 After three matches out of the team, he returned as a substitute for the 2–0 loss to FC Gueugnon on 29 November 2000.He started the following match, and scored his first goal for the club in the 1–1 draw with AS Nancy.Gonzalez went on to score twice in 34 league games for Beauvais before returning to Auxerre for the beginning of the 2001–02 season.