In 2009, he came runner-up to Yeimer López at the national Barrientos Memorial meet in Havana. The city hosted the 2009 CAC Championships in July and an attempt to defend his 800 m title resulted in a duel between him and López, but González again finished behind his fellow Cuban. He improved his 1500 m running in 2010, taking the title at the Barrientos Memorial and finishing the year with a new personal best of 3:40.94 minutes. He also achieved a season's best of 1:45.40 minutes for the 800 m that year.