Víctor Gutiérrez Santiago (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɣtoɾ ɣuˈtjereθ]; born March 6, 1991, in Madrid) is a Spanish water polo player and a member of the national team. He is member of PSOE.
He started playing water polo for the Club de Natación La Latina. At age 18, he joined the Real Canoe de Madrid team, achieving vice-championship at the la Copa del Rey in 2013.
He holds the title of European vice-champion under 18, world vice-champion under 20, and vice-champion at Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España in 2013. He has played internationally numerous times with Spain men's national water polo team and he was originally selected as a member of the Spanish Olympics team for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but was finally not part of the team.
In 2016 he came out as gay, which would have made him the only openly gay player from Spain in the Olympics that was held that year.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ Gomar, ignacio (26 May 2016). "El waterpolista español Víctor Gutiérrez sale del armario" (in Spanish). El País.
- ^ "El armario de cemento del deporte español comienza a resquebrajarse: el waterpolista Víctor Gutiérrez se visibiliza públicamente como gay" (in Spanish). Dos Manzanas. 26 May 2016.