All Newcastle's South Americans Ranked From Worst To Best

10. Nacho Gonzalez (Uruguay)

Newcastle United: 2008-09 (loan) Position: Midfielder Nationality: Uruguayan Premier League Appearances: 2 Premier League Goals: 0 International Caps (Goals): 18 (0) Xisco and Ignacio "Nacho" Gonzalez will forever be blamed for their (indirect) involvement with the end of Magpies legend Kevin Keegan's "Third Coming" at Newcastle United. Frustratingly Gonzalez was - and is - a relatively-talented midfielder, but the 18-cap Uruguay international's loan from Valencia to Newcastle in 2008-09 proved to be a disaster. With the ex-player and former manager of the famous "Entertainers" side having returned to the Magpies helm following the dismissal of Sam Allardyce in January 2008, Newcastle fans were overjoyed at seeing "KK" takeover once more - but the relationship ended for a third occasion just eight months later, and this time extremely unceremoniously. With the disastrous appointment of Dennis Wise as €œDirector of Football€, owner Mike Ashley seemingly undermined his first-team manager Keegan - who claimed the arrivals of Nacho Gonzalez on loan and Xisco in a £5.7 million permanent transfer from Deportivo la Coruna were made completely against his own wishes. Gonzalez made just two Premier League substitute appearances for the Magpies and made little-to-no impact at the club, despite enjoying productive spells at Monaco and, Standard Liege and Levante. That's why he's so low down the list.