Gustavo Biscayzacú
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Javier Biscayzacú Perea | ||
| Date of birth | October 5, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Defensor Sporting | 45 | (8) |
| 2000 | Fernández Vial | 26 | (18) |
| 2001 | Santiago Morning | 28 | (23) |
| 2002 | Jaén | 10 | (1) |
| 2002 | Melbourne Knights | 11 | (7) |
| 2003 | Unión Española | 35 | (31) |
| 2004–2006 | Veracruz | 81 | (40) |
| 2006–2007 | Atlante F.C. | 32 | (15) |
| 2007–2008 | Colo-Colo | 37 | (20) |
| 2008 | Necaxa | 9 | (2) |
| 2009 | Nacional | 16 | (8) |
| 2010 | Portuguesa | 4 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | River Plate UY | 9 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Deportivo Cali | 41 | (11) |
| 2013 | Deportes Quindio | 10 | (1) |
| 2014 | El Tanque Sisley | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Boston River | 15 | (4) |
| Total | 412 | (193) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Villa Teresa | ||
| 2020 | Racing Montevideo | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2021 | |||
Gustavo Javier Biscayzacú Perea (born October 5, 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay), nicknamed grillito (little cricket), is a retired footballer and current manager of Racing Club de Montevideo.
Career
[edit | edit source]His debut came on September 14, 1997 with the Uruguay club Defensor Sporting and his team won 3–2 against Club Atlético Peñarol. He then spent time in Australia, Spain, and Chile. In 2003 with Chilean club Unión Española, Biscayzacú was named by IFFHS as the fourth leading goal scorer of the world for the year with 31 goals. He has spent time with nine different clubs, most recently with Nacional of Uruguay, where he has the record of being the second player to score a hat-trick in a game versus the archrival Peñarol. On 6 January 2010, he signed with Associação Portuguesa de Desportos of Brazil.
After a short period in a Brazilian club, he signed with Uruguayan club River Plate, and then moved to Colombia to play for Deportivo Cali.
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]On 20 January 2020, Biscayzacú was appointed manager of Uruguayan Primera División club Racing Club de Montevideo.[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Gustavo's son, Xavier Biscayzacú is also a professional footballer and is a youth international for Mexico.[2]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- Colo-Colo
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Gustavo Biscayzacú dirigirá a Racing de Montevideo, cdf.cl, 20 January 2020
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Gustavo Biscayzacú at ESPN FCLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Gustavo Javier Biscayzacu at BDFA (in Spanish)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Gustavo Biscayzacú at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan people of Basque descent
- Footballers from Montevideo
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguayan football managers
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- C.D. Veracruz footballers
- Atlante F.C. footballers
- Club Necaxa footballers
- Defensor Sporting players
- Melbourne Knights FC players
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- Deportes Quindío footballers
- Real Jaén footballers
- Colo-Colo footballers
- C.D. Arturo Fernández Vial footballers
- Santiago Morning footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- El Tanque Sisley players
- Boston River players
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
- Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Liga MX players
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- Men's association football forwards
- Racing Club de Montevideo managers
- Uruguayan Primera División managers
- Uruguayan Segunda División managers