He spent most of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, playing 254 competitive matches in ten La Liga seasons.
[4] In 1997–98, after one year with fellow La Liga club RC Celta de Vigo, González returned to the San Mamés Stadium as a full member of the main squad, scoring five goals in 30 games as Athletic finished second and qualified for the UEFA Champions League.
[6][7] After a serious knee injury in late 2004,[8] González's role gradually diminished; he totalled only 26 league matches in three seasons.
[9] González signed for second-tier Hércules CF in July 2007, appearing sparingly in his first season.
In the next, in which the Alicante team finished fourth, he was left without a squad number by manager Juan Carlos Mandiá.