Juan Gutiérrez (footballer, born 1964)

Juan Guillermo Gutiérrez Acosta (born 21 June 1964) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Mexico.

Juan Gutiérrez
Personal information
Full name Juan Guillermo Gutiérrez Acosta
Date of birth (1964-06-21) 21 June 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1977–1982 Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1988 Colo-Colo 104 (13)
1989–1990 Unión Española 26 (3)
1990–1992 Morelia
1993 Coquimbo Unido 1 (0)
1994 Audax Italiano 28 (9)
International career
1983 Chile U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Gutiérrez came to Colo-Colo youth system in 1977[1] and stayed with the club until 1988, winning the league titles in 1983 and 1985.[2] He also won the Copa Chile in 1985 and 1988, scoring the winning goal in the last.[3]

In the Chilean Primera División, he also played for Unión Española (1989–90), with whom he won the Copa de Invierno [es],[4] and Coquimbo Unido (1993).[5]

Abroad, Gutiérrez played for Mexican club Morelia from 1990 to 1992, where he coincided with his compatriot José Letelier.[6]

His last club was Audax Italiano[1] in the 1994 Segunda División de Chile.[7]

International career edit

He took part of Chile at under-20 level in a team coached by Carlos Campos.[1]

Post-retirement edit

Gutiérrez graduated as a PE teacher at the University of Chile, working after as football coach at both the Diego Portales University and the Alliance française.[1]

He has worked as head of the youth systems of Colo-Colo (2002–08), Santiago Wanderers (2008–09)[1] and Universidad de Chile (2011–12).[8]

He also has served as sport manager of Colo-Colo (2012–15)[1] and Santiago Wanderers (2015–16).[9]

In 2018, he assumed as coach of the team of USACH.[10]

Honours edit

Colo-Colo

Unión Española

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Baquedano, Juan Pablo (1 June 2012). "Juan Gutiérrez: "Cambios habrá, pero no soy un inquisidor que llega a cortar cabezas"" (in Spanish). La Segunda. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Juan Gutiérrez :: Juan Guillermo Gutiérrez Acosta ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ^ Camilo, Inti (6 July 2020). "Efeméride: Colo Colo campeón Copa Digeder 1988". Sentimiento Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b Muñoz Sarmiento, Ricardo (2 May 2010). "Unión Española Campeón Copa Invierno 1989". Historias de Copa Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Coquimbo 1993 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Club Atlético MONARCAS MORELIA". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Audax Italiano 1994 - Segunda Division". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Juan Gutiérrez renunció al área formativa de la 'U' y Colo Colo lo confirma como Director Deportivo". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Juan Gutiérrez dejó su puesto como gerente deportivo de Santiago Wanderers". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  10. ^ ""Nuestra Universidad tiene el sello distintivo de la diversidad y la inclusión"". Universidad de Santiago de Chile (in Spanish). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

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