy" ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julio Valentín González」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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