Luciano González (rugby union)

Luciano Daniel González Rizzoni[lower-alpha 1] (born 10 April 1997) is an Argentine rugby union player. He won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. He was named in the Argentina squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] In both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, González was named in the HSBC Sevens Series Dream Team.[3][4]

Luciano González
Full nameLuciano Daniel González Rizzoni
Date of birth (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
Argentina
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team competition


In 2022, González competed for Argentina at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[5] In 2023 he scored his hundredth try for the Argentine 7s team.[6]

As of 22 May 2023, González has played in 249 matches and scored 118 tries for Argentina at the World Rugby Sevens Series.[7]

Personal life

Born in La Rioja, Argentina,[8] he would get up at five in the morning to go to train in La Tablada, Argentina.[9]

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Rizzoni.

References
  1. "Luciano Gonzalez". world.rugby. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. "Rugby Sevens GONZALEZ Luciano". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  3. https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/08/29/moneta-and-gonzalez-rizzoni-named-to-7s-series-dream-team/
  4. "Three Argentines named in World Sevens 2023 Dream Team". Americas Rugby News. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. "Argentina roster for Rugby World Cup Sevens". Americas Rugby News. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. "Luciano González: "The team continues to consolidate and we continue to build"". Cordobaxv. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  7. "Luciano Gonzalez". World Rugby. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  8. "Luciano Gonzalez: When I get up I realise I'm training for the Olympic Games and I cannot believe it". Tercer Tiemporugby. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  9. "Luciano González was satisfied with what was done by Pumas seven". Lavoz. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.