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Lot # 26: Considered by the IFFHS as the best in the history of his country and the best Central American player of the 20th century! Magico Gonzalez #7 El Salvador National Team Match Worn Shirt International Season 1977-78! *Provenance: Former El Salvador Coach

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Considered by the IFFHS as the best in the history of his country and the best Central American player of the  20th century! Magico Gonzalez #7 El Salvador National Team Match Worn Shirt International Season 1977-78!

*Provenance: Former El Salvador Coach Collection!

Jorge Alberto González Barillas (born 13 March 1958), popularly known as El Mágico ("The Magical One" or "The Wizard"), is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played mainly as a forward.

At the club level, he played mainly for FAS and Spain's Cádiz in a 24-year senior career. Dogged by his self-admitted and often-reported lack of discipline, he was often hailed as the greatest and most skilled footballer ever produced by El Salvador, and as one of the greatest players from the CONCACAF region!

A slender and highly creative forward, with superb ball control, technical ability and dribbling skills, González was also known for his quick feet and use of tricks and feints (including the flip flap, the Cruyff turn and the step over), as well as his accuracy with the ball and speed in possession – however, his talent was often overshadowed by his questionable behaviour off the pitch.

He was widely considered to be the greatest Salvadoran footballer of all time, as well as one of the best-ever Latin American footballers in the history of the game. In 1999, he was named his nation's Player of the Century in IFFHS' Player of the Century Elections.

 González represented the El Salvador national team for more than two decades, taking part in the 1982 World Cup and the 1998 Gold Cup.

Shirt details: Pony trademark. Size Medium. See pictures for all details!

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