Pedro González (footballer, born 1967)
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González with Universidad de Chile in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Alejandro González Vera | ||
| Date of birth | October 17, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Valdivia, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportes Valdivia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | Deportes Valdivia | 57 | (5) |
| 1990 | Unión Española | 12 | (2) |
| 1991–1992 | Coquimbo Unido | 51 | (21) |
| 1993–1997 | Cobreloa | 120 | (42) |
| 1997–2002 | Universidad de Chile | 175 | (112) |
| 2003–2004 | Unión Española | 79 | (24) |
| 2005 | Coquimbo Unido | 28 | (5) |
| 2006 | Santiago Morning | 16 | (2) |
| 2006 | Universidad de Chile | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 545 | (213) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987 | Chile U20 | ||
| 1993–2000 | Chile | 29 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2018 | Unión Española (youth) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Deportes Valdivia (youth) | ||
| 2019 | Deportes Valdivia | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pedro Alejandro González Vera (born 17 October 1967 in Valdivia) is a Chilean football manager and former football player nicknamed "Heidi". A forward, with 212 goals, he is the second highest scorer in the history of Chilean football after Francisco "Chamaco" Valdés, who has 215 official goals.
International career
González represented Chile at under-20 level in both the 1987 South American Championship[1] and the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.[2] At senior level, he earned 29 caps and scored 5 goals from 1993 to 2000.[3]
Managerial career
After working for seven years in the Unión Española youth system,[4] in August 2018 González became the General Manager of the Deportes Valdivia youth system and the coach of the under-19 level team.[5] In 2019, he coached the first team for three months, returning to the youth system in August of the same year.[6]
Outside of football
Settled in Valdivia, Chile, González made a beer and started a brewery called "Heidi" in 2025.[7]
Honours
Player
- Deportes Valdivia
- Universidad de Chile
- Primera División de Chile (2): 1999, 2000
- Copa Chile (2): 1998, 2000
- Individual
References
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Copas del Mundo Sub-20". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Pedro González". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Campos, César (7 June 2021). "Pedro González: "Mi vuelta a Valdivia me permitió disfrutar hasta el final con mi viejita"" (in Spanish). LUN. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Pedro "Heidi" González asumió como jefe técnico del fútbol joven en Deportes Valdivia". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "'Heidi' González es despedido de D. Valdivia: se va sin ganar" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Reyes, Luis (17 December 2025). "La nueva vida de Pedro 'Heidi' González, el décimo máximo goleador chileno de la historia". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
External links
- Pedro González at National-Football-Teams.com