Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gustavo Barros Schelotto | ||
Date of birth | 4 May 1973 | ||
Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Gustavo Barros Schelotto (born 4 May 1973) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the twin brother of Guillermo Barros Schelotto.
Born in La Plata, Barros Schelotto came through the youth system at Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata with his brother Guillermo. Gustavo made his Primera debut against Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield on 4 October 1992. They helped the team to win the Copa Centenario (the AFA Centenary Cup) in 1993.
In 1996, Guillermo was signed by Argentine giants Boca Juniors and Gustavo followed him there in 1997. He was part of 3 national leagues winning squads and helped the team to win the 2000 Libertadores Cup and the Copa Intercontinental later that year. Barros Schelotto played 65 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 6 goals.
In January 2001, Barros Schelotto had a small La Liga stint, joining Spanish side Villarreal CF, before returning to Argentina to join Racing Club de Avellaneda where he won the Apertura 2001. He then went on to play for Rosario Central before returning to Gimnasia de La Plata.
In 2005 Schelotto joined Peruvian outfit Alianza Lima, and in 2006 moved to Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division in the United States where he played 23 games and scored 3 goals.