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Gus Poyet

Gus Poyet
Gustavo Poyet Brighton v Spurs Amex Opening 30711.jpg
Poyet in 2010
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Augusto Poyet Domínguez
Date of birth (1967-11-15) 15 November 1967 (age 49)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Shanghai Shenhua (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Grenoble 37 (8)
1989–1990 River Plate (Montevideo) 78 (28)
1990–1997 Zaragoza 239 (63)
1997–2001 Chelsea 105 (36)
2001–2004 Tottenham Hotspur 82 (18)
Total 463 (125)
National team
1993–2000 Uruguay 26 (3)
Teams managed
2007–2008 Leeds United (Assistant)
2009–2013 Brighton & Hove Albion
2013–2015 Sunderland
2015–2016 AEK Athens
2016 Betis
2016– Shanghai Shenhua
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Gustavo Augusto "Gus" Poyet Domínguez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpoʝet]; born 15 November 1967) is a Uruguayan former footballer and current manager of Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.

Poyet played as a midfielder and began his career with short spells at Grenoble and River Plate. He then spent seven years at Real Zaragoza, with whom he won the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In 1997, Poyet moved to Chelsea on a free transfer and helped the club win the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In 2001 he moved to Tottenham Hotspur, where he saw out the remainder of his career. He was also part of the Uruguay side which won the 1995 Copa América.

After his playing career ended, Poyet moved into coaching. He served as assistant manager to Dennis Wise at Swindon Town and Leeds United, and Juande Ramos at Tottenham Hotspur. In November 2009, Poyet was appointed manager of Brighton & Hove Albion and in his first full season led the club to promotion as League One Champions, for which he was named League One Manager of the Year by the LMA. In October 2013 he was hired by Premier League team Sunderland and guided them to the League Cup Final in his first season, but was sacked in March 2015 after a poor run of results. After short spells at Superleague Greece side AEK Athens, and La Liga club Real Betis, he took over at Shanghai Shenhua in 2016.


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