Luciano González (rugby union)
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| Full name | Luciano Daniel González Rizzoni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | La Rioja, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luciano Daniel González Rizzoni[a] (born 10 April 1997) is an Argentine rugby union player. He has competed for Argentina in rugby sevens at the Olympic Games, and was named player of the year for the 2024-25 SVNS series.
Career
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]
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]
He was a member of Argentina's sevens team that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8][9] He was a try scorer in the third/fourth playoff at the SVNS World Championship in Los Angeles in May 2025.[10] In May 2025, he was named Player of the Year for the 2024-25 SVNS series.[11]
Personal life
Born in La Rioja, Argentina,[12] he would get up at five in the morning to go to train in La Tablada, Argentina.[13]
Notes
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Rizzoni.
References
- ^ "Luciano Gonzalez". world.rugby. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens GONZALEZ Luciano". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- ^ "Moneta and González Rizzoni named to 7s Series Dream Team". 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Three Argentines named in World Sevens 2023 Dream Team". Americas Rugby News. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Argentina roster for Rugby World Cup Sevens". Americas Rugby News. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Luciano González: "The team continues to consolidate and we continue to build"". Cordobaxv. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Luciano Gonzalez". World Rugby. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Argentina Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Argentina - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "HSBC SVNS: SOUTH AFRICA BEAT SPAIN TO MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN LA". svns.com. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (6 May 2025). "Levi, Nasser honoured as part of SVNS Dream Team for 2024-25". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Luciano González was satisfied with what was done by Pumas seven". Lavoz. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
External links
- Luciano González at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Luciano González at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Luciano González at Olympics.com
- Luciano González at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Luciano González at Olympedia
- Luciano González Rizzoni – 2024 profile at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
- Luciano González Rizzoni – 2021 profile at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)