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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Barros Schelotto | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-05-04)4 May 1973 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paraguay (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Gimnasia Esgrima La Plata | 135 | (9) |
| 1997 | Boca Juniors | 5 | (0) |
| 1998 | Unión Santa Fe | 13 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Boca Juniors | 45 | (4) |
| 2001 | Villarreal | 7 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Racing Club | 30 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Rosario Central | 41 | (4) |
| 2004 | Gimnasia Esgrima La Plata | 9 | (0) |
| 2005 | Alianza Lima | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 23 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | Olimpia (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Libertad (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Peñarol (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2015 | Lanús (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Boca Juniors (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | LA Galaxy (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Paraguay (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gustavo Barros Schelotto (born 4 May 1973) is an Argentine former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder.
Born inLa Plata, Barros Schelotto came through the youth system atClub de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata with his twin brother Guillermo. Gustavo made his Primera debut againstClub Atlético Vélez Sársfield on 4 October 1992.[1] They helped the team to win theCopa Centenario (theAFA Centenary Cup) in 1993.
In 1996, Guillermo was signed by Argentine giantsBoca Juniors and Gustavo followed him there in 1997. He was part of 3national leagues winning squads and helped the team to win the2000 Libertadores Cup and theCopa Intercontinental later that year. Barros Schelotto played 65 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 6 goals.
In January 2001, Barros Schelotto had a smallLa Liga stint, joining Spanish sideVillarreal CF[1] before returning to Argentina to joinRacing Club de Avellaneda where he won theApertura 2001. He then went on to play forRosario Central before returning to Gimnasia de La Plata.
In 2005 Barros Schelotto joined Peruvian outfitAlianza Lima, and in 2006 moved toPuerto Rico Islanders of theUSL First Division in the United States where he played 23 games and scored 3 goals.
In March 2009, Barros Schelotto became the assistant manager of Gregorio Pérez atClub Olimpia.[2] He left the position together with Pérez in July. Pérez and Barros Schelotto continued together the next year, where they joinedClub Libertad in April 2010 before leaving in July 2011.[citation needed] In September 2011 they joinedPeñarol still with Barros Schelotto as Pérez' assistant.[citation needed]
In July 2012, Barros Schelotto was appointed as the assistant manager ofClub Atlético Lanús in Argentine alongside his twin brotherGuillermo Barros Schelotto who became the manager.[3] The two brothers finished the 2015 season before leaving to seek a fresh challenge elsewhere.[4] In March 2016, the two twin brothers joinedBoca Juniors, with Guillermo as the manager and Gustavo as the assistant manager.[5] They left the club again at the end of the 2018 season.
On 9 January 2019, Gustavo and his twin brother joinedLA Galaxy, again with Gustavo as the assistant manager under Guillermo.[6] They were relieved of their duties on 29 October 2020, due to Galaxy's poor performance near the latter part of the season.
Barros Schelotto is the twin brother ofGuillermo Barros Schelotto.[7][8][9] Their father, Hugo Barros Schelotto, was one of Gimnasia y Esgrima's presidents in the 1980s, while his nephewsJuan, Salvador & Tomás Cataldi andBautista Barros Schelotto are footballers.[7][8][9]
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