Nine-year stay in Indonesia and never returned to his country of Uruguay for 6 years. Persib Bandung Attackers Christian Gonzalez eventually will change its status to a citizen of Indonesia (WNI) via the naturalization.
Certainty is obtained, after the day Monday, October 18, 2010, Gonzales met with the Board of the National Team (BTN) PSSI in Jakarta. Thus, the ideals Gonzalez became the Indonesian national team players will be accomplished, and Gonzalez will follow the national team selection that will follow the AFF Cup in December.
"Thank God, finally I'll become citizens as of 1 November (2010). This is my struggle since 2006 to become Indonesian citizens, "he said at the stadium Siliwangi, Tuesday, October 19, 2010.
Decision Gozalez become citizens too, had received the blessing of both parents in Uruguay, and his wife Eva Siregar, an Indonesian woman, "During my nine years of foraging in Indonesia and Indonesian people also have a wife, so why should I go back to Uruguay. I want to spend my life in Indonesia and train my children to become powerful footballer to this country, "said Gonzalez.
"The question of the national team, I think I may not be able to directly defend Indonesia, because it still must follow the selection process first. Because I also have to compete with 30 other players, including another naturalized player, too. "
But when reporters asked for Gonzalez to sing the national anthem Indonesia Raya, Gozalez answered with a big smile. "Later," as he hurried into the locker room of players.
PSSI Agency National Team headed by Faith Arif, recently was very active in efforts menaturalisasi descent players who are competing in foreign and domestic competition. They are Jhonny Rudolf Van Beukering (Netherlands), Raphael Guilermo Eduardo (Netherlands), Christian Gonzalez (Uruguay), and Kim Jeffrey Kurniawan (Germany) and David Ririhena.
