Arnaud Gonzalez

Arnaud Gonzalez
Personal information
Full name	Arnaud Gonzalez
Date of birth	24 August 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	Dijon, France
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder; Striker
Youth career
1992–1995	Auxerre
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–2005	Auxerre
2000–2001	→ Beauvais (loan)
2005–2006	Guingamp
2006–2013	Chamois Niortais
Total
International career
1992–1993	France U16
1993–1994	France U17
1994–1995	France U18
1995–1996	France U19
1996–1997	France U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arnaud Gonzalez (born 24 August 1977) is a French football coach and former player who is assistant coach for Ligue 2 club Niort. who played as an attacking midfielder. Gonzalez started his career with AJ Auxerre, joining the club's youth setup at the age of 14. He made his senior debut in 1996, but failed to break into the first-team during the early stages of his career. Whilst with Auxerre, he represented France at under-19 level and was part of the team that won the 1996 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

Gonzalez spent the 2000–01 season on loan at AS Beauvais Oise, where he scored two goals in 34 league matches. He then returned to Auxerre for four seasons before joining EA Guingamp in the summer of 2005. After one season with Guingamp he signed for Chamois Niortais and was a member of the squad that suffered successive relegations in 2008 and 2009, before winning the Championnat de France amateur Group C in 2010. He remained with Niort until 11 February 2013, when he announced his immediate retirement from football.