Gustavo Javier Iturra Matus (born 6 April 1999) is an Argentine football player who plays as a central midfielder for Chilean club Deportes Rengo [es].

Gustavo Iturra
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Javier Iturra Matus
Date of birth (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Bariloche, Argentina
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Deportes Rengo [es]
Number 32
Youth career
Rivadavia
UTHGRA
2017–2019 Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Racing Club 0 (0)
2019–2021Santamarina (loan) 22 (0)
2021Unión La Calera (loan) 9 (0)
2022 → FADEP (loan) (–)
2023– Deportes Rengo [es] 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2023

Career

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As a youth player, Iturra was with both Club Rivadavia and UTHGRA before joining the Racing youth system in 2017.[2] He signed his first professional contract in 2019.[3]

In 2019, Iturra was loaned to Santamarina, playing for them until 2021.[4][5][3]

In 2021, he joined the Chilean Primera División club Unión La Calera on loan with an option to buy, thanks to the coach Luca Marcogiuseppe who coached him in Racing.[6][3] He came along with Bruno Liuzzi, another Argentine footballer of Chilean descent,[7] and took part in the Copa Chile and the Copa Libertadores.[8]

Back to Racing, he was loaned to club FADEP (Fundación Amigos por el Deporte) in the 2022 Liga Mendocina [es].[9][10] He ended his contract with Racing in March 2023.[11]

In the second half of 2023, he returned to Chile and signed with Deportes Rengo [es] in the Segunda División Profesional.[12][13]

Personal life

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Both his father, Miguel or Patón as he is known, and his brothers have played for Club Rivadavia in his hometown.[2]

Iturra is of Chilean descent.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Gustavo Iturra". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Pardo, Daniel (14 July 2017). "Gustavo Iturra, de Rivadavia en el fútbol libre a la selección de reserva en Racing". Diario El Cordillerano (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Gullo, Federico (19 March 2021). "Gustavo Iturra, juvenil de Racing, será transferido a Unión La Calera". Racingmaníacos (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Llegó otro desde Racing". Olé (in Spanish). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Con un pase tasado en un millón de dólares, llegó a Chile para jugar la Libertadores". Bariloche 2000 (in Spanish). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b Márquez, Nicolás (16 March 2021). "Unión La Calera se refuerza con volante chileno que juega en Argentina". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  7. ^ "La historia de Bruno Liuzzi, el chileno-argentino que provocó un festejo en el desierto". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2023. ¿Y el otro? Gustavo Iturra, también centrocampista
  8. ^ "Gustavo Iturra tuvo su esperado debut en la Libertadores". ANBariloche (in Spanish). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  9. ^ Soto, Luis Eduardo (21 August 2022). "Racing cederá a dos jugadores de la Reserva al FADEP de la liga Mendocina". Racingmaníacos (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  10. ^ "El curioso destino de dos jugadores de Reserva". OneFootball (in Spanish). 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  11. ^ @RacingRadioClub (20 July 2023). "🎙️ Gustavo Iturra con @EmirCardozo6 en #RacingRadio" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Se formaron en Rivadavia, estuvieron en Racing y ahora se reencuentran en Chile". Bariloche 2000 (in Spanish). 26 July 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  13. ^ (Fútbol Andino) GUSTAVO ITURRA. on Facebook (in Spanish). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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