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Jonas Gutierrez

Jonás Gutiérrez
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Gutiérrez playing for Newcastle United in 2011
Personal information
Full name Jonás Manuel Gutiérrez
Date of birth (1983-07-05) 5 July 1983 (age 33)
Place of birth Sáenz Peña, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Defensa y Justicia
Number 23
Youth career
1999–2001 Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Vélez Sársfield 99 (2)
2005–2008 Mallorca 96 (5)
2008–2015 Newcastle United 187 (11)
2014 Norwich City (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2016 Deportivo La Coruña 15 (0)
2016– Defensa y Justicia 10 (0)
National team
2007–2011 Argentina 22 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:27, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Jonás Manuel Gutiérrez (locally: [xoˈnaz ɣuˈtjeres] (born 5 July 1983) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Defensa y Justicia. He acquired the nickname "Spider-Man" for his goal celebration of putting on a mask of the superhero. He also calls himself "El Galgo", which means "The Greyhound" in Spanish.

He began his career with Vélez Sarsfield, moving to Mallorca in 2005 after winning the Clausura. Three years later he joined Newcastle United, winning the Championship title in 2010 and scoring the goal in 2015 which kept them in the Premier League. His later time at the club was affected by testicular cancer, from which he made a full recovery. He scored 12 goals in 205 matches across all competitions for Newcastle before his release in 2015.

A full international between 2007 and 2011, Gutiérrez won 22 caps for Argentina, representing the nation at the 2010 World Cup. He was considered a key part of the national side by coach Diego Maradona, who stated that his team was "Mascherano, Messi, Jonás, and eight more".


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