Enrique Gonzalo Gutiérrez Torres (born February 20, 1981), nicknamed "Matraca", is a Uruguayan former football player. He currently serves as assistant coach of Al Rayyan. Gutiérrez also played in the 2001 South American Youth Championship for Uruguay.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Gonzalo Gutiérrez Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bella Vista | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1990 | Sagrada Familia | ||
| 1990–1995 | Maguá FC | ||
| 1995–2002 | Danubio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Danubio | 36 | (5) |
| 2002 | → Racing Club (loan) | 28 | (6) |
| 2004 | → Oriente Petrolero (loan) | ||
| 2005–2006 | → Motagua (loan) | ||
| 2006 | Rentistas | 11 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Fénix | 8 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Al-Markhiya Sports Club | 19 | (15) |
| 2008–2010 | Al-Mu'aidar Sports Club | 21 | (14) |
| 2010–2011 | Deportivo Maldonado | 26 | (15) |
| 2011–2012 | Suchitepéquez | 43 | (24) |
| 2012–2014 | Bella Vista | 11 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Uruguay U-20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gutiérrez started his professional career in Uruguayan club Danubio FC. Since then he has played professional football worldwide, including countries such as Honduras and Qatar.[1]
Early life
editGutiérrez was born in the suburb of Aires Puros in Montevideo to a stay-at-home mother and a father who worked at a printing press. He had one sibling - a sister. He was baptized as a young child.[2]
Like most children in Uruguay, Gutiérrez began his footballing career at a very young age. At the age of five, while playing football in his neighbourhood, Gutiérrez was scouted by Sagrada Familia, a football club, and was offered a chance to play for them. Afterwards, he played for Maguá FC, until he eventually ended up playing for a first division club, Danubio FC, despite interest from other clubs at the time. During this period, he converted to a striker.
Career
editDanubio
editGutiérrez debuted for Danubio as a back-up player in a very competitive squad, with around five strikers ahead of him. He had the choice to go to Chilean club Everton on loan, but he declined. Alternatively, he had a choice to go on loan to Racing Club de Montevideo, which his then-coach, Piazza, convinced him was the right decision. Gutiérrez was further swayed by the idea as he would finally be able to make his debut in the Uruguayan Primera División.
After returning to Danubio, who was now under the leadership of Gregorio Pérez. Gutiérrez was getting playing time as part of a squad rotation system. By the end of the season, he was regularly starting games. Having successfully integrated into the squad, Danubio went on to win the Primera División in 2004 under Manuel Keosseian.
Loans
editOriente Petrolero
editGutiérrez, now not playing as regularly for Danubio, had the chance to go on loan for Bolivian side Oriente Petrolero. This was the first time he had ever played abroad, though his tenure proved to be unsuccessful.
Motagua
editOnce again gaining a chance to prove himself abroad, Gutiérrez was sent on loan to one of the most successful clubs in Honduras, F.C. Motagua. He showed good performances in the Liga Nacional.
Rentistas
editUpon his return to Uruguay, Gutiérrez was inexplicably cut from the Danubio squad. Without any contact from officials of the club, it was announced that he would be leaving the team, despite playing for the club for over ten years.
He then received an offer from one of the bottom clubs in the Primera División, Rentistas.
Fénix
editGutiérrez played for Segunda División side Fénix from 2006 till 2007, eventually winning the league.
Al-Markhiya
editThe first time he had played outside of the Americas was with Qatari 2nd Division team Al-Markhiya. He had great success with Markhiya, scoring 15 goals in 19 games to earn the top scorer award for the second division, nearly managing an average of a goal every game.
Al-Mu'aidar
editAfter playing a season with Markhiya, he transferred to another second division club, Al-Mu'aidar Sports Club. Gutiérrez described life in Qatar as "spectacular", stating it was very quiet and safe.[3] He once again won the top scorer before moving back to South America to be closer to his family and friends.
Deportivo Maldonado
editHe returned to Uruguay and played for Deportivo Maldonado, which was led by Julio Ribas. Ribas acted as a mentor for Gutiérrez, giving him advice in many aspects of the game, including coaching.
Bella Vista
editGutiérrez transferred to Bella Vista in August 2012.[4]
Coaching career
editIn July 2015, he was announced as the assistant coach of Qatari club Al Rayyan.[5]
Honours
editClub
editDanubio F.C.
edit- Uruguayan Primera División: 2004
Fénix
edit- Segunda División: 2007
Individual
editAl-Markhiya
edit- Qatari 2nd Division Top Scorer: 2008
Al-Mu'aidar
edit- Qatari 2nd Division Top Scorer: 2009
References
edit- ^ "Club history". Gonzalo Gutiérrez. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Personal information". Gonzalo Gutiérrez. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Biografía". Gonzalo Gutiérrez. [dead link]
- ^ "Player profile". football.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Ernesto Faría. "URUGUAYOS EN QATAR". La Oral Deportiva. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
External links
edit- Enrique Gonzalo Gutierrez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Player profile at Eurosport